diff --git a/src/Base/Uuid.cpp b/src/Base/Uuid.cpp
index eb0395a8c0..2c1f44fa31 100644
--- a/src/Base/Uuid.cpp
+++ b/src/Base/Uuid.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "Uuid.h"
 #include "Exception.h"
 #include "Interpreter.h"
+#include <stdexcept>
 #include <CXX/Objects.hxx>
 
 
@@ -93,4 +94,4 @@ void Uuid::setValue(const std::string &sString)
 const std::string& Uuid::getValue(void) const
 {
     return _uuid;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Main/MainPy.cpp b/src/Main/MainPy.cpp
index e2ebb537e8..702238e01d 100644
--- a/src/Main/MainPy.cpp
+++ b/src/Main/MainPy.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 
 // FreeCAD Base header
 #include <Base/Exception.h>
-#include <Base/Uuid.h>
 #include <App/Application.h>
 
 
@@ -127,8 +126,6 @@ extern "C"
         strncpy(argv[0], info.dli_fname,PATH_MAX);
         argv[0][PATH_MAX-1] = '\0'; // ensure null termination
         // this is a workaround to avoid a crash in libuuid.so
-        Base::Uuid uuid;
-        uuid.UuidStr="";
 #elif defined(FC_OS_MACOSX)
         uint32_t sz = 0;
         char *buf;