diff --git a/src/main/cpp/layout.cpp b/src/main/cpp/layout.cpp
index a69f7abac..74bfbd066 100644
--- a/src/main/cpp/layout.cpp
+++ b/src/main/cpp/layout.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
  */
 #include <log4cxx/logstring.h>
 #include <log4cxx/layout.h>
-#include <log4cxx/level.h>
-#include <log4cxx/spi/loggingevent.h>
 
 using namespace log4cxx;
 using namespace log4cxx::helpers;