diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c
index ad90cbcf3..176e6afbf 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
 #include <cogl/cogl.h>
 #include <clutter/clutter.h>
 
-#include <X11/extensions/Xfixes.h>
-
 #include "meta-stage.h"
 
 struct _MetaCursorRendererPrivate
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker.c b/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker.c
index a15fe3e2c..1622a7506 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 #include <gdk/gdkx.h>
 #include <X11/extensions/Xfixes.h>
 
-#include <X11/extensions/Xfixes.h>
 #include "meta-backend-private.h"
 #include "meta-cursor-private.h"
 
diff --git a/src/backends/x11/meta-cursor-renderer-x11.c b/src/backends/x11/meta-cursor-renderer-x11.c
index 73f9118ad..9479c865c 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/meta-cursor-renderer-x11.c
+++ b/src/backends/x11/meta-cursor-renderer-x11.c
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
-#include <X11/extensions/Xfixes.h>
-
 #include "meta-cursor-renderer-x11.h"
 
 #include <X11/extensions/Xfixes.h>