diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 3d8ac368a19..e79c5f3b5e8 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
 #include "sysemu/iothread.h"
 #include "block/block_int.h"
 #include "block/trace.h"
-#include "sysemu/arch_init.h"
 #include "sysemu/runstate.h"
 #include "sysemu/replay.h"
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index c2b9d62a358..102b2239468 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
 #include "hw/xen/start_info.h"
 #include "ui/qemu-spice.h"
 #include "exec/memory.h"
-#include "sysemu/arch_init.h"
 #include "qemu/bitmap.h"
 #include "qemu/config-file.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
index 30b8bd6ea92..1bc30167acc 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
 #include "hw/kvm/clock.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
-#include "sysemu/arch_init.h"
 #include "hw/i2c/smbus_eeprom.h"
 #include "hw/xen/xen-x86.h"
 #include "exec/memory.h"
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
index 04b4a4788d7..eeb0b185b11 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/units.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
-#include "sysemu/arch_init.h"
 #include "hw/i2c/smbus_eeprom.h"
 #include "hw/rtc/mc146818rtc.h"
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
diff --git a/hw/mips/jazz.c b/hw/mips/jazz.c
index d6183e18821..f5a26e174d5 100644
--- a/hw/mips/jazz.c
+++ b/hw/mips/jazz.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include "hw/isa/isa.h"
 #include "hw/block/fdc.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
-#include "sysemu/arch_init.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "net/net.h"
 #include "hw/scsi/esp.h"
diff --git a/hw/mips/malta.c b/hw/mips/malta.c
index 7dcf175d726..b770b8d3671 100644
--- a/hw/mips/malta.c
+++ b/hw/mips/malta.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #include "hw/mips/mips.h"
 #include "hw/mips/cpudevs.h"
 #include "hw/pci/pci.h"
-#include "sysemu/arch_init.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "hw/mips/bios.h"
 #include "hw/ide.h"
diff --git a/hw/ppc/prep.c b/hw/ppc/prep.c
index acfc2a91d8e..25a2e86b421 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/prep.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/prep.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #include "hw/rtc/mc146818rtc.h"
 #include "hw/isa/pc87312.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
-#include "sysemu/arch_init.h"
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
 #include "sysemu/reset.h"
 #include "trace.h"
diff --git a/hw/riscv/sifive_e.c b/hw/riscv/sifive_e.c
index ddc658c8d68..5b7b245e1f3 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/sifive_e.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/sifive_e.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 #include "hw/intc/sifive_plic.h"
 #include "hw/misc/sifive_e_prci.h"
 #include "chardev/char.h"
-#include "sysemu/arch_init.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 
 static const MemMapEntry sifive_e_memmap[] = {
diff --git a/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c b/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
index 87bbd10b211..6cc1a62b0f7 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 #include "hw/intc/sifive_plic.h"
 #include "chardev/char.h"
 #include "net/eth.h"
-#include "sysemu/arch_init.h"
 #include "sysemu/device_tree.h"
 #include "sysemu/runstate.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
diff --git a/hw/riscv/spike.c b/hw/riscv/spike.c
index fead77f0c48..aae36f2cb4d 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/spike.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/spike.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include "hw/char/riscv_htif.h"
 #include "hw/intc/sifive_clint.h"
 #include "chardev/char.h"
-#include "sysemu/arch_init.h"
 #include "sysemu/device_tree.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 
diff --git a/hw/riscv/virt.c b/hw/riscv/virt.c
index 4a3cd2599a5..0e55411045a 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/virt.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/virt.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include "hw/intc/sifive_plic.h"
 #include "hw/misc/sifive_test.h"
 #include "chardev/char.h"
-#include "sysemu/arch_init.h"
 #include "sysemu/device_tree.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "hw/pci/pci.h"
diff --git a/monitor/qmp-cmds.c b/monitor/qmp-cmds.c
index 9ddb9352e65..5c0d5e116b9 100644
--- a/monitor/qmp-cmds.c
+++ b/monitor/qmp-cmds.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
 #include "sysemu/runstate.h"
 #include "sysemu/runstate-action.h"
-#include "sysemu/arch_init.h"
 #include "sysemu/blockdev.h"
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
diff --git a/target/ppc/cpu_init.c b/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
index 505a0ed6ac0..319a272d4c9 100644
--- a/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
+++ b/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include "disas/dis-asm.h"
 #include "exec/gdbstub.h"
 #include "kvm_ppc.h"
-#include "sysemu/arch_init.h"
 #include "sysemu/cpus.h"
 #include "sysemu/hw_accel.h"
 #include "sysemu/tcg.h"
diff --git a/target/s390x/cpu-sysemu.c b/target/s390x/cpu-sysemu.c
index df2c6bf6941..5471e01ee82 100644
--- a/target/s390x/cpu-sysemu.c
+++ b/target/s390x/cpu-sysemu.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 
 #include "hw/s390x/pv.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
-#include "sysemu/arch_init.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "sysemu/tcg.h"
 #include "hw/core/sysemu-cpu-ops.h"
