diff --git a/src/arch/arm/armv7/mmu.c b/src/arch/arm/armv7/mmu.c
index e9d10e2a3d..77b9b4b435 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/armv7/mmu.c
+++ b/src/arch/arm/armv7/mmu.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <commonlib/helpers.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <symbols.h>
 
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/cpu.c b/src/arch/arm/cpu.c
index 87fc6b17cc..1e0e0fd60b 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/cpu.c
+++ b/src/arch/arm/cpu.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
  */
-#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <arch/cpu.h>
 #include <commonlib/helpers.h>
 
diff --git a/src/arch/arm64/armv8/mmu.c b/src/arch/arm64/armv8/mmu.c
index 67dca48dbc..bdec55c8c2 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm64/armv8/mmu.c
+++ b/src/arch/arm64/armv8/mmu.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <assert.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <symbols.h>
diff --git a/src/arch/arm64/fit_payload.c b/src/arch/arm64/fit_payload.c
index 4ade1c719d..002df44fcc 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm64/fit_payload.c
+++ b/src/arch/arm64/fit_payload.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 #include <console/console.h>
 #include <bootmem.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <program_loading.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <commonlib/compression.h>
diff --git a/src/arch/riscv/fit_payload.c b/src/arch/riscv/fit_payload.c
index 78e95fdd83..89263d3fad 100644
--- a/src/arch/riscv/fit_payload.c
+++ b/src/arch/riscv/fit_payload.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 #include <console/console.h>
 #include <bootmem.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <program_loading.h>
 #include <commonlib/compression.h>
 #include <commonlib/cbfs_serialized.h>
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/acpigen_dsm.c b/src/arch/x86/acpigen_dsm.c
index 64cdd7228e..294c6c346b 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/acpigen_dsm.c
+++ b/src/arch/x86/acpigen_dsm.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 #include <arch/acpigen.h>
 #include <arch/acpigen_dsm.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
 
 /* -------------------  I2C HID DSM ---------------------------- */
 
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/cbmem.c b/src/arch/x86/cbmem.c
index fc85bc617f..b20eb67b9b 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/cbmem.c
+++ b/src/arch/x86/cbmem.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
  * GNU General Public License for more details.
  */
 
-#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <cbmem.h>
 
 #if CONFIG(CBMEM_TOP_BACKUP)
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/include/arch/acpigen.h b/src/arch/x86/include/arch/acpigen.h
index 8b8c873fb5..11fe232272 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/include/arch/acpigen.h
+++ b/src/arch/x86/include/arch/acpigen.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #ifndef LIBACPI_H
 #define LIBACPI_H
 
-#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <arch/acpi.h>
 #include <arch/acpi_device.h>
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/mmap_boot.c b/src/arch/x86/mmap_boot.c
index 762193090b..74764fc4bf 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/mmap_boot.c
+++ b/src/arch/x86/mmap_boot.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 #include <boot_device.h>
 #include <endian.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
 
 /* The ROM is memory mapped just below 4GiB. Form a pointer for the base. */
 #define rom_base ((void *)(uintptr_t)(0x100000000ULL-CONFIG_ROM_SIZE))
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/smbios.c b/src/arch/x86/smbios.c
index a599addb61..8cd4518d13 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/smbios.c
+++ b/src/arch/x86/smbios.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
  * GNU General Public License for more details.
  */
 
-#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <smbios.h>
 #include <console/console.h>