diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-rtnl/rtnl-message.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-rtnl/rtnl-message.c
index 30e33584c4..b501a52cf1 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-rtnl/rtnl-message.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-rtnl/rtnl-message.c
@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@
 #include <netinet/ether.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <linux/netlink.h>
-#include <linux/veth.h>
-#include <linux/if.h>
-#include <linux/ip.h>
-#include <linux/if_tunnel.h>
-#include <linux/if_bridge.h>
 
 #include "util.h"
 #include "refcnt.h"