diff --git a/lib/roles/mqtt/mqtt.c b/lib/roles/mqtt/mqtt.c
index 8e2079de1..01456ca4c 100644
--- a/lib/roles/mqtt/mqtt.c
+++ b/lib/roles/mqtt/mqtt.c
@@ -42,11 +42,8 @@
  */
 
 #include "private-lib-core.h"
-/* #include "lws-mqtt.h" */
-
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 
 typedef enum {
diff --git a/lib/roles/mqtt/primitives.c b/lib/roles/mqtt/primitives.c
index 9391e4f14..0fd8e5c9d 100644
--- a/lib/roles/mqtt/primitives.c
+++ b/lib/roles/mqtt/primitives.c
@@ -27,11 +27,9 @@
  */
 
 #include "private-lib-core.h"
-/* #include "lws-mqtt.h" */
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <assert.h>