diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index 6f86812d..6d0d3b21 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.  */
 #include "dep.h"
 #include "file.h"
 #include "variable.h"
-#include <errno.h>
-
-
-extern int errno;
 
 
 /* Hash table of files the makefile knows how to make.  */