diff --git a/applications/GeoMechanicsApplication/custom_elements/stress_state_policy.cpp b/applications/GeoMechanicsApplication/custom_elements/stress_state_policy.cpp
index 6fe34c99a828..5f61ab5732c0 100644
--- a/applications/GeoMechanicsApplication/custom_elements/stress_state_policy.cpp
+++ b/applications/GeoMechanicsApplication/custom_elements/stress_state_policy.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 //  Main authors:    Richard Faasse
 //                   Marjan Fathian
 //
-#pragma once
 
 #include "stress_state_policy.h"