diff --git a/cr-restore.c b/cr-restore.c
index 350efa41a..1cf475cb7 100644
--- a/cr-restore.c
+++ b/cr-restore.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <sys/vfs.h>
 #include <sys/ptrace.h>
-#include <sys/user.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <sys/file.h>
 #include <sys/shm.h>
diff --git a/parasite-syscall.c b/parasite-syscall.c
index ebcfc9eaf..e81fd6863 100644
--- a/parasite-syscall.c
+++ b/parasite-syscall.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
-#include <sys/user.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 
diff --git a/test/zdtm/live/transition/fork.c b/test/zdtm/live/transition/fork.c
index 6ad5899e7..33bfec0c6 100644
--- a/test/zdtm/live/transition/fork.c
+++ b/test/zdtm/live/transition/fork.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
-#include <sys/user.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/syscall.h>
 
diff --git a/test/zdtm/live/transition/ptrace.c b/test/zdtm/live/transition/ptrace.c
index 1f1cd978c..51d15df34 100644
--- a/test/zdtm/live/transition/ptrace.c
+++ b/test/zdtm/live/transition/ptrace.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
-#include <sys/user.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/syscall.h>
 
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index 66c6741a6..82b06dbc3 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <sys/vfs.h>
 #include <sys/ptrace.h>
-#include <sys/user.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>