diff --git a/cmdedit.h b/cmdedit.h
index 0ab94c6ce..9e3e44b36 100644
--- a/cmdedit.h
+++ b/cmdedit.h
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef CMDEDIT_H
 #define CMDEDIT_H
 
-#ifdef BB_FEATURE_COMMAND_EDITING
-#include <stddef.h>
-#include "busybox.h"
-
 void cmdedit_init(void);
 void cmdedit_terminate(void);
 void cmdedit_read_input(char* promptStr, char* command);		/* read a line of input */
 
-#endif /* BB_FEATURE_COMMAND_EDITING */
-
 #endif /* CMDEDIT_H */
diff --git a/shell/cmdedit.h b/shell/cmdedit.h
index 0ab94c6ce..9e3e44b36 100644
--- a/shell/cmdedit.h
+++ b/shell/cmdedit.h
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef CMDEDIT_H
 #define CMDEDIT_H
 
-#ifdef BB_FEATURE_COMMAND_EDITING
-#include <stddef.h>
-#include "busybox.h"
-
 void cmdedit_init(void);
 void cmdedit_terminate(void);
 void cmdedit_read_input(char* promptStr, char* command);		/* read a line of input */
 
-#endif /* BB_FEATURE_COMMAND_EDITING */
-
 #endif /* CMDEDIT_H */