diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
index 65809ad67808..48126ae4cd13 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
@@ -11,12 +11,9 @@
 #include <fnmatch.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
-#include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include "util.h"
 #include "pmu.h"
 #include "evsel.h"
-#include "debug.h"
 #include "parse-events.h"
 #include "parse-events-bison.h"