diff --git a/src/ec/kontron/kempld/kempld_gpio.c b/src/ec/kontron/kempld/kempld_gpio.c
index 8699c1f477..3a3b19dfdc 100644
--- a/src/ec/kontron/kempld/kempld_gpio.c
+++ b/src/ec/kontron/kempld/kempld_gpio.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <arch/io.h>
-#include <delay.h>
+
 #include "chip.h"
 #include "kempld.h"
 #include "kempld_internal.h"
diff --git a/src/ec/starlabs/merlin/ec.c b/src/ec/starlabs/merlin/ec.c
index 50e13e95c0..40be138a82 100644
--- a/src/ec/starlabs/merlin/ec.c
+++ b/src/ec/starlabs/merlin/ec.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
 
 #include <console/console.h>
-#include <delay.h>
 #include <device/device.h>
 #include <device/pnp.h>
 #include <ec/acpi/ec.h>