diff --git a/libkwineffects/kwinglcolorcorrection.h b/libkwineffects/kwinglcolorcorrection.h
index 26d1346041..9888834d50 100644
--- a/libkwineffects/kwinglcolorcorrection.h
+++ b/libkwineffects/kwinglcolorcorrection.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #ifndef KWIN_COLOR_CORRECTION_H
 #define KWIN_COLOR_CORRECTION_H
 
-#include "kwinglobals.h"
 #include <kwineffects_export.h>
 
 #include <QObject>
diff --git a/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.cpp b/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.cpp
index ba9600fcd1..53049355a3 100644
--- a/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.cpp
+++ b/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include "kwinglplatform.h"
 #include "kwinglutils.h"
 
-#include <kwinglobals.h>
-
 #include <QRegExp>
 #include <QStringList>
 #include <QDebug>
diff --git a/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.h b/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.h
index c9c7282eb8..830bf7fb28 100644
--- a/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.h
+++ b/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #ifndef KWIN_GLPLATFORM_H
 #define KWIN_GLPLATFORM_H
 
-#include <kwinglobals.h>
 #include <kwineffects_export.h>
 #include <kwinglutils_funcs.h>
 
diff --git a/libkwineffects/kwingltexture.h b/libkwineffects/kwingltexture.h
index dba174c05a..e3d0cecf2d 100644
--- a/libkwineffects/kwingltexture.h
+++ b/libkwineffects/kwingltexture.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #ifndef KWIN_GLTEXTURE_H
 #define KWIN_GLTEXTURE_H
 
-#include "kwinglobals.h"
 #include <kwineffects_export.h>
 
 #include <QSize>
diff --git a/libkwineffects/kwingltexture_p.h b/libkwineffects/kwingltexture_p.h
index da95dd72a1..e5e34a9e76 100644
--- a/libkwineffects/kwingltexture_p.h
+++ b/libkwineffects/kwingltexture_p.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 #include "kwinconfig.h" // KWIN_HAVE_OPENGL
 #include <kwineffects_export.h>
-#include "kwinglobals.h"
 
 #include <QSize>
 #include <QSharedData>
diff --git a/libkwineffects/kwinglutils.cpp b/libkwineffects/kwinglutils.cpp
index 40ce07db91..3c89128274 100644
--- a/libkwineffects/kwinglutils.cpp
+++ b/libkwineffects/kwinglutils.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include "kwingltexture_p.h"
 
 #include "kwinglcolorcorrection.h"
-#include "kwinglobals.h"
 #include "kwineffects.h"
 #include "kwinglplatform.h"
 
diff --git a/libkwineffects/kwinxrenderutils.cpp b/libkwineffects/kwinxrenderutils.cpp
index c8ecf3922b..9c741b1a20 100644
--- a/libkwineffects/kwinxrenderutils.cpp
+++ b/libkwineffects/kwinxrenderutils.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *********************************************************************/
 
 #include "kwinxrenderutils.h"
-#include "kwinglobals.h"
 
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QStack>