diff --git a/common/include/villas/kernel/devices/platform_driver.hpp b/common/include/villas/kernel/devices/platform_driver.hpp
index 0fa4350ff..c0f4e4017 100644
--- a/common/include/villas/kernel/devices/platform_driver.hpp
+++ b/common/include/villas/kernel/devices/platform_driver.hpp
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ namespace villas {
 namespace kernel {
 namespace devices {
 
-class PlatformDevice;
-
 class PlatformDriver : public Driver {
 private:
   static constexpr char BIND_DEFAULT[] = "bind";