diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/mixer_snapshot.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/mixer_snapshot.h
index cd309968ef..12dd9cf30a 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/mixer_snapshot.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/mixer_snapshot.h
@@ -20,14 +20,9 @@
 #ifndef __ardour_mixer_snapshot_h__
 #define __ardour_mixer_snapshot_h__
 
-#include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 #include <ctime>
 
-#include "pbd/stateful.h"
-#include "pbd/xml++.h"
-#include "pbd/id.h"
-
 #include "ardour/session.h"
 #include "ardour/route.h"
 #include "ardour/vca.h"
diff --git a/libs/ardour/mixer_snapshot.cc b/libs/ardour/mixer_snapshot.cc
index 9e1b45b6ba..e71d25ac2c 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/mixer_snapshot.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/mixer_snapshot.cc
@@ -1,20 +1,13 @@
 #include <iostream>
-#include <ctime>
 
 #include "ardour/mixer_snapshot.h"
-#include "ardour/audioengine.h"
 #include "ardour/route_group.h"
 #include "ardour/vca_manager.h"
-#include "ardour/vca.h"
-#include "ardour/session_directory.h"
 #include "ardour/filesystem_paths.h"
 
-#include "pbd/stateful.h"
-#include "pbd/id.h"
 #include "pbd/i18n.h"
 #include "pbd/xml++.h"
 
-#include <glib.h>
 #include <glibmm.h>
 #include <glibmm/fileutils.h>