diff --git a/examples/10_streaming_write.cpp b/examples/10_streaming_write.cpp
index 9bef4b41a4..a74fb88d79 100644
--- a/examples/10_streaming_write.cpp
+++ b/examples/10_streaming_write.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include <openPMD/openPMD.hpp>
-#include <mpi.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iostream>