diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 9c130c4..47a34bb 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ noinst_HEADERS = addr_hash.h ether.h ethertype.h extract.h hash.h iftop.h \
                  integers.h ip.h llc.h ns_hash.h options.h resolver.h \
                  screenfilter.h serv_hash.h sll.h sorted_list.h tcp.h \
                  threadprof.h token.h ui.h dlcommon.h stringmap.h \
-		 vector.h cfgfile.h util.h
+		 vector.h cfgfile.h
 
 man_MANS = iftop.8
 
diff --git a/stringmap.c b/stringmap.c
index 24f85fb..fa590d0 100644
--- a/stringmap.c
+++ b/stringmap.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ static const char rcsid[] = "$Id$";
 
 #include "stringmap.h"
 #include "vector.h"
-#include "util.h"
+#include "iftop.h"
 
 /* stringmap_new:
  * Allocate memory for a new stringmap. */
diff --git a/util.h b/util.h
deleted file mode 100644
index eb3dd26..0000000
--- a/util.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * util.h:
- * Utility functions
- *
- * $Id$
- *
- */
-
-#ifndef __UTIL_H_ /* include guard */
-#define __UTIL_H_
-
-/* util.c */
-void *xmalloc(size_t n);
-void *xcalloc(size_t n, size_t m);
-void *xrealloc(void *w, size_t n);
-char *xstrdup(const char *s);
-void xfree(void *v);
-
-#endif /* __UTIL_H_ */