diff --git a/pattern.c b/pattern.c
index ed31137..e8919d1 100644
--- a/pattern.c
+++ b/pattern.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include "files.h"
 #include "pattern.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "utf8.h"
diff --git a/pattern.h b/pattern.h
index 772c40e..ef08441 100644
--- a/pattern.h
+++ b/pattern.h
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
-#include "files.h"
-
 #define UNBOUNDED(pat) ((pat)->max_matchlen == -1)
 
 // BP virtual machine pattern types