diff --git a/lib/dns/include/dns/compress.h b/lib/dns/include/dns/compress.h
index 8c821a5ad8..ba05b45445 100644
--- a/lib/dns/include/dns/compress.h
+++ b/lib/dns/include/dns/compress.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <isc/lang.h>
 
 #include <dns/types.h>
-#include <dns/rbt.h>
 
 ISC_LANG_BEGINDECLS
 
diff --git a/lib/dns/include/dns/zt.h b/lib/dns/include/dns/zt.h
index a29e972b3a..8e852b7aca 100644
--- a/lib/dns/include/dns/zt.h
+++ b/lib/dns/include/dns/zt.h
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 #include <isc/mem.h>
 #include <dns/name.h>
 #include <dns/types.h>
-#include <dns/rbt.h>
-
 
 ISC_LANG_BEGINDECLS