diff --git a/include/spdlog/logger-inl.h b/include/spdlog/logger-inl.h
index d7f94bd2..211b1092 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/logger-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/logger-inl.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 #include <spdlog/sinks/sink.h>
 #include <spdlog/details/backtracer.h>
-#include <spdlog/pattern_formatter.h>
 
 #include <cstdio>
 
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/dist_sink.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/dist_sink.h
index 9652f8d7..2a1718a6 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/dist_sink.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/dist_sink.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include "base_sink.h"
 #include <spdlog/details/log_msg.h>
 #include <spdlog/details/null_mutex.h>
-#include <spdlog/pattern_formatter.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <memory>
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h
index 95644d31..663c3b98 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <wincon.h>
 
 #include <spdlog/common.h>
-#include <spdlog/pattern_formatter.h>
+#include <spdlog/default_formatter.h>
 
 namespace spdlog {
 namespace sinks {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ template<typename ConsoleMutex>
 SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>::wincolor_sink(void *out_handle, color_mode mode)
     : out_handle_(out_handle)
     , mutex_(ConsoleMutex::mutex())
-    , formatter_(details::make_unique<spdlog::pattern_formatter>())
+    , formatter_(details::make_unique<spdlog::default_formatter>())
 {
 
     set_color_mode_impl(mode);
diff --git a/include/spdlog/spdlog-inl.h b/include/spdlog/spdlog-inl.h
index 5cba3a59..067bbea8 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/spdlog-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/spdlog-inl.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <spdlog/common.h>
-#include <spdlog/pattern_formatter.h>
 
 namespace spdlog {