diff --git a/migration/dirtyrate.c b/migration/dirtyrate.c
index 8f728d2600..ccb98147e8 100644
--- a/migration/dirtyrate.c
+++ b/migration/dirtyrate.c
@@ -11,17 +11,12 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-
 #include <zlib.h>
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "qemu/config-file.h"
-#include "exec/memory.h"
 #include "exec/ramblock.h"
-#include "exec/target_page.h"
 #include "qemu/rcu_queue.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-migration.h"
-#include "migration.h"
 #include "ram.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "dirtyrate.h"