diff --git a/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c b/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c
index 9c857eeb07..5357608b14 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
 #include "tcg/tcg.h"
 #include "qemu/atomic.h"
-#include "qemu/compiler.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
 #include "qemu/rcu.h"
 #include "exec/log.h"
diff --git a/audio/sndioaudio.c b/audio/sndioaudio.c
index 632b0e3825..3fde01fdbd 100644
--- a/audio/sndioaudio.c
+++ b/audio/sndioaudio.c
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
  * to recording, which is what guest systems expect.
  */
 
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include <poll.h>
 #include <sndio.h>
-#include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "audio.h"
 #include "trace.h"
diff --git a/backends/hostmem-epc.c b/backends/hostmem-epc.c
index 037292d267..4e162d6789 100644
--- a/backends/hostmem-epc.c
+++ b/backends/hostmem-epc.c
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
  * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
  * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
  */
-#include <sys/ioctl.h>
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include "qom/object_interfaces.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "sysemu/hostmem.h"
diff --git a/backends/tpm/tpm_emulator.c b/backends/tpm/tpm_emulator.c
index 67e7b212e3..d18144b92e 100644
--- a/backends/tpm/tpm_emulator.c
+++ b/backends/tpm/tpm_emulator.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include "sysemu/runstate.h"
 #include "sysemu/tpm_backend.h"
 #include "sysemu/tpm_util.h"
-#include "sysemu/runstate.h"
 #include "tpm_int.h"
 #include "tpm_ioctl.h"
 #include "migration/blocker.h"
diff --git a/backends/tpm/tpm_ioctl.h b/backends/tpm/tpm_ioctl.h
index e506ef5160..b1d31768a6 100644
--- a/backends/tpm/tpm_ioctl.h
+++ b/backends/tpm/tpm_ioctl.h
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 # define __USE_LINUX_IOCTL_DEFS
 #endif
 
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
 #ifndef _WIN32
 #include <sys/uio.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
diff --git a/block/export/vduse-blk.c b/block/export/vduse-blk.c
index 350d6fdaf0..f7ae44e3ce 100644
--- a/block/export/vduse-blk.c
+++ b/block/export/vduse-blk.c
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
  * later.  See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
  */
 
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include <sys/eventfd.h>
 
-#include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "block/export.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
diff --git a/block/qapi.c b/block/qapi.c
index d52f1ab614..c84147849d 100644
--- a/block/qapi.c
+++ b/block/qapi.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #include "qapi/qmp/qstring.h"
 #include "qemu/qemu-print.h"
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
-#include "qemu/cutils.h"
 
 BlockDeviceInfo *bdrv_block_device_info(BlockBackend *blk,
                                         BlockDriverState *bs,
diff --git a/bsd-user/arm/signal.c b/bsd-user/arm/signal.c
index 2b1dd745d1..9734407543 100644
--- a/bsd-user/arm/signal.c
+++ b/bsd-user/arm/signal.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  *  along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu.h"
 
 /*
diff --git a/bsd-user/arm/target_arch_cpu.c b/bsd-user/arm/target_arch_cpu.c
index 02bf9149d5..fe38ae2210 100644
--- a/bsd-user/arm/target_arch_cpu.c
+++ b/bsd-user/arm/target_arch_cpu.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  *  along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "target_arch.h"
 
 void target_cpu_set_tls(CPUARMState *env, target_ulong newtls)
diff --git a/bsd-user/bsd-proc.h b/bsd-user/bsd-proc.h
index 68b66e571d..a1061bffb8 100644
--- a/bsd-user/bsd-proc.h
+++ b/bsd-user/bsd-proc.h
@@ -20,11 +20,7 @@
 #ifndef BSD_PROC_H_
 #define BSD_PROC_H_
 
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 
 /* exit(2) */
 static inline abi_long do_bsd_exit(void *cpu_env, abi_long arg1)
diff --git a/bsd-user/freebsd/os-sys.c b/bsd-user/freebsd/os-sys.c
index 309e27b9d6..1676ec10f8 100644
--- a/bsd-user/freebsd/os-sys.c
+++ b/bsd-user/freebsd/os-sys.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  *  along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu.h"
 #include "target_arch_sysarch.h"
 
diff --git a/bsd-user/i386/signal.c b/bsd-user/i386/signal.c
index 5dd975ce56..a3131047b8 100644
--- a/bsd-user/i386/signal.c
+++ b/bsd-user/i386/signal.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  *  along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu.h"
 
