diff --git a/pkg/openthread/contrib/platform_logging.c b/pkg/openthread/contrib/platform_logging.c
index 4917354519..106525ef3e 100644
--- a/pkg/openthread/contrib/platform_logging.c
+++ b/pkg/openthread/contrib/platform_logging.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include "openthread/config.h"
 #include "openthread/platform/logging.h"
 
 /* adapted from OpenThread posix example:
diff --git a/pkg/openthread/contrib/platform_radio.c b/pkg/openthread/contrib/platform_radio.c
index 545a579671..93724d0794 100755
--- a/pkg/openthread/contrib/platform_radio.c
+++ b/pkg/openthread/contrib/platform_radio.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "net/ieee802154.h"
 #include "net/l2util.h"
 #include "net/netdev/ieee802154.h"
-#include "openthread/config.h"
 #include "openthread/platform/diag.h"
 #include "openthread/platform/radio.h"
 #include "ot.h"