diff --git a/libavcodec/qsvenc.h b/libavcodec/qsvenc.h
index e3eb083746..4bc77f2f7c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/qsvenc.h
+++ b/libavcodec/qsvenc.h
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
-#include <mfxvideo.h>
-
 #include "libavutil/common.h"
 #include "libavutil/hwcontext.h"
 #include "libavutil/hwcontext_qsv.h"
diff --git a/libavcodec/qsvenc_av1.c b/libavcodec/qsvenc_av1.c
index 56002746b9..f7505a69f8 100644
--- a/libavcodec/qsvenc_av1.c
+++ b/libavcodec/qsvenc_av1.c
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
-#include <mfxvideo.h>
-
 #include "libavutil/common.h"
 #include "libavutil/mastering_display_metadata.h"
 #include "libavutil/mem.h"