diff --git a/cpu/native/dev/eeprom.c b/cpu/native/dev/eeprom.c
index 48e28e144..17e4efa1b 100644
--- a/cpu/native/dev/eeprom.c
+++ b/cpu/native/dev/eeprom.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 
 static FILE *eeprom_file;