 /*
diff --git a/bsd-user/i386/target_arch_cpu.c b/bsd-user/i386/target_arch_cpu.c
index d349e45299..2a3af2ddef 100644
--- a/bsd-user/i386/target_arch_cpu.c
+++ b/bsd-user/i386/target_arch_cpu.c
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@
  *  along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#include <sys/types.h>
-
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
+
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "qemu.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
diff --git a/bsd-user/main.c b/bsd-user/main.c
index 6f09180d65..41290e16f9 100644
--- a/bsd-user/main.c
+++ b/bsd-user/main.c
@@ -18,12 +18,10 @@
  *  along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
 
-#include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/help-texts.h"
 #include "qemu/units.h"
 #include "qemu/accel.h"
diff --git a/bsd-user/qemu.h b/bsd-user/qemu.h
index be6105385e..0ceecfb6df 100644
--- a/bsd-user/qemu.h
+++ b/bsd-user/qemu.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #ifndef QEMU_H
 #define QEMU_H
 
-#include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "qemu/units.h"
 #include "exec/cpu_ldst.h"
diff --git a/bsd-user/strace.c b/bsd-user/strace.c
index a77d10dd6b..96499751eb 100644
--- a/bsd-user/strace.c
+++ b/bsd-user/strace.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <sys/select.h>
 #include <sys/syscall.h>
 #include <sys/ioccom.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
 
 #include "qemu.h"
 
diff --git a/bsd-user/x86_64/signal.c b/bsd-user/x86_64/signal.c
index c3875bc4c6..46cb865180 100644
--- a/bsd-user/x86_64/signal.c
+++ b/bsd-user/x86_64/signal.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  *  along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu.h"
 
 /*
diff --git a/bsd-user/x86_64/target_arch_cpu.c b/bsd-user/x86_64/target_arch_cpu.c
index be7bd10720..1d32f18907 100644
--- a/bsd-user/x86_64/target_arch_cpu.c
+++ b/bsd-user/x86_64/target_arch_cpu.c
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@
  *  along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#include <sys/types.h>
-
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
+
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "qemu.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
diff --git a/crypto/block-luks-priv.h b/crypto/block-luks-priv.h
index dc2dd14e52..8fc967afcb 100644
--- a/crypto/block-luks-priv.h
+++ b/crypto/block-luks-priv.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/bswap.h"
 
diff --git a/fsdev/p9array.h b/fsdev/p9array.h
index 90e83a7c7b..50a1b15fe9 100644
--- a/fsdev/p9array.h
+++ b/fsdev/p9array.h
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 #ifndef QEMU_P9ARRAY_H
 #define QEMU_P9ARRAY_H
 
-#include "qemu/compiler.h"
-
 /**
  * P9Array provides a mechanism to access arrays in common C-style (e.g. by
  * square bracket [] operator) in conjunction with reference variables that
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/9p.c b/hw/9pfs/9p.c
index 072cf67956..9621ec1341 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/9p.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/9p.c
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #ifdef CONFIG_LINUX
 #include <linux/limits.h>
-#else
-#include <limits.h>
 #endif
 #include <glib/gprintf.h>
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio.h"
diff --git a/hw/acpi/piix4.c b/hw/acpi/piix4.c
index 724294b378..eac2125abd 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/piix4.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/piix4.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include "sysemu/xen.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/range.h"
-#include "hw/acpi/pcihp.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/cpu.h"
 #include "hw/hotplug.h"
diff --git a/hw/alpha/dp264.c b/hw/alpha/dp264.c
index c502c8c62a..4161f559a7 100644
--- a/hw/alpha/dp264.c
+++ b/hw/alpha/dp264.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include "net/net.h"
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
 #include "qemu/datadir.h"
-#include "net/net.h"
 
 static uint64_t cpu_alpha_superpage_to_phys(void *opaque, uint64_t addr)
 {
diff --git a/hw/arm/virt.c b/hw/arm/virt.c
index ba47728288..75f28947de 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include "qemu/units.h"
 #include "qemu/option.h"
 #include "monitor/qdev.h"
-#include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "hw/arm/boot.h"
 #include "hw/arm/primecell.h"
diff --git a/hw/arm/xlnx-versal.c b/hw/arm/xlnx-versal.c
index 57276e1506..69b1b99e93 100644
--- a/hw/arm/xlnx-versal.c
+++ b/hw/arm/xlnx-versal.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include "hw/misc/unimp.h"
 #include "hw/arm/xlnx-versal.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
-#include "hw/sysbus.h"
 
