diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_em.c b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_em.c
index 9dc3b8c4f4..fa8f82be61 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_em.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_em.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
-#include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_ip.h>
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_lpm.c b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_lpm.c
index a747126a24..b1dc195ad8 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_lpm.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_lpm.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
-#include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_ip.h>