diff --git a/kernel/arm/zdot.c b/kernel/arm/zdot.c
index 57f47e58e..733c235c6 100644
--- a/kernel/arm/zdot.c
+++ b/kernel/arm/zdot.c
@@ -36,12 +36,8 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #include "common.h"
 
-#ifndef _MSC_VER
-#include <complex.h>
-FLOAT _Complex CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x, FLOAT *y, BLASLONG inc_y)
-#else
 OPENBLAS_COMPLEX_FLOAT CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x, FLOAT *y, BLASLONG inc_y)
-#endif
+
 {
 	BLASLONG i=0;
 	BLASLONG ix=0,iy=0;
diff --git a/kernel/mips/zdot.c b/kernel/mips/zdot.c
index da9ec7076..df99bae85 100644
--- a/kernel/mips/zdot.c
+++ b/kernel/mips/zdot.c
@@ -27,12 +27,7 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #include "common.h"
 
-#ifndef _MSC_VER
-#include <complex.h>
-FLOAT _Complex CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x, FLOAT *y, BLASLONG inc_y)
-#else
 OPENBLAS_COMPLEX_FLOAT CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x, FLOAT *y, BLASLONG inc_y)
-#endif
 {
 	BLASLONG i=0;
 	BLASLONG ix=0,iy=0;
diff --git a/kernel/mips/zdot_msa.c b/kernel/mips/zdot_msa.c
index b94509392..482c0cf05 100644
--- a/kernel/mips/zdot_msa.c
+++ b/kernel/mips/zdot_msa.c
@@ -95,12 +95,8 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 /* return double, x,y double */
 /* zdotc -  CONJ */
 /* zdotu - !CONJ */
-#ifndef _MSC_VER
-#include <complex.h>
-FLOAT _Complex CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x, FLOAT *y, BLASLONG inc_y)
-#else
+
 OPENBLAS_COMPLEX_FLOAT CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x, FLOAT *y, BLASLONG inc_y)
-#endif
 {
     BLASLONG i = 0;
     FLOAT dot[2];
diff --git a/kernel/power/zdot.c b/kernel/power/zdot.c
index 1205b34b6..bc1a95e22 100644
--- a/kernel/power/zdot.c
+++ b/kernel/power/zdot.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 **************************************************************************************/
 
 #include "common.h"
-#include <complex.h>
 
 
 #if defined(POWER8) 
diff --git a/kernel/x86_64/zdot.c b/kernel/x86_64/zdot.c
index 4533d4e88..ff3a8654d 100644
--- a/kernel/x86_64/zdot.c
+++ b/kernel/x86_64/zdot.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 
 #include "common.h"
-#include <complex.h>
 
 
 #if defined(BULLDOZER)