diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidisplay.c b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidisplay.c
index fa9142ed3f..1ef23e497f 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidisplay.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidisplay.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include "gstvaapiutils.h"
 #include "gstvaapidisplay.h"
-#include <va/va_backend.h>
 
 #define DEBUG 1
 #include "gstvaapidebug.h"
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiimage.c b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiimage.c
index d6d0a401d0..ea2168ef44 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiimage.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiimage.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "gstvaapiutils.h"
 #include "gstvaapiimage.h"
 #include "gstvaapiobject_priv.h"
-#include <va/va_backend.h>
 
 #define DEBUG 1
 #include "gstvaapidebug.h"
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapisubpicture.c b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapisubpicture.c
index a78e713410..707ce45b21 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapisubpicture.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapisubpicture.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "gstvaapiutils.h"
 #include "gstvaapisubpicture.h"
 #include "gstvaapiobject_priv.h"
-#include <va/va_backend.h>
 
 #define DEBUG 1
 #include "gstvaapidebug.h"
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapisurface.c b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapisurface.c
index 34fbb6afe1..107a78184d 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapisurface.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapisurface.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "gstvaapisurface.h"
 #include "gstvaapiimage.h"
 #include "gstvaapiobject_priv.h"
-#include <va/va_backend.h>
 
 #define DEBUG 1
 #include "gstvaapidebug.h"