diff --git a/subsys/llext/llext.c b/subsys/llext/llext.c
index bcd5ccda843..cbafa134eaa 100644
--- a/subsys/llext/llext.c
+++ b/subsys/llext/llext.c
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include "zephyr/sys/__assert.h"
 #include <zephyr/sys/util.h>
 #include <zephyr/llext/elf.h>
 #include <zephyr/llext/loader.h>