diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4f5c2d71bc..233e4afa51 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS([pthread_sigmask pthread_mutexattr_init])
 LIBS=$old_libs
 
 dnl Availability of various common headers (non-fatal if missing).
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS([pwd.h paths.h regex.h sys/syslimits.h sys/un.h \
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS([pwd.h paths.h regex.h sys/un.h \
   sys/poll.h syslog.h mntent.h net/ethernet.h linux/magic.h \
   sys/un.h sys/syscall.h])
 
diff --git a/daemon/libvirtd.h b/daemon/libvirtd.h
index d37c3fd648..ea00d5c421 100644
--- a/daemon/libvirtd.h
+++ b/daemon/libvirtd.h
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@
 #  include <dbus/dbus.h>
 # endif
 
-# ifdef HAVE_SYS_SYSLIMITS_H
-#  include <sys/syslimits.h>
-# endif
-
 # include <rpc/types.h>
 # include <rpc/xdr.h>
 # include "remote_protocol.h"
diff --git a/src/internal.h b/src/internal.h
index 0fa097c7dc..5747a90c02 100644
--- a/src/internal.h
+++ b/src/internal.h
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@
 #  define sa_assert(expr) /* empty */
 # endif
 
-# ifdef HAVE_SYS_SYSLIMITS_H
-#  include <sys/syslimits.h>
-# endif
-
 /* The library itself is allowed to use deprecated functions /
  * variables, so effectively undefine the deprecated attribute
  * which would otherwise be defined in libvirt.h.