diff --git a/src/backends/virtual/egl_gbm_backend.cpp b/src/backends/virtual/egl_gbm_backend.cpp
index 1fc123de27..65caa02c78 100644
--- a/src/backends/virtual/egl_gbm_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/virtual/egl_gbm_backend.cpp
@@ -10,17 +10,12 @@
 // kwin
 #include "basiceglsurfacetexture_internal.h"
 #include "basiceglsurfacetexture_wayland.h"
-#include "composite.h"
-#include "options.h"
 #include "softwarevsyncmonitor.h"
 #include "virtual_backend.h"
 #include "virtual_output.h"
 #include <logging.h>
 // kwin libs
-#include <kwinglplatform.h>
 #include <kwinglutils.h>
-// Qt
-#include <QOpenGLContext>
 
 #ifndef EGL_PLATFORM_SURFACELESS_MESA
 #define EGL_PLATFORM_SURFACELESS_MESA 0x31DD
diff --git a/src/backends/virtual/scene_qpainter_virtual_backend.cpp b/src/backends/virtual/scene_qpainter_virtual_backend.cpp
index 8190c4a4d2..7750ab08ec 100644
--- a/src/backends/virtual/scene_qpainter_virtual_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/virtual/scene_qpainter_virtual_backend.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 */
 #include "scene_qpainter_virtual_backend.h"
-#include "cursor.h"
 #include "softwarevsyncmonitor.h"
 #include "virtual_backend.h"
 #include "virtual_output.h"
diff --git a/src/backends/virtual/virtual_backend.cpp b/src/backends/virtual/virtual_backend.cpp
index 213bab989a..cc4bed86e0 100644
--- a/src/backends/virtual/virtual_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/virtual/virtual_backend.cpp
@@ -8,19 +8,13 @@
 */
 #include "virtual_backend.h"
 
-#include <config-kwin.h>
-
 #include "composite.h"
 #include "egl_gbm_backend.h"
 #include "scene_qpainter_virtual_backend.h"
 #include "session.h"
 #include "virtual_output.h"
-#include "wayland_server.h"
 // Qt
 #include <QTemporaryDir>
-// system
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 
 namespace KWin
 {