diff --git a/code/startup.cpp b/code/startup.cpp
index a71bbc1fb..f8c0cd2b5 100644
--- a/code/startup.cpp
+++ b/code/startup.cpp
@@ -160,8 +160,6 @@
 #include "zbuffer.h"
 
 #include <cfloat>
-#include <conio.h>
-#include <io.h>
 #include <lzo/lzoconf.h>
 #include <shellapi.h>
 #include <string>