 #define XLNX_VERSAL_ACPU_TYPE ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-a72")
 #define XLNX_VERSAL_RCPU_TYPE ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-r5f")
diff --git a/hw/block/pflash_cfi01.c b/hw/block/pflash_cfi01.c
index 36d68c70f6..3c066e3405 100644
--- a/hw/block/pflash_cfi01.c
+++ b/hw/block/pflash_cfi01.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/bitops.h"
-#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
diff --git a/hw/core/machine.c b/hw/core/machine.c
index b5cd42cd8c..f73fc4c45c 100644
--- a/hw/core/machine.c
+++ b/hw/core/machine.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include "exec/confidential-guest-support.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio-pci.h"
-#include "qom/object_interfaces.h"
 
 GlobalProperty hw_compat_7_2[] = {
     { "virtio-mem", "x-early-migration", "false" },
diff --git a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-udmabuf.c b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-udmabuf.c
index 8bdf4bac6e..847fa4c0cc 100644
--- a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-udmabuf.c
+++ b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-udmabuf.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include "exec/ramblock.h"
 #include "sysemu/hostmem.h"
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <linux/memfd.h>
 #include "qemu/memfd.h"
 #include "standard-headers/linux/udmabuf.h"
diff --git a/hw/hppa/machine.c b/hw/hppa/machine.c
index de1cc7ab71..7ac68c943f 100644
--- a/hw/hppa/machine.c
+++ b/hw/hppa/machine.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "net/net.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
-#include "net/net.h"
 
 #define MIN_SEABIOS_HPPA_VERSION 6 /* require at least this fw version */
 
diff --git a/hw/hyperv/syndbg.c b/hw/hyperv/syndbg.c
index 16d04cfdc6..94fe1b534b 100644
--- a/hw/hyperv/syndbg.c
+++ b/hw/hyperv/syndbg.c
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
  * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
  */
 
-#include "qemu/ctype.h"
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qemu/ctype.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "qemu/sockets.h"
diff --git a/hw/i2c/pmbus_device.c b/hw/i2c/pmbus_device.c
index 4071a88cfc..c3d6046784 100644
--- a/hw/i2c/pmbus_device.c
+++ b/hw/i2c/pmbus_device.c
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include <math.h>
-#include <string.h>
 #include "hw/i2c/pmbus_device.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
diff --git a/hw/i386/acpi-build.c b/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
index 145389aa58..b67dcbbb37 100644
--- a/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
+++ b/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@
 
 #include "hw/acpi/hmat.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/viot.h"
-#include "hw/acpi/cxl.h"
 
 #include CONFIG_DEVICES
 
diff --git a/hw/input/tsc210x.c b/hw/input/tsc210x.c
index fdd5ff87d9..7eae5989f7 100644
--- a/hw/input/tsc210x.c
+++ b/hw/input/tsc210x.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "hw/hw.h"
 #include "audio/audio.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
diff --git a/hw/loongarch/acpi-build.c b/hw/loongarch/acpi-build.c
index c2b237736d..f551296a0e 100644
--- a/hw/loongarch/acpi-build.c
+++ b/hw/loongarch/acpi-build.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 /* Supported chipsets: */
 #include "hw/pci-host/ls7a.h"
 #include "hw/loongarch/virt.h"
-#include "hw/acpi/aml-build.h"
 
 #include "hw/acpi/utils.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/pci.h"
diff --git a/hw/misc/macio/cuda.c b/hw/misc/macio/cuda.c
index 7208b90e12..6336dcb194 100644
--- a/hw/misc/macio/cuda.c
+++ b/hw/misc/macio/cuda.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "hw/misc/macio/cuda.h"
-#include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
 #include "sysemu/runstate.h"
 #include "sysemu/rtc.h"
diff --git a/hw/misc/macio/pmu.c b/hw/misc/macio/pmu.c
index 8575bc1264..58316d1871 100644
--- a/hw/misc/macio/pmu.c
+++ b/hw/misc/macio/pmu.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/misc/macio/pmu.h"
-#include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
 #include "sysemu/runstate.h"
 #include "sysemu/rtc.h"
diff --git a/hw/net/xilinx_axienet.c b/hw/net/xilinx_axienet.c
index 7e00965323..5b19a01eaa 100644
--- a/hw/net/xilinx_axienet.c
+++ b/hw/net/xilinx_axienet.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include "net/net.h"
 #include "net/checksum.h"
 
