diff --git a/unix/mpconfigport.h b/unix/mpconfigport.h
index b7da9d3234..411817130a 100644
--- a/unix/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/unix/mpconfigport.h
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@
  * THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-// Debugging help - use printf() easily
-#include <stdio.h>
-
 // options to control how Micro Python is built
 
 #define MICROPY_ALLOC_PATH_MAX      (PATH_MAX)