diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-launcher.c b/src/backends/native/meta-launcher.c
index 4a63d2feb..1056cf76e 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-launcher.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-launcher.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <systemd/sd-login.h>
-#include <gudev/gudev.h>
 
 #include "backends/meta-backend-private.h"
 #include "backends/native/dbus-utils.h"
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-monitor-manager-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-monitor-manager-native.c
index 7b2162503..bfa04b719 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-monitor-manager-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-monitor-manager-native.c
@@ -40,12 +40,8 @@
 #include "backends/native/meta-monitor-manager-native.h"
 
 #include <drm.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <gudev/gudev.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <sys/ioctl.h>
-#include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "backends/meta-backend-private.h"
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-seat-native.h b/src/backends/native/meta-seat-native.h
index 53ba00f51..c9ddcf63e 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-seat-native.h
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-seat-native.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #ifndef META_SEAT_NATIVE_H
 #define META_SEAT_NATIVE_H
 
-#include <gudev/gudev.h>
 #include <libinput.h>
 #include <linux/input-event-codes.h>