-#include "hw/hw.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "hw/stream.h"
diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc405_uc.c b/hw/ppc/ppc405_uc.c
index c973cfb04e..0cc68178ad 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/ppc405_uc.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/ppc405_uc.c
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
 #include "hw/intc/ppc-uic.h"
-#include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
-#include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc440_bamboo.c b/hw/ppc/ppc440_bamboo.c
index 81d71adf34..2880c81cb1 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/ppc440_bamboo.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/ppc440_bamboo.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/units.h"
-#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/datadir.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "net/net.h"
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
index 4923435a8b..b5c400a94d 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include "hw/ppc/spapr_drc.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
-#include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-events-qdev.h"
 #include "qapi/visitor.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
diff --git a/hw/rdma/vmw/pvrdma_dev_ring.c b/hw/rdma/vmw/pvrdma_dev_ring.c
index 598e6adc5e..30ce22a5be 100644
--- a/hw/rdma/vmw/pvrdma_dev_ring.c
+++ b/hw/rdma/vmw/pvrdma_dev_ring.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "qemu/cutils.h"
 #include "hw/pci/pci.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
diff --git a/hw/remote/machine.c b/hw/remote/machine.c
index 519f855ec1..fdc6c441bb 100644
--- a/hw/remote/machine.c
+++ b/hw/remote/machine.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include "hw/remote/iohub.h"
 #include "hw/remote/iommu.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-core.h"
-#include "hw/remote/iommu.h"
 #include "hw/remote/vfio-user-obj.h"
 #include "hw/pci/msi.h"
 
diff --git a/hw/remote/proxy-memory-listener.c b/hw/remote/proxy-memory-listener.c
index eb9918fe72..18d96a1d04 100644
--- a/hw/remote/proxy-memory-listener.c
+++ b/hw/remote/proxy-memory-listener.c
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 
-#include "qemu/compiler.h"
 #include "qemu/int128.h"
 #include "qemu/range.h"
 #include "exec/memory.h"
diff --git a/hw/remote/remote-obj.c b/hw/remote/remote-obj.c
index 333e5ac443..65b6f7cc86 100644
--- a/hw/remote/remote-obj.c
+++ b/hw/remote/remote-obj.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/notify.h"
 #include "qom/object_interfaces.h"
-#include "hw/qdev-core.h"
 #include "io/channel.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-core.h"
 #include "hw/remote/machine.h"
diff --git a/hw/rtc/mc146818rtc.c b/hw/rtc/mc146818rtc.c
index bc1192b7ae..ba612a151d 100644
--- a/hw/rtc/mc146818rtc.c
+++ b/hw/rtc/mc146818rtc.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-events-misc.h"
 #include "qapi/visitor.h"
-#include "hw/rtc/mc146818rtc_regs.h"
 
 //#define DEBUG_CMOS
 //#define DEBUG_COALESCED
diff --git a/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw-serial.c b/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw-serial.c
index bf8057880f..8f8d2302f8 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw-serial.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw-serial.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio-serial.h"
 #include "virtio-ccw.h"
-#include "hw/virtio/virtio-serial.h"
 
 #define TYPE_VIRTIO_SERIAL_CCW "virtio-serial-ccw"
 OBJECT_DECLARE_SIMPLE_TYPE(VirtioSerialCcw, VIRTIO_SERIAL_CCW)
diff --git a/hw/sensor/adm1272.c b/hw/sensor/adm1272.c
index 7310c769be..8f4a1c2cd4 100644
--- a/hw/sensor/adm1272.c
+++ b/hw/sensor/adm1272.c
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include <string.h>
 #include "hw/i2c/pmbus_device.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
diff --git a/hw/usb/dev-storage-bot.c b/hw/usb/dev-storage-bot.c
index b24b3148c2..1e5c5c711f 100644
--- a/hw/usb/dev-storage-bot.c
+++ b/hw/usb/dev-storage-bot.c
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "qemu/typedefs.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "hw/usb.h"
 #include "hw/usb/desc.h"
diff --git a/hw/usb/dev-storage-classic.c b/hw/usb/dev-storage-classic.c
index 00f25bade2..84d19752b5 100644
--- a/hw/usb/dev-storage-classic.c
+++ b/hw/usb/dev-storage-classic.c
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "qemu/typedefs.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qapi/visitor.h"
 #include "hw/usb.h"
diff --git a/include/block/graph-lock.h b/include/block/graph-lock.h
index 3ab924d5e2..18cc14de22 100644
--- a/include/block/graph-lock.h
+++ b/include/block/graph-lock.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #ifndef GRAPH_LOCK_H
 #define GRAPH_LOCK_H
 
