diff --git a/libass/ass_cache.h b/libass/ass_cache.h
index 12f4293458..621ab162f3 100644
--- a/libass/ass_cache.h
+++ b/libass/ass_cache.h
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@
 #ifndef __ASS_CACHE_H__
 #define __ASS_CACHE_H__
 
-#include <ft2build.h>
-#include FT_FREETYPE_H
-#include FT_STROKER_H
-#include FT_GLYPH_H
-
 void ass_font_cache_init(void);
 ass_font_t* ass_font_cache_find(ass_font_desc_t* desc);
 void ass_font_cache_add(ass_font_t* font);
diff --git a/libass/ass_font.h b/libass/ass_font.h
index ed3c438d74..da86064bea 100644
--- a/libass/ass_font.h
+++ b/libass/ass_font.h
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@
 #ifndef __ASS_FONT_H__
 #define __ASS_FONT_H__
 
-#include <ft2build.h>
-#include FT_FREETYPE_H
-#include FT_STROKER_H
-#include FT_GLYPH_H
-
 typedef struct ass_font_desc_s {
 	char* family;
 	unsigned bold;