diff --git a/src/gui/painting/qpaintengine.cpp b/src/gui/painting/qpaintengine.cpp
index 6eb09e5966..0b66a6caf1 100644
--- a/src/gui/painting/qpaintengine.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/painting/qpaintengine.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 #include "qpainter_p.h"
 #include "qpolygon.h"
 #include "qbitmap.h"
-#include "qapplication.h"
 #include <qdebug.h>
 #include <qmath.h>
 #include <private/qtextengine_p.h>
diff --git a/src/gui/painting/qpaintengine_blitter.cpp b/src/gui/painting/qpaintengine_blitter.cpp
index 500748e159..88028b2137 100644
--- a/src/gui/painting/qpaintengine_blitter.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/painting/qpaintengine_blitter.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 #include "private/qblittable_p.h"
 #include "private/qpaintengine_raster_p.h"
 #include "private/qpainter_p.h"
-#include "private/qapplication_p.h"
 #include "private/qpixmap_blitter_p.h"
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_BLITTABLE
diff --git a/src/gui/painting/qpainter.cpp b/src/gui/painting/qpainter.cpp
index 54a8fbfdb4..2b42f2158e 100644
--- a/src/gui/painting/qpainter.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/painting/qpainter.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
 #include "qpolygon.h"
 #include "qtextlayout.h"
 #include "qwidget.h"
-#include "qapplication.h"
 #include "qstyle.h"
 #include "qthread.h"
 #include "qvarlengtharray.h"
diff --git a/src/gui/painting/qwindowsurface.cpp b/src/gui/painting/qwindowsurface.cpp
index c8659a1fac..f6167696ac 100644
--- a/src/gui/painting/qwindowsurface.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/painting/qwindowsurface.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 #include <private/qwindowsurface_p.h>
 #include <qwindow.h>
 #include <private/qwindow_p.h>
-#include <private/qapplication_p.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE