diff --git a/include/jwt-cpp/jwt.h b/include/jwt-cpp/jwt.h
index 01776fe93..3ca44be23 100644
--- a/include/jwt-cpp/jwt.h
+++ b/include/jwt-cpp/jwt.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include <chrono>
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <memory>
-#include <sstream>
 #include <openssl/evp.h>
 #include <openssl/hmac.h>
 #include <openssl/pem.h>