diff --git a/sys/ipcpipeline/gstipcpipelinecomm.c b/sys/ipcpipeline/gstipcpipelinecomm.c
index 6f17a11fe1..c6400974f4 100644
--- a/sys/ipcpipeline/gstipcpipelinecomm.c
+++ b/sys/ipcpipeline/gstipcpipelinecomm.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <gst/base/gstbytewriter.h>
 #include <gst/gstprotection.h>
 #include "gstipcpipelinecomm.h"
diff --git a/sys/ipcpipeline/gstipcpipelinecomm.h b/sys/ipcpipeline/gstipcpipelinecomm.h
index cebbadb215..9c0effa6e6 100644
--- a/sys/ipcpipeline/gstipcpipelinecomm.h
+++ b/sys/ipcpipeline/gstipcpipelinecomm.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #ifndef __GST_IPC_PIPELINE_COMM_H__
 #define __GST_IPC_PIPELINE_COMM_H__
 
-#include <glib.h>
 #include <gst/gst.h>
 #include <gst/base/gstadapter.h>
 
diff --git a/sys/ipcpipeline/gstipcpipelinesink.c b/sys/ipcpipeline/gstipcpipelinesink.c
index f1f02bfcb7..526a7317d5 100644
--- a/sys/ipcpipeline/gstipcpipelinesink.c
+++ b/sys/ipcpipeline/gstipcpipelinesink.c
@@ -73,9 +73,7 @@
 #  include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-#include <unistd.h>
 #include "gstipcpipelinesink.h"
-#include <string.h>
 
 static GstStaticPadTemplate sinktemplate = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
     GST_PAD_SINK,
diff --git a/sys/ipcpipeline/gstipcpipelinesrc.c b/sys/ipcpipeline/gstipcpipelinesrc.c
index 656bd5a71d..3f5525d239 100644
--- a/sys/ipcpipeline/gstipcpipelinesrc.c
+++ b/sys/ipcpipeline/gstipcpipelinesrc.c
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@
 #  include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
 #include "gstipcpipelinesrc.h"
 
 static GstStaticPadTemplate srctemplate = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",