diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/include/ssl.h b/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/include/ssl.h
index 60e4d7e62..82cc84914 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/include/ssl.h
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/include/ssl.h
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-#include <time.h>
-
 /* need to predefine before ssl_lib.h gets to it */
 #define SSL_SESSION_ID_SIZE                     32