diff --git a/include/ejabberd_service.hrl b/include/ejabberd_service.hrl
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index 7cd3b6943..000000000
--- a/include/ejabberd_service.hrl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
--include("ejabberd.hrl").
--include("logger.hrl").
--include("jlib.hrl").
-
--type filter_attr() :: {binary(), [binary()]}.
-
--record(state,
-        {socket                    :: ejabberd_socket:socket_state(),
-         sockmod = ejabberd_socket :: ejabberd_socket | ejabberd_frontend_socket,
-         streamid = <<"">>         :: binary(),
-         host_opts = dict:new()    :: ?TDICT,
-         host = <<"">>             :: binary(),
-         access                    :: atom(),
-         check_from = true         :: boolean(),
-         server_hosts = ?MYHOSTS   :: [binary()],
-         privilege_access          :: [attr()],
-         delegations               :: [filter_attr()],
-         last_pres = dict:new()    :: ?TDICT}).
-
--type(state() :: #state{} ).