diff --git a/include/c11log/sinks/file_sinks.h b/include/c11log/sinks/file_sinks.h
index de237061..e17a07df 100644
--- a/include/c11log/sinks/file_sinks.h
+++ b/include/c11log/sinks/file_sinks.h
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@
 #include  <iomanip>
 #include <mutex>
 
-
-#include "../logger.h"
-#include "../log_exception.h"
-#include "../details/os.h"
-
 #include "base_sink.h"
 
 namespace c11log {