diff --git a/libmpcodecs/vf_geq.c b/libmpcodecs/vf_geq.c
index 7a570a0959..330457d242 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/vf_geq.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/vf_geq.c
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@
  */
 #undef fprintf
 
-#ifdef HAVE_MALLOC_H
-#include <malloc.h>
-#endif
-
 #include "img_format.h"
 #include "mp_image.h"
 #include "vf.h"