diff --git a/accel/tcg/hmp.c b/accel/tcg/hmp.c
index d2ea352655..bb67941420 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/hmp.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/hmp.c
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-machine.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
 #include "monitor/monitor.h"
-#include "sysemu/tcg.h"
 
 static void hmp_tcg_register(void)
 {
diff --git a/accel/tcg/tcg-accel-ops-icount.c b/accel/tcg/tcg-accel-ops-icount.c
index 6436cd9349..24520ea112 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/tcg-accel-ops-icount.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/tcg-accel-ops-icount.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "sysemu/tcg.h"
 #include "sysemu/replay.h"
 #include "sysemu/cpu-timers.h"
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
diff --git a/bsd-user/main.c b/bsd-user/main.c
index 88d347d05e..e274dd92d7 100644
--- a/bsd-user/main.c
+++ b/bsd-user/main.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "qemu/units.h"
 #include "qemu/accel.h"
-#include "sysemu/tcg.h"
 #include "qemu-version.h"
 #include <machine/trap.h>
 
diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost.c b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
index e55ac32bf3..2bc72c27c5 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include "migration/blocker.h"
 #include "migration/qemu-file-types.h"
 #include "sysemu/dma.h"
-#include "sysemu/tcg.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 
 /* enabled until disconnected backend stabilizes */
diff --git a/linux-user/main.c b/linux-user/main.c
index fbc9bcfd5f..f1711b82ec 100644
--- a/linux-user/main.c
+++ b/linux-user/main.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "qemu/units.h"
 #include "qemu/accel.h"
-#include "sysemu/tcg.h"
 #include "qemu-version.h"
 #include <sys/syscall.h>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
diff --git a/monitor/misc.c b/monitor/misc.c
index b0fc0e5843..ebd49e13b6 100644
--- a/monitor/misc.c
+++ b/monitor/misc.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 #include "qapi/util.h"
 #include "sysemu/blockdev.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
-#include "sysemu/tcg.h"
 #include "sysemu/tpm.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
diff --git a/target/arm/helper.c b/target/arm/helper.c
index 50d287f289..d7715c911a 100644
--- a/target/arm/helper.c
+++ b/target/arm/helper.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "sysemu/cpus.h"
 #include "sysemu/cpu-timers.h"
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
-#include "sysemu/tcg.h"
 #include "qemu/range.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-machine-target.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
diff --git a/target/s390x/cpu_models_sysemu.c b/target/s390x/cpu_models_sysemu.c
index 05c3ccaaff..d8a141a023 100644
--- a/target/s390x/cpu_models_sysemu.c
+++ b/target/s390x/cpu_models_sysemu.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include "s390x-internal.h"
 #include "kvm/kvm_s390x.h"
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
-#include "sysemu/tcg.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qapi/visitor.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
diff --git a/target/s390x/helper.c b/target/s390x/helper.c
index 6e35473c7f..473c8e51b0 100644
--- a/target/s390x/helper.c
+++ b/target/s390x/helper.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "hw/s390x/pv.h"
 #include "sysemu/hw_accel.h"
 #include "sysemu/runstate.h"
-#include "sysemu/tcg.h"
 
 void s390x_tod_timer(void *opaque)
 {