diff --git a/opal/mca/common/libfabric/libfabric/prov/usnic/src/usnic_direct/libnl_utils_common.c b/opal/mca/common/libfabric/libfabric/prov/usnic/src/usnic_direct/libnl_utils_common.c
index c38a81782f..65ac42399c 100644
--- a/opal/mca/common/libfabric/libfabric/prov/usnic/src/usnic_direct/libnl_utils_common.c
+++ b/opal/mca/common/libfabric/libfabric/prov/usnic/src/usnic_direct/libnl_utils_common.c
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@
  *
  *
  */
-#include "config.h"
-
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <time.h>
diff --git a/opal/mca/common/libfabric/libfabric/prov/usnic/src/usnic_direct/usnic_ip_utils.c b/opal/mca/common/libfabric/libfabric/prov/usnic/src/usnic_direct/usnic_ip_utils.c
index 815417f90f..3634a3eb90 100644
--- a/opal/mca/common/libfabric/libfabric/prov/usnic/src/usnic_direct/usnic_ip_utils.c
+++ b/opal/mca/common/libfabric/libfabric/prov/usnic/src/usnic_direct/usnic_ip_utils.c
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@
  *
  *
  */
-#include "config.h"
- 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>