diff --git a/src/system/EpollFD.hxx b/src/system/EpollFD.hxx
index ec9383a8d..ff07c038c 100644
--- a/src/system/EpollFD.hxx
+++ b/src/system/EpollFD.hxx
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@
 
 #include "UniqueFileDescriptor.hxx"
 
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <sys/epoll.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 struct epoll_event;