diff --git a/hw/core/qdev.c b/hw/core/qdev.c
index 71ff95fd71..0ce45a2019 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "qapi-event.h"
-#include "migration/vmstate.h"
 
 bool qdev_hotplug = false;
 static bool qdev_hot_added = false;
diff --git a/include/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.h b/include/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.h
index db8ebc9cea..77c65765d6 100644
--- a/include/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.h
+++ b/include/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.h
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include "hw/qdev-core.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/acpi.h"
-#include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/aml-build.h"
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/hw/acpi/pcihp.h b/include/hw/acpi/pcihp.h
index 04528b78d9..8a65f99fc8 100644
--- a/include/hw/acpi/pcihp.h
+++ b/include/hw/acpi/pcihp.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #define HW_ACPI_PCIHP_H
 
 #include "hw/acpi/acpi.h"
-#include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "hw/hotplug.h"
 
 #define ACPI_PCIHP_IO_BASE_PROP "acpi-pcihp-io-base"
diff --git a/include/hw/pci/shpc.h b/include/hw/pci/shpc.h
index b2085543d7..71e836b1c0 100644
--- a/include/hw/pci/shpc.h
+++ b/include/hw/pci/shpc.h
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "exec/memory.h"
-#include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "hw/hotplug.h"
 #include "hw/pci/pci.h"
 
diff --git a/target/alpha/cpu.c b/target/alpha/cpu.c
index b4f97983e5..8186c9d379 100644
--- a/target/alpha/cpu.c
+++ b/target/alpha/cpu.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
-#include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
 
 
diff --git a/target/hppa/cpu.c b/target/hppa/cpu.c
index 1d791d0f80..30299e990d 100644
--- a/target/hppa/cpu.c
+++ b/target/hppa/cpu.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
-#include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
 
 
diff --git a/target/s390x/cpu.c b/target/s390x/cpu.c
index a69005d9b5..accef03234 100644
--- a/target/s390x/cpu.c
+++ b/target/s390x/cpu.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "qapi/visitor.h"
-#include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 #include "hw/hw.h"
diff --git a/target/tilegx/cpu.c b/target/tilegx/cpu.c
index d90e38e88c..45326398cc 100644
--- a/target/tilegx/cpu.c
+++ b/target/tilegx/cpu.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
-#include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "linux-user/syscall_defs.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"