diff --git a/src/lib/string.c b/src/lib/string.c
index 9677520137..a9515f70ce 100644
--- a/src/lib/string.c
+++ b/src/lib/string.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
-#include <rules.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
diff --git a/src/lib/thread.c b/src/lib/thread.c
index 0393ca7db0..a1c84dce59 100644
--- a/src/lib/thread.c
+++ b/src/lib/thread.c
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <bootstate.h>
-#include <commonlib/bsd/compiler.h>
 #include <console/console.h>
 #include <smp/node.h>
 #include <thread.h>
diff --git a/src/security/intel/txt/getsec.c b/src/security/intel/txt/getsec.c
index cd2292745f..16ffedd24c 100644
--- a/src/security/intel/txt/getsec.c
+++ b/src/security/intel/txt/getsec.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <cpu/x86/mp.h>
 #include <cpu/x86/msr.h>
 #include <types.h>
-#include <rules.h>
 
 #include "txt_register.h"
 #include "txt_getsec.h"
diff --git a/src/security/tpm/tspi/tspi.c b/src/security/tpm/tspi/tspi.c
index e2d6d1e56e..563e8f0cd5 100644
--- a/src/security/tpm/tspi/tspi.c
+++ b/src/security/tpm/tspi/tspi.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
 
-#include <rules.h>
 #include <console/cbmem_console.h>
 #include <console/console.h>
 #include <security/tpm/tspi/crtm.h>