diff --git a/include/AMQPcpp.h b/include/AMQPcpp.h
index a4e9070..6046961 100644
--- a/include/AMQPcpp.h
+++ b/include/AMQPcpp.h
@@ -37,9 +37,8 @@
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstring>
-#include "strings.h"
+#include <string>
 
-#include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include "amqp.h"