diff --git a/tools/perf/util/string.c b/tools/perf/util/string.c
index 0977cf43178..f24a8cc933d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/string.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/string.c
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
 #include "string.h"
 #include "util.h"