diff --git a/include/zephyr/sys/base64.h b/include/zephyr/sys/base64.h
index a7e1f88c19a..25ead93d9fd 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/sys/base64.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/sys/base64.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #define ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_SYS_BASE64_H_
 
 #include <stddef.h>
-#include <zephyr/types.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {