diff --git a/gloo/common/utils.cc b/gloo/common/utils.cc
index e7c2f893c..ed938a0ac 100644
--- a/gloo/common/utils.cc
+++ b/gloo/common/utils.cc
@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@
  */
 
 #include <system_error>
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <winsock2.h>
+#else
 #include <unistd.h>
+#endif
 
 #include "gloo/common/utils.h"
 
diff --git a/gloo/rendezvous/context.cc b/gloo/rendezvous/context.cc
index 475aa615d..9d6e3ca59 100644
--- a/gloo/rendezvous/context.cc
+++ b/gloo/rendezvous/context.cc
@@ -13,13 +13,6 @@
 #include "gloo/common/logging.h"
 #include "gloo/transport/address.h"
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-#include <winsock2.h>
-#include <gloo/common/win.h>
-#else
-#include <unistd.h>
-#endif
-
 namespace gloo {
 namespace rendezvous {