diff --git a/src/endgame.cpp b/src/endgame.cpp
index a868c0e82..d458cd66d 100644
--- a/src/endgame.cpp
+++ b/src/endgame.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 #include "bitcount.h"
 #include "endgame.h"
-#include "pawns.h"
 
 using std::string;
 
diff --git a/src/evaluate.cpp b/src/evaluate.cpp
index 32469a916..ad37455ff 100644
--- a/src/evaluate.cpp
+++ b/src/evaluate.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 */
 
 #include <cassert>
-#include <iostream>
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <algorithm>
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 4e397e91c..5a32ae3de 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <string>
 
 #include "bitboard.h"
-#include "misc.h"
 #include "position.h"
 #include "search.h"
 #include "thread.h"
diff --git a/src/misc.cpp b/src/misc.cpp
index d0d2fcc01..d436ee92d 100644
--- a/src/misc.cpp
+++ b/src/misc.cpp
@@ -40,13 +40,10 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <cassert>
-#include <cstdio>
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <sstream>
 
-#include "bitcount.h"
 #include "misc.h"
 #include "thread.h"
 
diff --git a/src/move.cpp b/src/move.cpp
index 1bf9b6a18..e52a8e59e 100644
--- a/src/move.cpp
+++ b/src/move.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 */
 
 #include <cassert>
-#include <cstring>
 #include <string>
 
 #include "movegen.h"
diff --git a/src/position.cpp b/src/position.cpp
index ccc29acf2..756977cea 100644
--- a/src/position.cpp
+++ b/src/position.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 #include <cassert>
 #include <cstring>
-#include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <algorithm>
diff --git a/src/thread.cpp b/src/thread.cpp
index 1db61a206..c7d9d4104 100644
--- a/src/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/thread.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
+#include <cassert>
 #include <iostream>
 
 #include "movegen.h"
diff --git a/src/thread.h b/src/thread.h
index cc490639e..c762f130e 100644
--- a/src/thread.h
+++ b/src/thread.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #if !defined(THREAD_H_INCLUDED)
 #define THREAD_H_INCLUDED
 
-#include <cstring>
 #include <set>
 
 #include "lock.h"
diff --git a/src/timeman.cpp b/src/timeman.cpp
index 28f9f3e80..92d88e73c 100644
--- a/src/timeman.cpp
+++ b/src/timeman.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <cmath>
 #include <algorithm>
 
-#include "misc.h"
 #include "search.h"
 #include "timeman.h"
 #include "ucioption.h"
diff --git a/src/uci.cpp b/src/uci.cpp
index ceb04dc3c..c44c23fa1 100644
--- a/src/uci.cpp
+++ b/src/uci.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
-#include <vector>
 
 #include "evaluate.h"
 #include "misc.h"