diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker-private.h b/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker-private.h
index 20faa4111..8eebd9fdb 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker-private.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker-private.h
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 #define META_CURSOR_TRACKER_PRIVATE_H
 
 #include <meta/meta-cursor-tracker.h>
-#include <wayland-server.h>
-#include <gbm.h>
 
 #include "meta-cursor.h"
 #include "meta-cursor-renderer.h"
diff --git a/src/core/delete.c b/src/core/delete.c
index 2f3e62d8c..040305638 100644
--- a/src/core/delete.c
+++ b/src/core/delete.c
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-#include "wayland/meta-wayland-surface.h"
-
 static void
 dialog_exited (GPid pid, int status, gpointer user_data)
 {
diff --git a/src/core/display.c b/src/core/display.c
index 4a12e9c6f..3fa906765 100644
--- a/src/core/display.c
+++ b/src/core/display.c
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@
 #include "x11/xprops.h"
 
 #include "wayland/meta-xwayland-private.h"
-#include "meta-surface-actor-wayland.h"
 
 /*
  * SECTION:pings
diff --git a/src/core/keybindings.c b/src/core/keybindings.c
index f1414a5e8..50fdf1244 100644
--- a/src/core/keybindings.c
+++ b/src/core/keybindings.c
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 #include <X11/XKBlib.h>
 #endif
 
-#include "wayland/meta-wayland.h"
 #include "backends/x11/meta-backend-x11.h"
 #include "x11/window-x11.h"