diff --git a/src/interfaces/swig/SGBase.i b/src/interfaces/swig/SGBase.i
index bfc9b39820a..75b3d2bb85f 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/swig/SGBase.i
+++ b/src/interfaces/swig/SGBase.i
@@ -319,9 +319,7 @@ namespace std {
     %template(StringStdVector) vector<string>;
 }
 
-#ifndef SWIGR
 %include <shogun/base/init.h>
-#endif
 %include <shogun/base/SGObject.h>
 %include <shogun/io/SGIO.h>
 %include <shogun/base/Version.h>