diff --git a/cbind/amgprec/amg_dprec_cbind_mod.F90 b/cbind/amgprec/amg_dprec_cbind_mod.F90
index d5cbc502..c373dee3 100644
--- a/cbind/amgprec/amg_dprec_cbind_mod.F90
+++ b/cbind/amgprec/amg_dprec_cbind_mod.F90
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ contains
     use psb_linsolve_mod
     use psb_objhandle_mod
     use psb_prec_cbind_mod
-    use psb_base_string_cbind_mod
     implicit none
     integer(psb_c_ipk_)          :: res
     type(psb_c_object_type) :: ah,cdh,ph,bh,xh
diff --git a/cbind/amgprec/amg_zprec_cbind_mod.F90 b/cbind/amgprec/amg_zprec_cbind_mod.F90
index 154fc4c7..fa686a84 100644
--- a/cbind/amgprec/amg_zprec_cbind_mod.F90
+++ b/cbind/amgprec/amg_zprec_cbind_mod.F90
@@ -269,7 +269,6 @@ contains
        & ah,ph,bh,xh,eps,cdh,itmax,iter,err,itrace,irst,istop) bind(c) result(res)
     use psb_linsolve_mod
     use psb_objhandle_mod
-    use psb_base_string_cbind_mod
     implicit none
     integer(psb_c_ipk_)          :: res
     type(psb_c_object_type) :: ah,cdh,ph,bh,xh