-#include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/clang-tsa.h"
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/block/write-threshold.h b/include/block/write-threshold.h
index f50f923e7e..63d1583887 100644
--- a/include/block/write-threshold.h
+++ b/include/block/write-threshold.h
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 #ifndef BLOCK_WRITE_THRESHOLD_H
 #define BLOCK_WRITE_THRESHOLD_H
 
-#include "qemu/typedefs.h"
-
 /*
  * bdrv_write_threshold_set:
  *
diff --git a/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx6ul.h b/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx6ul.h
index 7812e516a5..1952cb984d 100644
--- a/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx6ul.h
+++ b/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx6ul.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include "hw/timer/imx_gpt.h"
 #include "hw/timer/imx_epit.h"
 #include "hw/i2c/imx_i2c.h"
-#include "hw/gpio/imx_gpio.h"
 #include "hw/sd/sdhci.h"
 #include "hw/ssi/imx_spi.h"
 #include "hw/net/imx_fec.h"
diff --git a/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx7.h b/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx7.h
index 4e5e071864..355bd8ea83 100644
--- a/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx7.h
+++ b/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx7.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include "hw/timer/imx_gpt.h"
 #include "hw/timer/imx_epit.h"
 #include "hw/i2c/imx_i2c.h"
-#include "hw/gpio/imx_gpio.h"
 #include "hw/sd/sdhci.h"
 #include "hw/ssi/imx_spi.h"
 #include "hw/net/imx_fec.h"
diff --git a/include/hw/cxl/cxl_component.h b/include/hw/cxl/cxl_component.h
index 5dca21e95b..692d7a5507 100644
--- a/include/hw/cxl/cxl_component.h
+++ b/include/hw/cxl/cxl_component.h
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@
 #define CXL2_COMPONENT_CM_REGION_SIZE 0x1000
 #define CXL2_COMPONENT_BLOCK_SIZE 0x10000
 
-#include "qemu/compiler.h"
 #include "qemu/range.h"
-#include "qemu/typedefs.h"
 #include "hw/cxl/cxl_cdat.h"
 #include "hw/register.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
diff --git a/include/hw/cxl/cxl_host.h b/include/hw/cxl/cxl_host.h
index a1b662ce40..c9bc9c7c50 100644
--- a/include/hw/cxl/cxl_host.h
+++ b/include/hw/cxl/cxl_host.h
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
  * COPYING file in the top-level directory.
  */
 
-#include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "hw/cxl/cxl.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 
diff --git a/include/hw/cxl/cxl_pci.h b/include/hw/cxl/cxl_pci.h
index 01e15ed5b4..407be95b9e 100644
--- a/include/hw/cxl/cxl_pci.h
+++ b/include/hw/cxl/cxl_pci.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #ifndef CXL_PCI_H
 #define CXL_PCI_H
 
-#include "qemu/compiler.h"
 
 #define CXL_VENDOR_ID 0x1e98
 
diff --git a/include/hw/input/pl050.h b/include/hw/input/pl050.h
index 89ec4fafc9..4cb8985f31 100644
--- a/include/hw/input/pl050.h
+++ b/include/hw/input/pl050.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #ifndef HW_PL050_H
 #define HW_PL050_H
 
-#include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "hw/input/ps2.h"
diff --git a/include/hw/misc/aspeed_lpc.h b/include/hw/misc/aspeed_lpc.h
index fd228731d2..fa398959af 100644
--- a/include/hw/misc/aspeed_lpc.h
+++ b/include/hw/misc/aspeed_lpc.h
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 
-#include <stdint.h>
-
 #define TYPE_ASPEED_LPC "aspeed.lpc"
 #define ASPEED_LPC(obj) OBJECT_CHECK(AspeedLPCState, (obj), TYPE_ASPEED_LPC)
 
diff --git a/include/hw/pci/pcie_doe.h b/include/hw/pci/pcie_doe.h
index ba4d8b03bd..87dc17dcef 100644
--- a/include/hw/pci/pcie_doe.h
+++ b/include/hw/pci/pcie_doe.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #define PCIE_DOE_H
 
