diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 5d1346aa0627..85d3d77d3c6a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 #include <subcmd/exec-cmd.h>
 #include "string2.h"
 #include "strlist.h"
-#include "symbol.h"
-#include "header.h"
 #include "bpf-loader.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include <api/fs/tracing_path.h>
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
index 923849024b15..47da7a0c5df4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include "../perf.h"
 #include "parse-events.h"
 #include "parse-events-bison.h"
 #include "evsel.h"