diff --git a/accel/qtest/qtest.c b/accel/qtest/qtest.c
index 7e6b8110d5..f6056ac836 100644
--- a/accel/qtest/qtest.c
+++ b/accel/qtest/qtest.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include "qemu/accel.h"
 #include "sysemu/qtest.h"
 #include "sysemu/cpus.h"
-#include "sysemu/cpu-timers.h"
 #include "qemu/guest-random.h"
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "hw/core/cpu.h"
diff --git a/target/alpha/translate.c b/target/alpha/translate.c
index ca78a0faed..66768ab47a 100644
--- a/target/alpha/translate.c
+++ b/target/alpha/translate.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "sysemu/cpus.h"
-#include "sysemu/cpu-timers.h"
 #include "disas/disas.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
diff --git a/tests/unit/ptimer-test-stubs.c b/tests/unit/ptimer-test-stubs.c
index 2a3ef58799..f5e75a96b6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/ptimer-test-stubs.c
+++ b/tests/unit/ptimer-test-stubs.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "sysemu/replay.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
-#include "sysemu/cpu-timers.h"
 
 #include "ptimer-test.h"