diff --git a/ompi/communicator/comm_init.c b/ompi/communicator/comm_init.c
index 9c49270fa75..464c6b99727 100644
--- a/ompi/communicator/comm_init.c
+++ b/ompi/communicator/comm_init.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 
 #include "opal/util/bit_ops.h"
 #include "opal/util/info_subscriber.h"
-#include "opal/util/string_copy.h"
 #include "opal/util/memprof.h"
 #include "opal/mca/pmix/pmix.h"
 #include "ompi/constants.h"
diff --git a/ompi/win/win.c b/ompi/win/win.c
index 3eb0207ee93..4277758f5b1 100644
--- a/ompi/win/win.c
+++ b/ompi/win/win.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "ompi_config.h"
 
 #include "opal/util/info_subscriber.h"
-#include "opal/util/string_copy.h"
 #include "opal/util/memprof.h"
 
 #include "mpi.h"