diff --git a/src/nm-netlink-compat.c b/src/nm-netlink-compat.c
index eac3faf7f7..9c90eabeac 100644
--- a/src/nm-netlink-compat.c
+++ b/src/nm-netlink-compat.c
@@ -18,15 +18,8 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2011 Caixa Magica Software.
  */
 
-#include <config.h>
 #include <glib.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <sys/ioctl.h>
-#include <sys/socket.h>
-#include <linux/if_vlan.h>
-#include <linux/sockios.h>
 
-#include "nm-logging.h"
 #include "nm-netlink-compat.h"
 
 static struct rtnl_nexthop *
diff --git a/src/nm-netlink-compat.h b/src/nm-netlink-compat.h
index 57dffcd078..a844e9f28e 100644
--- a/src/nm-netlink-compat.h
+++ b/src/nm-netlink-compat.h
@@ -22,27 +22,9 @@
 #ifndef NM_NETLINK_COMPAT_H
 #define NM_NETLINK_COMPAT_H
 
-#include <errno.h>
-
-#include <netlink/netlink.h>
-#include <netlink/route/rtnl.h>
-#include <netlink/route/link.h>
 #include <netlink/route/route.h>
-#include <netlink/route/addr.h>
-
-#include <netlink/netlink.h>
-#include <netlink/cache.h>
-#include <netlink/utils.h>
-#include <netlink/data.h>
-#include <netlink/route/rtnl.h>
-#include <netlink/route/route.h>
-#include <netlink/route/link.h>
-#include <netlink/route/nexthop.h>
-
-#include <config.h>
 
 /* libnl-1 API compatibility for libnl-3 */
-
 int rtnl_route_get_oif(struct rtnl_route *);
 int rtnl_route_set_oif(struct rtnl_route *, int);
 int rtnl_route_set_gateway(struct rtnl_route *, struct nl_addr *);
diff --git a/src/nm-netlink-monitor.h b/src/nm-netlink-monitor.h
index 4e0787bdc5..14e5c4e0e2 100644
--- a/src/nm-netlink-monitor.h
+++ b/src/nm-netlink-monitor.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #ifndef NM_NETLINK_MONITOR_H
 #define NM_NETLINK_MONITOR_H
 
-#include <glib.h>
 #include <glib-object.h>
 #include <netlink/netlink.h>
 #include <netlink/route/link.h>
diff --git a/src/nm-netlink-utils.c b/src/nm-netlink-utils.c
index be8c17eda5..100b467013 100644
--- a/src/nm-netlink-utils.c
+++ b/src/nm-netlink-utils.c
@@ -25,12 +25,8 @@
 
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
-#include <netlink/netlink.h>
-#include <netlink/addr.h>
 #include <netlink/route/addr.h>
 
-#include <errno.h>
-
 typedef struct {
 	int ifindex;
 	int family;
diff --git a/src/nm-netlink-utils.h b/src/nm-netlink-utils.h
index 697faaf01b..1f7c679622 100644
--- a/src/nm-netlink-utils.h
+++ b/src/nm-netlink-utils.h
@@ -21,10 +21,7 @@
 #ifndef NM_NETLINK_UTILS_H
 #define NM_NETLINK_UTILS_H
 
-#include <glib.h>
-#include <netlink/route/rtnl.h>
 #include <netlink/route/route.h>
-#include <netinet/in.h>
 
 gboolean nm_netlink_find_address (int ifindex,
                                   int family,