diff --git a/platforms/avr/drivers/uart.c b/platforms/avr/drivers/uart.c
index 6d3f6c0f479e..01cf6b1fb8db 100644
--- a/platforms/avr/drivers/uart.c
+++ b/platforms/avr/drivers/uart.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <avr/interrupt.h>
 
 #include "uart.h"
-#include "progmem.h"
 
 #if defined(__AVR_AT90USB162__) || defined(__AVR_ATmega16U2__) || defined(__AVR_ATmega32U2__) || defined(__AVR_ATmega16U4__) || defined(__AVR_ATmega32U4__) || defined(__AVR_AT90USB646__) || defined(__AVR_AT90USB647__) || defined(__AVR_AT90USB1286__) || defined(__AVR_AT90USB1287__)
 #    define UDRn UDR1