diff --git a/libavutil/internal.h b/libavutil/internal.h
index 251cc33b00..bbf4407139 100644
--- a/libavutil/internal.h
+++ b/libavutil/internal.h
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "config.h"
-#include "intreadwrite.h"
-#include "bswap.h"
 
 #ifndef offsetof
 #    define offsetof(T,F) ((unsigned int)((char *)&((T *)0)->F))