diff --git a/qemu-timer.c b/qemu-timer.c
index 0b28edad1c..25d5fdcc28 100644
--- a/qemu-timer.c
+++ b/qemu-timer.c
@@ -29,23 +29,16 @@
 
 #include "hw/hw.h"
 
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <time.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
-#include <signal.h>
+#include "qemu-timer.h"
+
 #ifdef __FreeBSD__
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #endif
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-#include <windows.h>
 #include <mmsystem.h>
 #endif
 
-#include "qemu-timer.h"
-
 /***********************************************************/
 /* timers */
 
diff --git a/qemu-timer.h b/qemu-timer.h
index 094e730ca2..5a31434f47 100644
--- a/qemu-timer.h
+++ b/qemu-timer.h
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "main-loop.h"
 #include "notify.h"
-#include <time.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
-
-#ifdef _WIN32
-#include <windows.h>
-#endif
 
 /* timers */