diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_opal.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_opal.c
index 227e75c68..e0a3aa7fa 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_opal.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_opal.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
  *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 #include "spdk/opal.h"
-#include "spdk_internal/event.h"
 #include "spdk_internal/log.h"
 #include "spdk/util.h"
 
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
index f5bf3b408..b314fed15 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #include "spdk/assert.h"
 #include "spdk/log.h"
 #include "spdk/trace.h"
-#include "spdk/event.h"
 #include "spdk/queue.h"
 #include "spdk/nvme.h"
 #include "spdk/nvmf_spec.h"
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_uevent.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_uevent.c
index 45ef60e87..81bb59616 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_uevent.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_uevent.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include "spdk/string.h"
 
 #include "spdk/log.h"
-#include "spdk/event.h"
 
 #include "nvme_uevent.h"