diff --git a/src/fs_xattr.cpp b/src/fs_xattr.cpp
index 5c9918e7..c6ca80e9 100644
--- a/src/fs_xattr.cpp
+++ b/src/fs_xattr.cpp
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@
 
 #define TOOBIG_SIZE 65536
 
-using std::istringstream;
-
 
 int
 fs::xattr::list(const int     fd_,