 #include "qemu/range.h"
-#include "qemu/typedefs.h"
 #include "hw/register.h"
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/hw/tricore/triboard.h b/include/hw/tricore/triboard.h
index 094c8bd563..4fdd2d7d97 100644
--- a/include/hw/tricore/triboard.h
+++ b/include/hw/tricore/triboard.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
  * License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
diff --git a/include/qemu/async-teardown.h b/include/qemu/async-teardown.h
index 092e7a37e7..b281da005b 100644
--- a/include/qemu/async-teardown.h
+++ b/include/qemu/async-teardown.h
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 #ifndef QEMU_ASYNC_TEARDOWN_H
 #define QEMU_ASYNC_TEARDOWN_H
 
-#include "config-host.h"
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_LINUX
 void init_async_teardown(void);
 #endif
diff --git a/include/qemu/dbus.h b/include/qemu/dbus.h
index 08f00dfd53..81d3de8a5a 100644
--- a/include/qemu/dbus.h
+++ b/include/qemu/dbus.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include "qom/object.h"
 #include "chardev/char.h"
 #include "qemu/notify.h"
-#include "qemu/typedefs.h"
 
 /* glib/gio 2.68 */
 #define DBUS_METHOD_INVOCATION_HANDLED TRUE
diff --git a/include/qemu/host-utils.h b/include/qemu/host-utils.h
index 88d476161c..3ce62bf4a5 100644
--- a/include/qemu/host-utils.h
+++ b/include/qemu/host-utils.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #ifndef HOST_UTILS_H
 #define HOST_UTILS_H
 
-#include "qemu/compiler.h"
 #include "qemu/bswap.h"
 #include "qemu/int128.h"
 
diff --git a/include/qemu/userfaultfd.h b/include/qemu/userfaultfd.h
index d764496f0b..18a4314212 100644
--- a/include/qemu/userfaultfd.h
+++ b/include/qemu/userfaultfd.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LINUX
 
-#include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "exec/hwaddr.h"
 #include <linux/userfaultfd.h>
 
diff --git a/include/sysemu/accel-blocker.h b/include/sysemu/accel-blocker.h
index 72020529ef..0733783bcc 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/accel-blocker.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/accel-blocker.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #ifndef ACCEL_BLOCKER_H
 #define ACCEL_BLOCKER_H
 
-#include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "sysemu/cpus.h"
 
 extern void accel_blocker_init(void);
diff --git a/include/sysemu/event-loop-base.h b/include/sysemu/event-loop-base.h
index 2748bf6ae1..a6c24f1351 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/event-loop-base.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/event-loop-base.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 #include "qom/object.h"
 #include "block/aio.h"
-#include "qemu/typedefs.h"
 
 #define TYPE_EVENT_LOOP_BASE         "event-loop-base"
 OBJECT_DECLARE_TYPE(EventLoopBase, EventLoopBaseClass,
diff --git a/migration/postcopy-ram.c b/migration/postcopy-ram.c
index b98e95dab0..53299b7a5e 100644
--- a/migration/postcopy-ram.c
+++ b/migration/postcopy-ram.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "qemu/rcu.h"
 #include "qemu/madvise.h"
 #include "exec/target_page.h"
 #include "migration.h"
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "exec/ramblock.h"
 #include "socket.h"
-#include "qemu-file.h"
 #include "yank_functions.h"
 #include "tls.h"
 #include "qemu/userfaultfd.h"
diff --git a/net/vmnet_int.h b/net/vmnet_int.h
index adf6e8c20d..d0b90594f2 100644
--- a/net/vmnet_int.h
+++ b/net/vmnet_int.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #ifndef VMNET_INT_H
 #define VMNET_INT_H
 
-#include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "vmnet_int.h"
 #include "clients.h"
 
diff --git a/qga/commands-posix.c b/qga/commands-posix.c
index ebd33a643c..079689d79a 100644
--- a/qga/commands-posix.c
+++ b/qga/commands-posix.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 #else
 #include <net/ethernet.h>
 #endif
-#include <sys/types.h>
 #ifdef CONFIG_SOLARIS
 #include <sys/sockio.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/qga/cutils.c b/qga/cutils.c
index b8e142ef64..b21bcf3683 100644
--- a/qga/cutils.c
+++ b/qga/cutils.c
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
  * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
  * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
  */
-#include "cutils.h"
 
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "cutils.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 
 /**
diff --git a/qga/cutils.h b/qga/cutils.h
index f0f30a7d28..c1f2f4b17a 100644
--- a/qga/cutils.h
+++ b/qga/cutils.h
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef CUTILS_H_
 #define CUTILS_H_
 
-#include "qemu/osdep.h"
-
 int qga_open_cloexec(const char *name, int flags, mode_t mode);
 
