diff --git a/src/include/taler_bank_service.h b/src/include/taler_bank_service.h
index f52d095d4..60fce8cb2 100644
--- a/src/include/taler_bank_service.h
+++ b/src/include/taler_bank_service.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <jansson.h>
 #include <gnunet/gnunet_curl_lib.h>
 #include "taler_util.h"
-#include "taler_wire_lib.h"
 #include "taler_error_codes.h"
 
 
diff --git a/src/include/taler_wire_lib.h b/src/include/taler_wire_lib.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 02a3d91c9..000000000
--- a/src/include/taler_wire_lib.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-/*
-  This file is part of TALER
-  Copyright (C) 2016,2018 Taler Systems SA
-
-  TALER is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
-  terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
-  Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-  TALER is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
-  WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
-  A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  TALER; see the file COPYING.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
-*/
-/**
- * @file include/taler_wire_lib.h
- * @brief Interface for loading and unloading wire plugins
- * @author Christian Grothoff <christian@grothoff.org>
- */
-#ifndef TALER_BANK_H
-#define TALER_BANK_H
-
-#include <gnunet/gnunet_util_lib.h>
-
-
-#endif