diff --git a/common/skills.cpp b/common/skills.cpp
index 24a32196e..ceb726d8c 100644
--- a/common/skills.cpp
+++ b/common/skills.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 	along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 	Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 */
+
 #include "types.h"
 #include "skills.h"
 
diff --git a/common/string_util.cpp b/common/string_util.cpp
index 2fcb59e05..63da1b08c 100644
--- a/common/string_util.cpp
+++ b/common/string_util.cpp
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@
 
 #include "string_util.h"
 
-#include <cstring> // for strncpy
-#include <stdexcept>
-
 #ifdef _WINDOWS
 	#include <windows.h>
 
diff --git a/common/string_util.h b/common/string_util.h
index 34f08b5e2..31ba4c587 100644
--- a/common/string_util.h
+++ b/common/string_util.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <vector>
 #include <cstdarg>
-#include <string.h>
 #include "types.h"