diff --git a/src/ZVal.cc b/src/ZVal.cc
index a5dfea8a7e..119d8c3f2e 100644
--- a/src/ZVal.cc
+++ b/src/ZVal.cc
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include "zeek/Func.h"
 #include "zeek/OpaqueVal.h"
 #include "zeek/Reporter.h"
-#include "zeek/Desc.h"
 
 using namespace zeek;
 
diff --git a/src/ZVal.h b/src/ZVal.h
index 7cfb228047..1e1af6e900 100644
--- a/src/ZVal.h
+++ b/src/ZVal.h
@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@
 
 #include "zeek/zeek-config.h"
 
-#include <unordered_set>
-
-#include "zeek/Dict.h"
-#include "zeek/Expr.h"
-
 namespace zeek {
 
 class StringVal;