diff --git a/clutter/clutter/deprecated/clutter-shader.c b/clutter/clutter/deprecated/clutter-shader.c
index 1a530a83e..f7ab66a87 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/deprecated/clutter-shader.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/deprecated/clutter-shader.c
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-#ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
-#include <unistd.h>
-#endif
-
 #define CLUTTER_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
 
 #include <glib.h>