diff --git a/sf-writer/CMakeLists.txt b/sf-writer/CMakeLists.txt
index 26b2f27..2ef7444 100644
--- a/sf-writer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sf-writer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ file(GLOB SOURCES
 add_executable(sf-writer sf_h5_writer.cpp BufferMultiReader.cpp)
 set_target_properties(sf-writer PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME sf_h5_writer)
 
-target_include_directories(sf-writer PRIVATE ${MPI_CXX_INCLUDE_PATH})
-
-
 target_link_libraries(sf-writer
         core-buffer
         core-writer