diff --git a/tools/lib/symbol/kallsyms.h b/tools/lib/symbol/kallsyms.h
index bd988f7b18d4..2b238f181d97 100644
--- a/tools/lib/symbol/kallsyms.h
+++ b/tools/lib/symbol/kallsyms.h
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #define __TOOLS_KALLSYMS_H_ 1
 
 #include <elf.h>
-#include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 #ifndef KSYM_NAME_LEN
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/include/linux/ctype.h b/tools/perf/util/include/linux/ctype.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a53d4ee1e0b7..000000000000
--- a/tools/perf/util/include/linux/ctype.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include "../util.h"