 #endif /* CUTILS_H_ */
diff --git a/scripts/clean-includes b/scripts/clean-includes
index d37bd4f692..58e1607a82 100755
--- a/scripts/clean-includes
+++ b/scripts/clean-includes
@@ -111,7 +111,12 @@ cat >"$COCCIFILE" <<EOT
 )
 EOT
 
+files=
 for f in "$@"; do
+  if [ -L "$f" ]; then
+      echo "SKIPPING $f (symbolic link)"
+      continue
+  fi
   case "$f" in
     *.c.inc)
       # These aren't standalone C source files
@@ -144,6 +149,7 @@ for f in "$@"; do
       continue
       ;;
   esac
+  files="$files $f"
 
   if [ "$MODE" = "c" ]; then
     # First, use Coccinelle to add qemu/osdep.h before the first existing include
@@ -174,25 +180,30 @@ for f in "$@"; do
 
 done
 
-if [ "$DUPHEAD" = "yes" ]; then
-    egrep "^[[:space:]]*#[[:space:]]*include" "$@" | tr -d '[:blank:]' \
-        | sort | uniq -c | awk '{if ($1 > 1) print $0}'
-    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+if [ "$DUPHEAD" = "yes" ] && [ -n "$files" ]; then
+    if egrep "^[[:space:]]*#[[:space:]]*include" $files | tr -d '[:blank:]' \
+        | sort | uniq -c | grep -v '^ *1 '; then
         echo "Found duplicate header file includes. Please check the above files manually."
         exit 1
     fi
 fi
 
 if [ "$GIT" = "yes" ]; then
-    git add -- "$@"
+    git add -- $files
     git commit --signoff -F - <<EOF
 $GITSUBJ: Clean up includes
 
-Clean up includes so that osdep.h is included first and headers
-which it implies are not included manually.
-
 This commit was created with scripts/clean-includes.
 
+All .c should include qemu/osdep.h first.  The script performs three
+related cleanups:
+
+* Ensure .c files include qemu/osdep.h first.
+* Including it in a .h is redundant, since the .c  already includes
+  it.  Drop such inclusions.
+* Likewise, including headers qemu/osdep.h includes is redundant.
+  Drop these, too.
+
 EOF
 
 fi
diff --git a/softmmu/dirtylimit.c b/softmmu/dirtylimit.c
index 12668555f2..c56f0f58c8 100644
--- a/softmmu/dirtylimit.c
+++ b/softmmu/dirtylimit.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-migration.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
diff --git a/softmmu/runstate.c b/softmmu/runstate.c
index cab9f6fc07..f9ad88e6a7 100644
--- a/softmmu/runstate.c
+++ b/softmmu/runstate.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-run-state.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-events-run-state.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
-#include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "qemu/job.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
diff --git a/softmmu/vl.c b/softmmu/vl.c
index 9177d95d4e..b2ee3fee3f 100644
--- a/softmmu/vl.c
+++ b/softmmu/vl.c
@@ -129,15 +129,12 @@
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-misc.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-visit-qom.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-ui.h"
-#include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
 #include "block/qdict.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
 #include "sysemu/iothread.h"
 #include "qemu/guest-random.h"
 #include "qemu/keyval.h"
 
-#include "config-host.h"
-
 #define MAX_VIRTIO_CONSOLES 1
 
 typedef struct BlockdevOptionsQueueEntry {
diff --git a/target/hexagon/hex_arch_types.h b/target/hexagon/hex_arch_types.h
index 885f68f760..52a7f2b2f3 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/hex_arch_types.h
+++ b/target/hexagon/hex_arch_types.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #ifndef HEXAGON_HEX_ARCH_TYPES_H
 #define HEXAGON_HEX_ARCH_TYPES_H
 
-#include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "mmvec/mmvec.h"
 #include "qemu/int128.h"
 
diff --git a/target/hexagon/mmvec/macros.h b/target/hexagon/mmvec/macros.h
index 8c864e8c68..1201d778d0 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/mmvec/macros.h
+++ b/target/hexagon/mmvec/macros.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #ifndef HEXAGON_MMVEC_MACROS_H
 #define HEXAGON_MMVEC_MACROS_H
 
-#include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 #include "arch.h"
 #include "mmvec/system_ext_mmvec.h"
diff --git a/target/loongarch/translate.c b/target/loongarch/translate.c
index 38ced69803..72a6275665 100644
--- a/target/loongarch/translate.c
+++ b/target/loongarch/translate.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
 #include "exec/helper-gen.h"
 
