diff --git a/src/exchange-tools/taler-exchange-wire.c b/src/exchange-tools/taler-exchange-wire.c
index a826657fb..c57e45f09 100644
--- a/src/exchange-tools/taler-exchange-wire.c
+++ b/src/exchange-tools/taler-exchange-wire.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <jansson.h>
 #include <gnunet/gnunet_json_lib.h>
 #include "taler_crypto_lib.h"
-#include "taler_wire_plugin.h"
 #include "taler_wire_lib.h"
 #include "taler_signatures.h"
 
diff --git a/src/exchange/taler-exchange-httpd_validation.c b/src/exchange/taler-exchange-httpd_validation.c
index bc18767ed..830120a31 100644
--- a/src/exchange/taler-exchange-httpd_validation.c
+++ b/src/exchange/taler-exchange-httpd_validation.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "taler-exchange-httpd.h"
 #include "taler-exchange-httpd_validation.h"
 #include "taler_wire_lib.h"
-#include "taler_wire_plugin.h"
 
 
 /**