diff --git a/include/boost/gil/io/path_spec.hpp b/include/boost/gil/io/path_spec.hpp
index e74369d7c..4686d7495 100644
--- a/include/boost/gil/io/path_spec.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/gil/io/path_spec.hpp
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@
 ///
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-#if !defined(__APPLE__)
-#include <malloc.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <string>