diff --git a/common/include/villas/list.h b/common/include/villas/list.h
index 19a576374..a00dbecef 100644
--- a/common/include/villas/list.h
+++ b/common/include/villas/list.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <cstdbool>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 
diff --git a/common/include/villas/tsc.h b/common/include/villas/tsc.h
index 66f41bff3..1d8a17da3 100644
--- a/common/include/villas/tsc.h
+++ b/common/include/villas/tsc.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <cstdbool>
 #include <cpuid.h>
 #include <cinttypes>
 
diff --git a/common/lib/advio.cpp b/common/lib/advio.cpp
index 519fff6d6..8dc30ea4d 100644
--- a/common/lib/advio.cpp
+++ b/common/lib/advio.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstdlib>
-#include <cstdbool>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <cerrno>
diff --git a/common/lib/utils.cpp b/common/lib/utils.cpp
index 4a2358d52..9f7d98f98 100644
--- a/common/lib/utils.cpp
+++ b/common/lib/utils.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstdint>
-#include <cstdbool>
 #include <cstdarg>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <unistd.h>