diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk
index c26556fb2f..78f805b27e 100644
--- a/cfg.mk
+++ b/cfg.mk
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ sc_prohibit_gettext_markup:
 # lower-level code must not include higher-level headers.
 cross_dirs=$(patsubst $(srcdir)/src/%.,%,$(wildcard $(srcdir)/src/*/.))
 cross_dirs_re=($(subst / ,/|,$(cross_dirs)))
-mid_dirs=access|admin|conf|cpu|locking|logging|network|node_device|rpc|security|storage
+mid_dirs=access|admin|conf|cpu|locking|logging|rpc|security
 sc_prohibit_cross_inclusion:
 	@for dir in $(cross_dirs); do \
 	  case $$dir in \
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
index 24b434a458..ee4e0b20de 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 #include "snapshot_conf.h"
 #include "storage_conf.h"
 #include "secret_conf.h"
-#include "network/bridge_driver.h"
 #include "virnetdevtap.h"
 #include "virnetdevopenvswitch.h"
 #include "device_conf.h"
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
index db8586360f..84207db16a 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@
 #include "logging/log_manager.h"
 #include "locking/domain_lock.h"
 
-#include "storage/storage_driver.h"
-
 #ifdef MAJOR_IN_MKDEV
 # include <sys/mkdev.h>
 #elif MAJOR_IN_SYSMACROS
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
index a14e27aac2..3641b801f6 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 #include "virtypedparam.h"
 #include "virprocess.h"
 #include "nwfilter_conf.h"
-#include "storage/storage_driver.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_QEMU
 
diff --git a/src/vz/vz_sdk.c b/src/vz/vz_sdk.c
index eea5f6fc68..41b09162c3 100644
--- a/src/vz/vz_sdk.c
+++ b/src/vz/vz_sdk.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include "virhostcpu.h"
 #include "virsocketaddr.h"
 
-#include "storage/storage_driver.h"
 #include "vz_sdk.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_PARALLELS