diff --git a/blame.c b/blame.c
index 141756975b..1a16d4eb6a 100644
--- a/blame.c
+++ b/blame.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "object-store-ll.h"
 #include "cache-tree.h"
 #include "mergesort.h"
+#include "commit.h"
 #include "convert.h"
 #include "diff.h"
 #include "diffcore.h"
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "hex.h"
 #include "path.h"
 #include "read-cache.h"
+#include "revision.h"
 #include "setup.h"
 #include "tag.h"
 #include "trace2.h"
diff --git a/blame.h b/blame.h
index 31ddc85f19..5b4e47d44c 100644
--- a/blame.h
+++ b/blame.h
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef BLAME_H
 #define BLAME_H
 
-#include "commit.h"
 #include "oidset.h"
 #include "xdiff-interface.h"
-#include "revision.h"
 #include "prio-queue.h"
-#include "diff.h"
 
 #define PICKAXE_BLAME_MOVE		01
 #define PICKAXE_BLAME_COPY		02