diff --git a/include/exec/cpu-defs.h b/include/exec/cpu-defs.h
index 0dbef3010c..ae18398fa9 100644
--- a/include/exec/cpu-defs.h
+++ b/include/exec/cpu-defs.h
@@ -23,14 +23,6 @@
 #error cpu.h included from common code
 #endif
 
-#include "qemu/host-utils.h"
-#include "qemu/thread.h"
-#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
-#include "exec/hwaddr.h"
-#endif
-#include "exec/memattrs.h"
-#include "hw/core/cpu.h"
-
 #include "cpu-param.h"
 
 #ifndef TARGET_LONG_BITS