diff --git a/include/migration/colo.h b/include/migration/colo.h
index ba0bb6e6d5..be6beba301 100644
--- a/include/migration/colo.h
+++ b/include/migration/colo.h
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
 #define QEMU_COLO_H
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
-#include "qemu/coroutine_int.h"
-#include "qemu/thread.h"
-#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 
 bool colo_supported(void);
 void colo_info_init(void);
diff --git a/include/migration/misc.h b/include/migration/misc.h
index d5a433afdb..65c7070262 100644
--- a/include/migration/misc.h
+++ b/include/migration/misc.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #ifndef MIGRATION_MISC_H
 #define MIGRATION_MISC_H
 
+#include "qemu/notify.h"
+
 /* migration/ram.c */
 
 void ram_mig_init(void);
diff --git a/migration/block.c b/migration/block.c
index ae06975199..3aae5a375e 100644
--- a/migration/block.c
+++ b/migration/block.c
@@ -15,19 +15,13 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
-#include "qemu-common.h"
-#include "block/block.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
-#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
-#include "hw/hw.h"
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
 #include "qemu/queue.h"
-#include "qemu/timer.h"
 #include "block.h"
 #include "migration/misc.h"
 #include "migration.h"
 #include "migration/register.h"
-#include "sysemu/blockdev.h"
 #include "qemu-file.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
diff --git a/migration/colo-failover.c b/migration/colo-failover.c
index cc229f5ab1..f9914869c5 100644
--- a/migration/colo-failover.c
+++ b/migration/colo-failover.c
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "migration/colo.h"
 #include "migration/failover.h"
+#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
+#include "migration.h"
 #include "qmp-commands.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
diff --git a/migration/colo.c b/migration/colo.c
index 45e9b46289..c436d63a19 100644
--- a/migration/colo.c
+++ b/migration/colo.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "qemu/timer.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "qemu-file-channel.h"
 #include "migration.h"
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@
 #include "io/channel-buffer.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
-#include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "migration/failover.h"
 #include "replication.h"
 #include "qmp-commands.h"
diff --git a/migration/exec.c b/migration/exec.c
index b1de44543a..08b599e0e2 100644
--- a/migration/exec.c
+++ b/migration/exec.c
@@ -19,10 +19,8 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
-#include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "channel.h"
 #include "exec.h"
-#include "migration.h"
 #include "io/channel-command.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 
diff --git a/migration/fd.c b/migration/fd.c
index b2384bf133..30f5258a6a 100644
--- a/migration/fd.c
+++ b/migration/fd.c
@@ -16,10 +16,8 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
-#include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "channel.h"
 #include "fd.h"
-#include "migration.h"
 #include "monitor/monitor.h"
 #include "io/channel-util.h"
 #include "trace.h"
diff --git a/migration/global_state.c b/migration/global_state.c
index 16ac63fb92..f792cf5242 100644
--- a/migration/global_state.c
+++ b/migration/global_state.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include "qapi/util.h"
 #include "migration/global_state.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
-#include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 
 typedef struct {
diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index f9053b07dd..b9d8798ed1 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
-#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "migration/blocker.h"
 #include "exec.h"
 #include "fd.h"
@@ -30,11 +29,9 @@
 #include "qemu-file-channel.h"
 #include "qemu-file.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
-#include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "block/block.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
 #include "qapi/util.h"
-#include "qemu/sockets.h"
 #include "qemu/rcu.h"
 #include "block.h"
 #include "postcopy-ram.h"
@@ -42,9 +39,6 @@
 #include "qmp-commands.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "qapi-event.h"
-#include "qom/cpu.h"
-#include "exec/memory.h"
-#include "exec/address-spaces.h"
 #include "exec/target_page.h"
 #include "io/channel-buffer.h"
 #include "migration/colo.h"
diff --git a/migration/migration.h b/migration/migration.h
index 601e4ab354..d9a268a3af 100644
--- a/migration/migration.h
+++ b/migration/migration.h
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@
 #ifndef QEMU_MIGRATION_H
 #define QEMU_MIGRATION_H
 
-#include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "qemu/thread.h"
-#include "qemu/notify.h"
 #include "qapi-types.h"
 #include "exec/cpu-common.h"
 #include "qemu/coroutine_int.h"
diff --git a/migration/postcopy-ram.c b/migration/postcopy-ram.c
index c8c4500cc4..7e21e6fd36 100644
--- a/migration/postcopy-ram.c
+++ b/migration/postcopy-ram.c
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-
-#include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "exec/target_page.h"
 #include "migration.h"
 #include "qemu-file.h"
diff --git a/migration/qemu-file.c b/migration/qemu-file.c
index e65c373341..2ab2bf362d 100644
--- a/migration/qemu-file.c
+++ b/migration/qemu-file.c
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/iov.h"
-#include "qemu/sockets.h"
-#include "qemu/coroutine.h"
 #include "migration.h"
 #include "qemu-file.h"
 #include "trace.h"
diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index c1b4f4abf3..7f687f52d3 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -26,14 +26,12 @@
  * THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include <zlib.h>
 #include "qapi-event.h"
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
 #include "qemu/bitops.h"
 #include "qemu/bitmap.h"
-#include "qemu/timer.h"
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "xbzrle.h"
 #include "ram.h"
@@ -41,9 +39,7 @@
 #include "migration/register.h"
 #include "migration/misc.h"
 #include "qemu-file.h"
-#include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "postcopy-ram.h"
-#include "exec/address-spaces.h"
 #include "migration/page_cache.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "trace.h"
diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index 30cda2cb46..f32a82de05 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -28,12 +28,8 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
-#include "hw/hw.h"
-#include "hw/qdev.h"
 #include "hw/xen/xen.h"
 #include "net/net.h"
-#include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
-#include "qemu/timer.h"
 #include "migration.h"
 #include "migration/snapshot.h"
 #include "migration/misc.h"
@@ -46,13 +42,11 @@
 #include "postcopy-ram.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
-#include "qemu/queue.h"
 #include "sysemu/cpus.h"
 #include "exec/memory.h"
 #include "exec/target_page.h"
 #include "qmp-commands.h"
 #include "trace.h"
-#include "qemu/bitops.h"
 #include "qemu/iov.h"
 #include "block/snapshot.h"
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"