diff --git a/redfish-core/include/utils/json_utils.hpp b/redfish-core/include/utils/json_utils.hpp
index 66e0619..0d4bee2 100644
--- a/redfish-core/include/utils/json_utils.hpp
+++ b/redfish-core/include/utils/json_utils.hpp
@@ -37,11 +37,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 // IWYU pragma: no_include <stdint.h>
-
-namespace crow
-{
-struct Request;
-} // namespace crow
+// IWYU pragma: no_forward_declare crow::Request
 
 namespace redfish
 {