diff --git a/examples/common.cpp b/examples/common.cpp
index 95b066be2..ad7b0bba3 100644
--- a/examples/common.cpp
+++ b/examples/common.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include <iterator>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <sstream>
-#include <iostream>
 
 #if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__)
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@
 #if defined (_WIN32)
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <io.h>
-#include <windows.h>
 #pragma comment(lib,"kernel32.lib")
 extern "C" __declspec(dllimport) void* __stdcall GetStdHandle(unsigned long nStdHandle);
 extern "C" __declspec(dllimport) int __stdcall GetConsoleMode(void* hConsoleHandle, unsigned long* lpMode);