diff --git a/tools/spin/interpolate_gneb/README b/tools/spin/interpolate_gneb/README
index 5cfd267a86..ab30373249 100644
--- a/tools/spin/interpolate_gneb/README
+++ b/tools/spin/interpolate_gneb/README
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Interpolate.x tries to perform a cubic polynomial interpolation
 of the MEP.  
 
 Compile the program with:
-gcc interpolate.c -o interpolate.x -lm -lgsl
+gcc interpolate.c -o interpolate.x
 
 and then run it as:
 ./interpolate.x
diff --git a/tools/spin/interpolate_gneb/interpolate.c b/tools/spin/interpolate_gneb/interpolate.c
index 39b1b2e192..32734ee224 100644
--- a/tools/spin/interpolate_gneb/interpolate.c
+++ b/tools/spin/interpolate_gneb/interpolate.c
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <math.h>
-#include <time.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>