--- a/src/xalanc/PlatformSupport/XalanFileOutputStream.hpp
+++ b/src/xalanc/PlatformSupport/XalanFileOutputStream.hpp
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@
 namespace XALAN_CPP_NAMESPACE {
 
 
-using std::FILE;
-
 class XALAN_PLATFORMSUPPORT_EXPORT XalanFileOutputStream : public XalanOutputStream
 {
 public :