diff --git a/cpu/msp430/dev/uart0-putchar.c b/cpu/msp430/dev/uart0-putchar.c
index e797e8b28..96f24abf0 100644
--- a/cpu/msp430/dev/uart0-putchar.c
+++ b/cpu/msp430/dev/uart0-putchar.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#include <stdio.h>
 #include "dev/uart0.h"
 
 #if !NETSTACK_CONF_WITH_IPV4
diff --git a/cpu/msp430/dev/uart1-putchar.c b/cpu/msp430/dev/uart1-putchar.c
index e005ff255..5cb631190 100644
--- a/cpu/msp430/dev/uart1-putchar.c
+++ b/cpu/msp430/dev/uart1-putchar.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#include <stdio.h>
 #include "dev/uart1.h"
 
 #if !NETSTACK_CONF_WITH_IPV4