diff --git a/include/unicorn/m68k.h b/include/unicorn/m68k.h
index 80350c13..201a4e78 100644
--- a/include/unicorn/m68k.h
+++ b/include/unicorn/m68k.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include "platform.h"
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #pragma warning(disable:4201)
diff --git a/include/unicorn/platform.h b/include/unicorn/platform.h
deleted file mode 100644
index c1e80623..00000000
--- a/include/unicorn/platform.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-/* Unicorn Emulator Engine */
-/* By Axel Souchet & Nguyen Anh Quynh, 2014 */
-
-// handle C99 issue (for pre-2013 VisualStudio)
-#ifndef UNICORN_PLATFORM_H
-#define UNICORN_PLATFORM_H
-
-#if !defined(__MINGW32__) && !defined(__MINGW64__) && (defined (WIN32) || defined (WIN64) || defined (_WIN32) || defined (_WIN64))
-// MSVC
-
-// stdbool.h
-#if (_MSC_VER < 1800)
-#ifndef __cplusplus
-typedef unsigned char bool;
-#define false 0
-#define true 1
-#endif
-
-#else
-// VisualStudio 2013+ -> C99 is supported
-#include <stdbool.h>
-#endif
-
-#else // not MSVC -> C99 is supported
-#include <stdbool.h>
-#endif
-
-#endif
diff --git a/include/unicorn/sparc.h b/include/unicorn/sparc.h
index 353dbb34..57a483b7 100644
--- a/include/unicorn/sparc.h
+++ b/include/unicorn/sparc.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include "platform.h"
 
 // GCC SPARC toolchain has a default macro called "sparc" which breaks
 // compilation
diff --git a/include/unicorn/unicorn.h b/include/unicorn/unicorn.h
index 0eb5390e..b5d901f9 100644
--- a/include/unicorn/unicorn.h
+++ b/include/unicorn/unicorn.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #if defined(UNICORN_HAS_OSXKERNEL)
 #include <libkern/libkern.h>
@@ -17,8 +18,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <stdio.h>
 #endif
 
-#include "platform.h"
-
 struct uc_struct;
 typedef struct uc_struct uc_engine;