diff --git a/include/mapnik/load_map.hpp b/include/mapnik/load_map.hpp
index 2d1f23336..c94342bd4 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/load_map.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/load_map.hpp
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@
 #ifndef MAPNIK_LOAD_MAP_HPP
 #define MAPNIK_LOAD_MAP_HPP
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-#include <config.hpp>
-#endif
-
 // mapnik
 #include <mapnik/map.hpp>
 
diff --git a/include/mapnik/map.hpp b/include/mapnik/map.hpp
index 3e24b540b..5611e5e17 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/map.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/map.hpp
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@
 #ifndef MAPNIK_MAP_HPP
 #define MAPNIK_MAP_HPP
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-#include <config.hpp>
-#endif
-
 // mapnik
 #include <mapnik/enumeration.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/feature_type_style.hpp>