diff --git a/controller/ringbuffer.c b/controller/ringbuffer.c
index 84f02df..755a1cc 100644
--- a/controller/ringbuffer.c
+++ b/controller/ringbuffer.c
@@ -1,14 +1,3 @@
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-#ifdef RINGBUFFER_THREAD_SAFE
-#include <pthread.h>
-#endif 
-
-#include "ringbuffer.h"
-
 void _ringBufferIncReader(struct ringBuffer *buf) {
   buf->reader += buf->blockSize;
   if (buf->reader >= buf->buffer + buf->blocks * buf->blockSize) {
diff --git a/controller/ringbuffer.h b/controller/ringbuffer.h
index 97202ea..9168b6d 100644
--- a/controller/ringbuffer.h
+++ b/controller/ringbuffer.h
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+#ifdef RINGBUFFER_THREAD_SAFE
 #include <pthread.h>
+#endif
 
 struct ringBuffer {
   void *buffer;