diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/backend/ftrace.py b/scripts/tracetool/backend/ftrace.py
index 80dcf30478..4b83b44f3c 100644
--- a/scripts/tracetool/backend/ftrace.py
+++ b/scripts/tracetool/backend/ftrace.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ PUBLIC = True
 
 def generate_h_begin(events):
     out('#include "trace/ftrace.h"',
-        '#include "trace/control.h"',
         '')
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/backend/log.py b/scripts/tracetool/backend/log.py
index b3ff064011..426bb6e2a2 100644
--- a/scripts/tracetool/backend/log.py
+++ b/scripts/tracetool/backend/log.py
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ PUBLIC = True
 
 
 def generate_h_begin(events):
-    out('#include "trace/control.h"',
-        '#include "qemu/log.h"',
+    out('#include "qemu/log.h"',
         '')
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/backend/syslog.py b/scripts/tracetool/backend/syslog.py
index 89019bc759..5f693bdf4d 100644
--- a/scripts/tracetool/backend/syslog.py
+++ b/scripts/tracetool/backend/syslog.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ PUBLIC = True
 
 def generate_h_begin(events):
     out('#include <syslog.h>',
-        '#include "trace/control.h"',
         '')