diff --git a/subsys/settings/src/CMakeLists.txt b/subsys/settings/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 5ca59adb0fc..c91fe1a8e4a 100644
--- a/subsys/settings/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/subsys/settings/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-zephyr_include_directories($ENV{ZEPHYR_BASE}/ext/fs/nffs/include)
-
 zephyr_sources(
   settings_store.c
   settings.c