diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osgjs/JSON_Objects b/src/osgPlugins/osgjs/JSON_Objects
index 351b58293..3977f6d3b 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/osgjs/JSON_Objects
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osgjs/JSON_Objects
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <osg/Light>
 #include <osg/Notify>
 #include <osg/PrimitiveSet>
+#include <osg/Types>
 
 #include <map>
 #include <string>
@@ -18,21 +19,6 @@
 
 #include "json_stream"
 
-#ifdef WIN32
-    #if defined(__MINGW32__) || (!defined(_MSC_VER) || _MSC_VER<1600)
-        typedef unsigned __int8 uint8_t;
-        typedef unsigned __int16 uint16_t;
-        typedef unsigned __int32 uint32_t;
-        typedef signed __int8 int8_t;
-        typedef signed __int16 int16_t;
-        typedef signed __int32 int32_t;
-    #else
-        #include <stdint.h>
-    #endif
-#else
-    #include <stdint.h>
-#endif
-
 class WriteVisitor;
 
 struct Vec5
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/stl/ReaderWriterSTL.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/stl/ReaderWriterSTL.cpp
index 947f30072..b951609b6 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/stl/ReaderWriterSTL.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/stl/ReaderWriterSTL.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include <osg/Notify>
 #include <osg/Endian>
+#include <osg/Types>
 
 #include <osgDB/Registry>
 #include <osgDB/ReadFile>
@@ -43,23 +44,6 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #include <string.h>
-
-
-#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__MINGW32__) && (!defined(_MSC_VER) || _MSC_VER<1600)
-
-typedef unsigned __int8 uint8_t;
-typedef unsigned __int16 uint16_t;
-typedef unsigned __int32 uint32_t;
-typedef signed __int8 int8_t;
-typedef signed __int16 int16_t;
-typedef signed __int32 int32_t;
-
-#else
-
-#include <stdint.h>
-
-#endif
-
 #include <memory>
 
 struct STLOptionsStruct {