diff --git a/example/utils.h b/example/utils.h
index 25b0cb45..95dd9257 100644
--- a/example/utils.h
+++ b/example/utils.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <iostream>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <locale>
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/ostream_sink.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/ostream_sink.h
index b62e4b7e..378863c9 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/ostream_sink.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/ostream_sink.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <iostream>
+#include <ostream> 
 #include <mutex>
 #include <memory>