diff --git a/include/rofi.h b/include/rofi.h
index cce8849a..343e49ac 100644
--- a/include/rofi.h
+++ b/include/rofi.h
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 #define ROFI_MAIN_H
 #include <xcb/xcb.h>
 #include <xkbcommon/xkbcommon.h>
-#include <X11/X.h>
-#include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #include <glib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
diff --git a/include/textbox.h b/include/textbox.h
index 80169c2d..3d3b8d09 100644
--- a/include/textbox.h
+++ b/include/textbox.h
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #define ROFI_TEXTBOX_H
 
 #include <xkbcommon/xkbcommon.h>
-#include <X11/Xutil.h>
 #include <pango/pango.h>
 #include <pango/pango-fontmap.h>
 #include <pango/pangocairo.h>
diff --git a/test/textbox-test.c b/test/textbox-test.c
index c4b3fe48..0c4fc572 100644
--- a/test/textbox-test.c
+++ b/test/textbox-test.c
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 #include <glib.h>
 #include <history.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <X11/X.h>
-#include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #include <xcb/xcb.h>
 #include <textbox.h>
 #include <rofi.h>