diff --git a/include/openssl/span.h b/include/openssl/span.h
index c21f4442..4c091595 100644
--- a/include/openssl/span.h
+++ b/include/openssl/span.h
@@ -19,13 +19,11 @@
 
 #if !defined(BORINGSSL_NO_CXX)
 
+extern "C++" {
+
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <type_traits>
 
-#include "../crypto/internal.h"
-
-extern "C++" {
-
 namespace bssl {
 
 template <typename T>