diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 3f14ceef48..9516427f43 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 #include "c-ctype.h"
 #include "logging.h"
 #include "network.h"
-#include "macvtap.h"
 #include "nwfilter_conf.h"
 #include "ignore-value.h"
 #include "storage_file.h"
diff --git a/src/util/hooks.c b/src/util/hooks.c
index 04ca6fa8a4..5ba2036d6d 100644
--- a/src/util/hooks.c
+++ b/src/util/hooks.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include "virterror_internal.h"
 #include "hooks.h"
 #include "util.h"
-#include "conf/domain_conf.h"
 #include "logging.h"
 #include "memory.h"
 #include "files.h"