diff --git a/examples/c++/Blink-IO.cpp b/examples/c++/Blink-IO.cpp
index 10108e4..d362f37 100644
--- a/examples/c++/Blink-IO.cpp
+++ b/examples/c++/Blink-IO.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "mraa.hpp"