diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-perl/bind.c b/servers/slapd/back-perl/bind.c
index 05ecf4d338..755a1329b9 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-perl/bind.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-perl/bind.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <EXTERN.h>
-#include <XSUB.h>
 #include <perl.h>
 
 #include "perl_back.h"
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-perl/init.c b/servers/slapd/back-perl/init.c
index ec105f9543..8cac0819e0 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-perl/init.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-perl/init.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <EXTERN.h>
-#include <XSUB.h>
 #include <perl.h>
 
 #include "perl_back.h"