diff --git a/examples/cmdline/main.c b/examples/cmdline/main.c
index c04a782507a..9e5530bcb5f 100644
--- a/examples/cmdline/main.c
+++ b/examples/cmdline/main.c
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@
  * All rights reserved.
  */
 
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <string.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <errno.h>
+
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 
 #include <cmdline_rdline.h>