diff --git a/src/kem/hqc/hqc-rmrs-128/avx2/kem.c b/src/kem/hqc/hqc-rmrs-128/avx2/kem.c
index bb33e92f..7c47cbc5 100644
--- a/src/kem/hqc/hqc-rmrs-128/avx2/kem.c
+++ b/src/kem/hqc/hqc-rmrs-128/avx2/kem.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "api.h"
 #include "fips202.h"
 #include "hqc.h"
-#include "nistseedexpander.h"
 #include "parameters.h"
 #include "parsing.h"
 #include "randombytes.h"
diff --git a/src/kem/hqc/hqc-rmrs-128/clean/kem.c b/src/kem/hqc/hqc-rmrs-128/clean/kem.c
index dd49c3a6..65114e0e 100644
--- a/src/kem/hqc/hqc-rmrs-128/clean/kem.c
+++ b/src/kem/hqc/hqc-rmrs-128/clean/kem.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "api.h"
 #include "fips202.h"
 #include "hqc.h"
-#include "nistseedexpander.h"
 #include "parameters.h"
 #include "parsing.h"
 #include "randombytes.h"
diff --git a/src/kem/hqc/hqc-rmrs-192/avx2/kem.c b/src/kem/hqc/hqc-rmrs-192/avx2/kem.c
index 012d8eed..56871ba1 100644
--- a/src/kem/hqc/hqc-rmrs-192/avx2/kem.c
+++ b/src/kem/hqc/hqc-rmrs-192/avx2/kem.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "api.h"
 #include "fips202.h"
 #include "hqc.h"
-#include "nistseedexpander.h"
 #include "parameters.h"
 #include "parsing.h"
 #include "randombytes.h"
diff --git a/src/kem/hqc/hqc-rmrs-192/clean/kem.c b/src/kem/hqc/hqc-rmrs-192/clean/kem.c
index 10f2f9a0..78df948a 100644
--- a/src/kem/hqc/hqc-rmrs-192/clean/kem.c
+++ b/src/kem/hqc/hqc-rmrs-192/clean/kem.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "api.h"
 #include "fips202.h"
 #include "hqc.h"
-#include "nistseedexpander.h"
 #include "parameters.h"
 #include "parsing.h"
 #include "randombytes.h"
diff --git a/src/kem/hqc/hqc-rmrs-256/avx2/kem.c b/src/kem/hqc/hqc-rmrs-256/avx2/kem.c
index 459a7374..293dafb4 100644
--- a/src/kem/hqc/hqc-rmrs-256/avx2/kem.c
+++ b/src/kem/hqc/hqc-rmrs-256/avx2/kem.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "api.h"
 #include "fips202.h"
 #include "hqc.h"
-#include "nistseedexpander.h"
 #include "parameters.h"
 #include "parsing.h"
 #include "randombytes.h"
diff --git a/src/kem/hqc/hqc-rmrs-256/clean/kem.c b/src/kem/hqc/hqc-rmrs-256/clean/kem.c
index 3320be82..02e09ea2 100644
--- a/src/kem/hqc/hqc-rmrs-256/clean/kem.c
+++ b/src/kem/hqc/hqc-rmrs-256/clean/kem.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "api.h"
 #include "fips202.h"
 #include "hqc.h"
-#include "nistseedexpander.h"
 #include "parameters.h"
 #include "parsing.h"
 #include "randombytes.h"