diff --git a/lib/formdata.c b/lib/formdata.c
index af3ff8bde5..45e48e672c 100644
--- a/lib/formdata.c
+++ b/lib/formdata.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ struct Curl_easy;
 #include "vtls/vtls.h"
 #include "sendf.h"
 #include "strdup.h"
-#include "rand.h"
 #include "bufref.h"
 #include "curlx/fopen.h"
 #include "curlx/warnless.h"
diff --git a/lib/http2.c b/lib/http2.c
index 442c424d74..824e5941af 100644
--- a/lib/http2.c
+++ b/lib/http2.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 #include "urlapi-int.h"
 #include "cfilters.h"
 #include "connect.h"
-#include "rand.h"
 #include "curlx/strparse.h"
 #include "transfer.h"
 #include "bufref.h"
diff --git a/lib/vquic/curl_osslq.c b/lib/vquic/curl_osslq.c
index f932149d75..dc1f0bf02e 100644
--- a/lib/vquic/curl_osslq.c
+++ b/lib/vquic/curl_osslq.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include "../urldata.h"
 #include "../hash.h"
 #include "../sendf.h"
-#include "../rand.h"
 #include "../multiif.h"
 #include "../cfilters.h"
 #include "../cf-socket.h"
diff --git a/lib/vtls/vtls.c b/lib/vtls/vtls.c
index df39bb5a8e..88741e6013 100644
--- a/lib/vtls/vtls.c
+++ b/lib/vtls/vtls.c
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
 #include "../connect.h"
 #include "../select.h"
 #include "../setopt.h"
-#include "../rand.h"
 #include "../strdup.h"
 
 #ifdef USE_APPLE_SECTRUST