diff --git a/src/exchange/taler-exchange-httpd_keys.h b/src/exchange/taler-exchange-httpd_keys.h
index 75de7cbac..ce9068ec2 100644
--- a/src/exchange/taler-exchange-httpd_keys.h
+++ b/src/exchange/taler-exchange-httpd_keys.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
  * @author Christian Grothoff
  */
 #include "platform.h"
-#include <pthread.h>
 #include "taler_json_lib.h"
 #include "taler_mhd_lib.h"
 #include "taler-exchange-httpd_responses.h"
diff --git a/src/exchange/taler-exchange-httpd_responses.h b/src/exchange/taler-exchange-httpd_responses.h
index 15fc57a58..e15901120 100644
--- a/src/exchange/taler-exchange-httpd_responses.h
+++ b/src/exchange/taler-exchange-httpd_responses.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <gnunet/gnunet_util_lib.h>
 #include <jansson.h>
 #include <microhttpd.h>
-#include <pthread.h>
 #include "taler_error_codes.h"
 #include "taler-exchange-httpd.h"
 #include "taler-exchange-httpd_db.h"