diff --git a/compat/compiler.h b/compat/compiler.h
index 10dbb65937..e9ad9db84f 100644
--- a/compat/compiler.h
+++ b/compat/compiler.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef COMPILER_H
 #define COMPILER_H
 
-#include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "strbuf.h"
 
 #ifdef __GLIBC__
diff --git a/compat/disk.h b/compat/disk.h
index 6c979c27d8..23bc1bef86 100644
--- a/compat/disk.h
+++ b/compat/disk.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef COMPAT_DISK_H
 #define COMPAT_DISK_H
 
-#include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "abspath.h"
 #include "gettext.h"