diff --git a/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi.h b/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi.h
index 73601b76ce..3584d8a7d2 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #ifndef MTL_OFI_H_HAS_BEEN_INCLUDED
 #define MTL_OFI_H_HAS_BEEN_INCLUDED
 
-#include "ompi/mca/pml/pml.h"
 #include "ompi/mca/mtl/mtl.h"
 #include "ompi/mca/mtl/base/base.h"
 #include "opal/datatype/opal_convertor.h"
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/base/pml_base_bsend.h b/ompi/mca/pml/base/pml_base_bsend.h
index cbeea6e2dd..d522bce1e3 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/base/pml_base_bsend.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/base/pml_base_bsend.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #define _MCA_PML_BASE_BSEND_H_
 
 #include "ompi_config.h"
-#include "ompi/mca/pml/pml.h"
 #include "ompi/request/request.h"
 
 BEGIN_C_DECLS