diff --git a/hw/xfree86/sdksyms.sh b/hw/xfree86/sdksyms.sh
index e1756cd536..98830e003a 100755
--- a/hw/xfree86/sdksyms.sh
+++ b/hw/xfree86/sdksyms.sh
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ cat > sdksyms.c << EOF
 #include "closure.h"
 #include "colormap.h"
 #include "colormapst.h"
-#include "hotplug.h"
 #include "client.h"
 #include "cursor.h"
 #include "cursorstr.h"
diff --git a/include/hotplug.h b/include/hotplug.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e0b0ace22..0000000000
--- a/include/hotplug.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright © 2006-2007 Daniel Stone
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
- * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
- * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
- * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
- * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
- * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
- * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
- * Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
- * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
- * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
- * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
- * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
- *
- * Author: Daniel Stone <daniel@fooishbar.org>
- */
-
-#ifndef HOTPLUG_H
-#define HOTPLUG_H
-
-#endif                          /* HOTPLUG_H */
diff --git a/include/meson.build b/include/meson.build
index 146e44fb05..95e2aa1422 100644
--- a/include/meson.build
+++ b/include/meson.build
@@ -438,7 +438,6 @@ if build_xorg
             'closure.h',
             'colormap.h',
             'colormapst.h',
-            'hotplug.h',
             'cursor.h',
             'cursorstr.h',
             'dix.h',