diff --git a/src/dbtools/dbLoadRecords.y b/src/dbtools/dbLoadRecords.y
index ce1195b7d..9c2b29d99 100644
--- a/src/dbtools/dbLoadRecords.y
+++ b/src/dbtools/dbLoadRecords.y
@@ -33,13 +33,7 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
-
-#ifdef vxWorks
-#include <memLib.h>
-#else
-#include <memory.h>
-#include <malloc.h>
-#endif
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include "dbVarSub.h"
 #include <dbStaticLib.h>
diff --git a/src/dbtools/dbLoadTemplate.y b/src/dbtools/dbLoadTemplate.y
index d9804fd58..6e421a2f2 100644
--- a/src/dbtools/dbLoadTemplate.y
+++ b/src/dbtools/dbLoadTemplate.y
@@ -33,13 +33,7 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#ifdef vxWorks
-#include <memLib.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#else
-#include <memory.h>
-#include <malloc.h>
-#endif
 
 #include "dbVarSub.h"
 #include <epicsVersion.h>