diff --git a/src/st/st-texture-cache.h b/src/st/st-texture-cache.h
index 55d84952d..b7d867226 100644
--- a/src/st/st-texture-cache.h
+++ b/src/st/st-texture-cache.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <gio/gio.h>
-#include <gtk/gtk.h>
 #include <clutter/clutter.h>
 
 #include <st/st-types.h>
diff --git a/src/st/st-theme-node-private.h b/src/st/st-theme-node-private.h
index 753348261..da6e4ce96 100644
--- a/src/st/st-theme-node-private.h
+++ b/src/st/st-theme-node-private.h
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 #ifndef __ST_THEME_NODE_PRIVATE_H__
 #define __ST_THEME_NODE_PRIVATE_H__
 
-#include <gdk/gdk.h>
-
 #include "st-theme-node.h"
 #include "croco/libcroco.h"
 #include "st-types.h"
diff --git a/src/st/st-types.h b/src/st/st-types.h
index d20404139..e5c258cfe 100644
--- a/src/st/st-types.h
+++ b/src/st/st-types.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 #include <glib-object.h>
 #include <clutter/clutter.h>
-#include <gtk/gtk.h>
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
diff --git a/src/st/test-theme.c b/src/st/test-theme.c
index 622681ce3..a019cd6ab 100644
--- a/src/st/test-theme.c
+++ b/src/st/test-theme.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #include <meta-test/meta-context-test.h>
 #include <meta/meta-backend.h>
 
+#include <gtk/gtk.h>
+
 static ClutterActor *stage;
 static StThemeNode *root;
 static StThemeNode *group1;