diff --git a/cdc/cdc_partitioner.hh b/cdc/cdc_partitioner.hh
index 916afb4420..58fa7942c9 100644
--- a/cdc/cdc_partitioner.hh
+++ b/cdc/cdc_partitioner.hh
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include "dht/i_partitioner.hh"
 
 class schema;
-class partition_key_view;
 
 namespace sstables {