diff --git a/target/riscv/pmu.h b/target/riscv/pmu.h
index 60fdd6f42c..2bfb71ba87 100644
--- a/target/riscv/pmu.h
+++ b/target/riscv/pmu.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 
 bool riscv_pmu_ctr_monitor_instructions(CPURISCVState *env,
                                         uint32_t target_ctr);
diff --git a/target/loongarch/iocsr_helper.c b/target/loongarch/iocsr_helper.c
index dda9845d6c..6cd01d5f09 100644
--- a/target/loongarch/iocsr_helper.c
+++ b/target/loongarch/iocsr_helper.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
diff --git a/target/loongarch/op_helper.c b/target/loongarch/op_helper.c
index cf84f20aba..fe79c62fa4 100644
--- a/target/loongarch/op_helper.c
+++ b/target/loongarch/op_helper.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
-#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
diff --git a/target/mips/tcg/sysemu/lcsr_helper.c b/target/mips/tcg/sysemu/lcsr_helper.c
index 8f97d04313..fb57bcbb78 100644
--- a/target/mips/tcg/sysemu/lcsr_helper.c
+++ b/target/mips/tcg/sysemu/lcsr_helper.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
diff --git a/target/nios2/op_helper.c b/target/nios2/op_helper.c
index 0aaf33ffc2..5017457c5e 100644
--- a/target/nios2/op_helper.c
+++ b/target/nios2/op_helper.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
-#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 
 void helper_raise_exception(CPUNios2State *env, uint32_t index)
 {
diff --git a/target/ppc/int_helper.c b/target/ppc/int_helper.c
index 834da80fe3..96cdb3c7e3 100644
--- a/target/ppc/int_helper.c
+++ b/target/ppc/int_helper.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
-#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
 #include "crypto/aes.h"
diff --git a/target/ppc/machine.c b/target/ppc/machine.c
index 134b16c625..1270a1f7fc 100644
--- a/target/ppc/machine.c
+++ b/target/ppc/machine.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include "mmu-hash64.h"
 #include "migration/cpu.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
-#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "kvm_ppc.h"
 #include "power8-pmu.h"
 
diff --git a/target/ppc/mem_helper.c b/target/ppc/mem_helper.c
index 46eae65819..c7535481d6 100644
--- a/target/ppc/mem_helper.c
+++ b/target/ppc/mem_helper.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
-#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
 #include "helper_regs.h"
 #include "exec/cpu_ldst.h"
diff --git a/target/ppc/mmu_common.c b/target/ppc/mmu_common.c
index 8c000e250d..6ca5d12207 100644
--- a/target/ppc/mmu_common.c
+++ b/target/ppc/mmu_common.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "exec/log.h"
 #include "helper_regs.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
-#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "qemu/qemu-print.h"
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "mmu-book3s-v3.h"
diff --git a/target/ppc/mmu_helper.c b/target/ppc/mmu_helper.c
index d3ea7588f9..f87d35379a 100644
--- a/target/ppc/mmu_helper.c
+++ b/target/ppc/mmu_helper.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "exec/log.h"
 #include "helper_regs.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
-#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "qemu/qemu-print.h"
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "mmu-book3s-v3.h"
diff --git a/target/ppc/power8-pmu.c b/target/ppc/power8-pmu.c
index 2537cded83..cbc5889d91 100644
--- a/target/ppc/power8-pmu.c
+++ b/target/ppc/power8-pmu.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
-#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/ppc.h"
 #include "power8-pmu.h"
 
diff --git a/target/ppc/translate.c b/target/ppc/translate.c
index 49b6a757b7..7111b34030 100644
--- a/target/ppc/translate.c
+++ b/target/ppc/translate.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include "tcg/tcg-op.h"
 #include "tcg/tcg-op-gvec.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
-#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
 #include "exec/helper-gen.h"
diff --git a/target/riscv/csr.c b/target/riscv/csr.c
index ea7585329e..de31818daa 100644
--- a/target/riscv/csr.c
+++ b/target/riscv/csr.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "pmu.h"
 #include "time_helper.h"
-#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
 #include "exec/tb-flush.h"
 #include "sysemu/cpu-timers.h"
diff --git a/target/riscv/m128_helper.c b/target/riscv/m128_helper.c
index e6a4f6120a..ec14aaa901 100644
--- a/target/riscv/m128_helper.c
+++ b/target/riscv/m128_helper.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
 
diff --git a/target/riscv/op_helper.c b/target/riscv/op_helper.c
index 7e2f1908ee..5355225d56 100644
--- a/target/riscv/op_helper.c
+++ b/target/riscv/op_helper.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "internals.h"
-#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
 #include "exec/cpu_ldst.h"
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
diff --git a/target/s390x/tcg/crypto_helper.c b/target/s390x/tcg/crypto_helper.c
index 762b277884..93aabd236f 100644
--- a/target/s390x/tcg/crypto_helper.c
+++ b/target/s390x/tcg/crypto_helper.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "qemu/guest-random.h"
 #include "s390x-internal.h"
 #include "tcg_s390x.h"
diff --git a/target/s390x/tcg/misc_helper.c b/target/s390x/tcg/misc_helper.c
index 576157b1f3..e85658ce22 100644
--- a/target/s390x/tcg/misc_helper.c
+++ b/target/s390x/tcg/misc_helper.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
-#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "s390x-internal.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
diff --git a/target/xtensa/dbg_helper.c b/target/xtensa/dbg_helper.c
index ce2a820c60..3e0c9e8e8b 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/dbg_helper.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/dbg_helper.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
-#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
diff --git a/target/xtensa/fpu_helper.c b/target/xtensa/fpu_helper.c
index d2a10cc797..381e83ded8 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/fpu_helper.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/fpu_helper.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
-#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
diff --git a/target/xtensa/mmu_helper.c b/target/xtensa/mmu_helper.c
index 57b75882c4..12552a3347 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/mmu_helper.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/mmu_helper.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
-#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "qemu/qemu-print.h"
 #include "qemu/units.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
diff --git a/target/xtensa/op_helper.c b/target/xtensa/op_helper.c
index 10a2b51f91..03e2c1889a 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/op_helper.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/op_helper.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
diff --git a/target/xtensa/win_helper.c b/target/xtensa/win_helper.c
index 5a1555360a..ec9ff44db0 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/win_helper.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/win_helper.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
-#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
