diff --git a/src/libnm-core-intern/nm-keyfile-utils.h b/src/libnm-core-intern/nm-keyfile-utils.h
index f79f020f67..08f169ac94 100644
--- a/src/libnm-core-intern/nm-keyfile-utils.h
+++ b/src/libnm-core-intern/nm-keyfile-utils.h
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
-#include "libnm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.h"
-
-/*****************************************************************************/
-
 #define NM_KEYFILE_GROUP_VPN_SECRETS          "vpn-secrets"
 #define NM_KEYFILE_GROUPPREFIX_WIREGUARD_PEER "wireguard-peer."
 
diff --git a/src/nm-priv-helper/nm-priv-helper.c b/src/nm-priv-helper/nm-priv-helper.c
index ec064bca2d..e29113b112 100644
--- a/src/nm-priv-helper/nm-priv-helper.c
+++ b/src/nm-priv-helper/nm-priv-helper.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include "libnm-glib-aux/nm-dbus-aux.h"
 #include "libnm-glib-aux/nm-io-utils.h"
 #include "libnm-glib-aux/nm-logging-base.h"
-#include "libnm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.h"
 #include "libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.h"
 
 /* nm-priv-helper doesn't link with libnm-core nor libnm-base, but these