diff --git a/trace/control-target.c b/trace/control-target.c
index 97f21e476d2..d58e84f6dd8 100644
--- a/trace/control-target.c
+++ b/trace/control-target.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/lockable.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "trace/trace-root.h"
 #include "trace/control.h"
 
 
diff --git a/trace/control.c b/trace/control.c
index ef107829ac0..1c8c50064af 100644
--- a/trace/control.c
+++ b/trace/control.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/config-file.h"
 #include "monitor/monitor.h"
-#include "trace/trace-root.h"
 
 int trace_events_enabled_count;