diff --git a/tools/hv/hv_fcopy_daemon.c b/tools/hv/hv_fcopy_daemon.c
index fdc9ca4c0356..26ae609a9448 100644
--- a/tools/hv/hv_fcopy_daemon.c
+++ b/tools/hv/hv_fcopy_daemon.c
@@ -18,21 +18,14 @@
 
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/socket.h>
-#include <sys/poll.h>
-#include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/kdev_t.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <linux/hyperv.h>
 #include <syslog.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
-#include <dirent.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 
 static int target_fd;
diff --git a/tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c b/tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c
index bb0719b11475..d791dbf05d9b 100644
--- a/tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c
+++ b/tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
  */
 
 
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/poll.h>
 #include <sys/utsname.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -34,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <linux/hyperv.h>
-#include <linux/netlink.h>
 #include <ifaddrs.h>
 #include <netdb.h>
 #include <syslog.h>
@@ -99,10 +96,6 @@ static struct utsname uts_buf;
 #define MAX_FILE_NAME 100
 #define ENTRIES_PER_BLOCK 50
 
-#ifndef SOL_NETLINK
-#define SOL_NETLINK 270
-#endif
-
 struct kvp_record {
 	char key[HV_KVP_EXCHANGE_MAX_KEY_SIZE];
 	char value[HV_KVP_EXCHANGE_MAX_VALUE_SIZE];