diff --git a/clients/eventdemo.c b/clients/eventdemo.c
index 345a8ee2..8e63540e 100644
--- a/clients/eventdemo.c
+++ b/clients/eventdemo.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include <cairo.h>
-#include <glib.h>
 
 #include "window.h"
 
diff --git a/clients/flower.c b/clients/flower.c
index 8bf4f3ec..2d54b38d 100644
--- a/clients/flower.c
+++ b/clients/flower.c
@@ -25,13 +25,10 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <time.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 #include <math.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <cairo.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
-#include <glib.h>
 
 #include <linux/input.h>
 #include <wayland-client.h>
diff --git a/clients/gears.c b/clients/gears.c
index cc4d39a3..ce8212a3 100644
--- a/clients/gears.c
+++ b/clients/gears.c
@@ -26,11 +26,8 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 #include <math.h>
 #include <time.h>
-#include <glib.h>
 
 #include <GL/gl.h>
 #include <EGL/egl.h>
diff --git a/clients/smoke.c b/clients/smoke.c
index 0e29b063..d730124e 100644
--- a/clients/smoke.c
+++ b/clients/smoke.c
@@ -25,12 +25,9 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <time.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 #include <math.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <cairo.h>
-#include <glib.h>
 
 #include <wayland-client.h>
 #include "window.h"
diff --git a/clients/terminal.c b/clients/terminal.c
index d59442cd..c7300e6c 100644
--- a/clients/terminal.c
+++ b/clients/terminal.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include <pty.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <cairo.h>
-#include <glib.h>
 #include <sys/epoll.h>
 
 #include <wayland-client.h>
diff --git a/clients/window.c b/clients/window.c
index 599cb674..e14edb05 100644
--- a/clients/window.c
+++ b/clients/window.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <cairo.h>
-#include <glib.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <sys/epoll.h>