diff --git a/cplusplus/VConnection.cpp b/cplusplus/VConnection.cpp
index 63ed96d0..55451415 100644
--- a/cplusplus/VConnection.cpp
+++ b/cplusplus/VConnection.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include <config.h>
 #endif /*HAVE_CONFIG_H*/
-#include <glib/gi18n-lib.h>
 
 #include <vips/vips8>
 
diff --git a/cplusplus/VError.cpp b/cplusplus/VError.cpp
index f5afde52..3be49068 100644
--- a/cplusplus/VError.cpp
+++ b/cplusplus/VError.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include <config.h>
 #endif /*HAVE_CONFIG_H*/
-#include <glib/gi18n-lib.h>
 
 #include <vips/vips8>
 
diff --git a/cplusplus/VImage.cpp b/cplusplus/VImage.cpp
index 4a7c4d80..72c3fa9d 100644
--- a/cplusplus/VImage.cpp
+++ b/cplusplus/VImage.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include <config.h>
 #endif /*HAVE_CONFIG_H*/
-#include <glib/gi18n-lib.h>
 
 #include <vips/vips8>
 
diff --git a/cplusplus/VInterpolate.cpp b/cplusplus/VInterpolate.cpp
index 06c02e15..ed1e2bd9 100644
--- a/cplusplus/VInterpolate.cpp
+++ b/cplusplus/VInterpolate.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include <config.h>
 #endif /*HAVE_CONFIG_H*/
-#include <glib/gi18n-lib.h>
 
 #include <vips/vips8>
 
diff --git a/cplusplus/VRegion.cpp b/cplusplus/VRegion.cpp
index d5da278b..4a042821 100644
--- a/cplusplus/VRegion.cpp
+++ b/cplusplus/VRegion.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include <config.h>
 #endif /*HAVE_CONFIG_H*/
-#include <glib/gi18n-lib.h>
 
 #include <vips/vips8>