diff --git a/include/spdlog/mdc.h b/include/spdlog/mdc.h
index 8add9d31..20ae64f4 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/mdc.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/mdc.h
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <spdlog/common.h>
 #include <map>
 
 namespace spdlog {
 
-class SPDLOG_API mdc {
+class mdc {
 public:
     static void put(const std::string &key, const std::string &value) {
         get_context()[key] = value;