-#include "exec/translator.h"
 #include "exec/log.h"
 #include "qemu/qemu-print.h"
 #include "fpu/softfloat.h"
diff --git a/target/mips/tcg/translate.c b/target/mips/tcg/translate.c
index 624e6b7786..aa12bb708a 100644
--- a/target/mips/tcg/translate.c
+++ b/target/mips/tcg/translate.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include "semihosting/semihost.h"
 
 #include "trace.h"
-#include "exec/translator.h"
 #include "exec/log.h"
 #include "qemu/qemu-print.h"
 #include "fpu_helper.h"
diff --git a/target/nios2/translate.c b/target/nios2/translate.c
index 4db8b47744..7aee65a089 100644
--- a/target/nios2/translate.c
+++ b/target/nios2/translate.c
@@ -938,8 +938,6 @@ static const char * const cr_regnames[NUM_CR_REGS] = {
 };
 #endif
 
-#include "exec/gen-icount.h"
-
 /* generate intermediate code for basic block 'tb'.  */
 static void nios2_tr_init_disas_context(DisasContextBase *dcbase, CPUState *cs)
 {
diff --git a/target/riscv/pmu.h b/target/riscv/pmu.h
index 3004ce37b6..0c819ca983 100644
--- a/target/riscv/pmu.h
+++ b/target/riscv/pmu.h
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  * this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
diff --git a/tcg/tci.c b/tcg/tci.c
index 022fe9d0f8..fc67e7e767 100644
--- a/tcg/tci.c
+++ b/tcg/tci.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include "exec/cpu_ldst.h"
 #include "tcg/tcg-op.h"
 #include "tcg/tcg-ldst.h"
-#include "qemu/compiler.h"
 #include <ffi.h>
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test-cutils.c b/tests/unit/test-cutils.c
index 2126b46391..3c4f875420 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test-cutils.c
+++ b/tests/unit/test-cutils.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "qemu/units.h"
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
 #include "qemu/units.h"
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test-seccomp.c b/tests/unit/test-seccomp.c
index 3d7771e46c..f02c79cafd 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test-seccomp.c
+++ b/tests/unit/test-seccomp.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 
-#include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/syscall.h>
 
 static void test_seccomp_helper(const char *args, bool killed,
diff --git a/ui/gtk.c b/ui/gtk.c
index 4817623c8f..7f752d8b7d 100644
--- a/ui/gtk.c
+++ b/ui/gtk.c
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 #include <math.h>
 
 #include "trace.h"
-#include "qemu/cutils.h"
 #include "ui/input.h"
 #include "sysemu/runstate.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
diff --git a/ui/udmabuf.c b/ui/udmabuf.c
index cebceb2610..cbf4357bb1 100644
--- a/ui/udmabuf.c
+++ b/ui/udmabuf.c
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "ui/console.h"
 
-#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 
 int udmabuf_fd(void)
diff --git a/util/async-teardown.c b/util/async-teardown.c
index 62bfce1b3c..62cdeb0f20 100644
--- a/util/async-teardown.c
+++ b/util/async-teardown.c
@@ -10,16 +10,12 @@
  * option) any later version.  See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
  *
  */
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <dirent.h>
-#include <sys/prctl.h>
-#include <signal.h>
-#include <sched.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+#include <sched.h>
+
 #include "qemu/async-teardown.h"
 
 #ifdef _SC_THREAD_STACK_MIN
diff --git a/util/main-loop.c b/util/main-loop.c
index 58f776a8c9..3c0f525192 100644
--- a/util/main-loop.c
+++ b/util/main-loop.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include "block/thread-pool.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/queue.h"
-#include "qemu/compiler.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 
 #ifndef _WIN32
diff --git a/util/oslib-posix.c b/util/oslib-posix.c
index 59a891b6a8..77d882e681 100644
--- a/util/oslib-posix.c
+++ b/util/oslib-posix.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #include "qemu/thread.h"
 #include <libgen.h>
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
-#include "qemu/compiler.h"
 #include "qemu/units.h"
 #include "qemu/thread-context.h"
 
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@
 
 #ifdef __FreeBSD__
 #include <sys/thr.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/user.h>
 #include <libutil.h>
 #endif
@@ -61,10 +59,6 @@
 
 #include "qemu/mmap-alloc.h"
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK_USAGE
-#include "qemu/error-report.h"
-#endif
-
 #define MAX_MEM_PREALLOC_THREAD_COUNT 16
 
 struct MemsetThread;