diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_win.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_win.cpp
index c2e57a7924d..dea6cf6389c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_win.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_win.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 #include "qelapsedtimer.h"
 #include "qcoreapplication_p.h"
 #include <private/qthread_p.h>
-#include <private/qmutexpool_p.h>
 #include <private/qwineventnotifier_p.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/network/kernel/qauthenticator.cpp b/src/network/kernel/qauthenticator.cpp
index 3ca8806c2ba..4100dfd7843 100644
--- a/src/network/kernel/qauthenticator.cpp
+++ b/src/network/kernel/qauthenticator.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
 #include <qmutex.h>
-#include <private/qmutexpool_p.h>
 #include <rpc.h>
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/network/kernel/qdnslookup_win.cpp b/src/network/kernel/qdnslookup_win.cpp
index cfdb9ca6339..262893179cc 100644
--- a/src/network/kernel/qdnslookup_win.cpp
+++ b/src/network/kernel/qdnslookup_win.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 #include "qdnslookup_p.h"
 
 #include <qurl.h>
-#include <private/qmutexpool_p.h>
 #include <private/qsystemerror_p.h>
 
 #include <qt_windows.h>