diff --git a/daemon/proto.c b/daemon/proto.c
index 4c3a39eb3..67c76414b 100644
--- a/daemon/proto.c
+++ b/daemon/proto.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "c-ctype.h"
-#include "ignore-value.h"
 
 #include "daemon.h"
 #include "guestfs_protocol.h"
diff --git a/src/dbdump.c b/src/dbdump.c
index 5c742cef8..201fa6e4b 100644
--- a/src/dbdump.c
+++ b/src/dbdump.c
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 
 #include <pcre.h>
 
-#include "ignore-value.h"
-
 #include "guestfs.h"
 #include "guestfs-internal.h"
 
diff --git a/src/events.c b/src/events.c
index a82b3f638..947422834 100644
--- a/src/events.c
+++ b/src/events.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "c-ctype.h"
-#include "ignore-value.h"
 
 #include "guestfs.h"
 #include "guestfs-internal.h"
diff --git a/src/guestfs.c b/src/guestfs.c
index f7256b029..a01d5c613 100644
--- a/src/guestfs.c
+++ b/src/guestfs.c
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 #include "glthread/lock.h"
 #include "hash.h"
 #include "hash-pjw.h"
-#include "ignore-value.h"
 
 #include "guestfs.h"
 #include "guestfs-internal.h"
diff --git a/src/inspect-apps.c b/src/inspect-apps.c
index b5ee15d0a..b021320d9 100644
--- a/src/inspect-apps.c
+++ b/src/inspect-apps.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 
 #include <pcre.h>
 
-#include "ignore-value.h"
 #include "xstrtol.h"
 
 #include "guestfs.h"
diff --git a/src/inspect-fs-cd.c b/src/inspect-fs-cd.c
index 614f9a43a..aef61d6a8 100644
--- a/src/inspect-fs-cd.c
+++ b/src/inspect-fs-cd.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include <pcre.h>
 
 #include "c-ctype.h"
-#include "ignore-value.h"
 #include "xstrtol.h"
 
 #include "guestfs.h"
diff --git a/src/inspect.c b/src/inspect.c
index 90ebf18fc..5dd92663d 100644
--- a/src/inspect.c
+++ b/src/inspect.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 
 #include <pcre.h>
 
-#include "ignore-value.h"
 #include "xstrtol.h"
 
 #include "guestfs.h"