diff --git a/servers/slapd/add.c b/servers/slapd/add.c
index 924d537f57..df54c9e1f9 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/add.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/add.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "portable.h"
-#include "slapi_common.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <ac/string.h>
diff --git a/servers/slapd/backend.c b/servers/slapd/backend.c
index 6ef6f33ff6..4895c4c54f 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/backend.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/backend.c
@@ -7,13 +7,10 @@
 
 
 #include "portable.h"
-#include "slapi_common.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
-
 #include <ac/string.h>
 #include <ac/socket.h>
-
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #include "slap.h"
diff --git a/servers/slapd/extended.c b/servers/slapd/extended.c
index d9e70ed4cc..75dc372005 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/extended.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/extended.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "portable.h"
-#include "slapi_common.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <ac/socket.h>