diff --git a/include/mitsuba/core/stl.h b/include/mitsuba/core/stl.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 05d31cef..00000000
--- a/include/mitsuba/core/stl.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-/*
-    This file is part of Mitsuba, a physically based rendering system.
-
-    Copyright (c) 2007-2012 by Wenzel Jakob and others.
-
-    Mitsuba is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License Version 3
-    as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-    Mitsuba is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-    GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-    along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-*/
-
-#pragma once
-#if !defined(__MITSUBA_CORE_STL_H_)
-#define __MITSUBA_CORE_STL_H_
-
-/// \endcond
-#endif /* __MITSUBA_CORE_STL_H_ */
diff --git a/include/mitsuba/mitsuba.h b/include/mitsuba/mitsuba.h
index d097e798..246b724e 100644
--- a/include/mitsuba/mitsuba.h
+++ b/include/mitsuba/mitsuba.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ using std::endl;
 #include <mitsuba/core/constants.h>
 #include <mitsuba/core/fwd.h>
 #include <mitsuba/render/fwd.h>
-#include <mitsuba/core/stl.h>
 #include <mitsuba/core/math.h>
 #include <mitsuba/core/object.h>
 #include <mitsuba/core/ref.h>
diff --git a/src/libcore/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libcore/CMakeLists.txt
index 45afb3f9..090d23dd 100644
--- a/src/libcore/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libcore/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ set(HDRS
   ${INCLUDE_DIR}/sshstream.h
   ${INCLUDE_DIR}/sstream.h
   ${INCLUDE_DIR}/statistics.h
-  ${INCLUDE_DIR}/stl.h
   ${INCLUDE_DIR}/stream.h
   ${INCLUDE_DIR}/thread.h
   ${INCLUDE_DIR}/timer.h
diff --git a/src/mtsgui/pch/mtsgui_precompiled.hpp b/src/mtsgui/pch/mtsgui_precompiled.hpp
index 124dcd68..e699f855 100644
--- a/src/mtsgui/pch/mtsgui_precompiled.hpp
+++ b/src/mtsgui/pch/mtsgui_precompiled.hpp
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 #include <mitsuba/core/constants.h>
 #include <mitsuba/core/fwd.h>
 #include <mitsuba/render/fwd.h>
-#include <mitsuba/core/stl.h>
 #include <mitsuba/core/object.h>
 #include <mitsuba/core/ref.h>
 #include <mitsuba/core/tls.h>