diff --git a/libs/ardour/audio_playlist.cc b/libs/ardour/audio_playlist.cc
index 4976672152..01ffb0b9fb 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/audio_playlist.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/audio_playlist.cc
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "ardour/audioplaylist.h"
 #include "ardour/audioregion.h"
 #include "ardour/crossfade.h"
-#include "ardour/crossfade_compare.h"
 #include "ardour/session.h"
 #include "pbd/enumwriter.h"
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/crossfade.cc b/libs/ardour/crossfade.cc
index a988585b90..47b07dc38d 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/crossfade.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/crossfade.cc
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include "ardour/debug.h"
 #include "ardour/types.h"
 #include "ardour/crossfade.h"
-#include "ardour/crossfade_compare.h"
 #include "ardour/audioregion.h"
 #include "ardour/playlist.h"
 #include "ardour/utils.h"