diff --git a/girepository/tools/compiler.c b/girepository/tools/compiler.c
index 7c879d0e3..9da0c7b22 100644
--- a/girepository/tools/compiler.c
+++ b/girepository/tools/compiler.c
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
  * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
  */
 
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>