diff --git a/src/arch/riscv/romstage.c b/src/arch/riscv/romstage.c
index 5146b0e55f..c7340b2719 100644
--- a/src/arch/riscv/romstage.c
+++ b/src/arch/riscv/romstage.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 #include <arch/stages.h>
 #include <arch/smp/smp.h>
-#include <rules.h>
 #include <mcall.h>
 
 void stage_entry(int hart_id, void *fdt)
diff --git a/src/drivers/intel/fsp1_1/include/fsp/util.h b/src/drivers/intel/fsp1_1/include/fsp/util.h
index cab867a68d..e67ecd16d0 100644
--- a/src/drivers/intel/fsp1_1/include/fsp/util.h
+++ b/src/drivers/intel/fsp1_1/include/fsp/util.h
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #ifndef FSP1_1_UTIL_H
 #define FSP1_1_UTIL_H
 
-#include <rules.h>
 #include <arch/cpu.h>
 #include <fsp/api.h>
 /* Current users expect to get the SoC's FSP definitions by including util.h. */
diff --git a/src/soc/amd/common/block/psp/psp_smm.c b/src/soc/amd/common/block/psp/psp_smm.c
index 7c156169a8..95c3e4ef1b 100644
--- a/src/soc/amd/common/block/psp/psp_smm.c
+++ b/src/soc/amd/common/block/psp/psp_smm.c
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include <cpu/x86/msr.h>
 #include <cpu/amd/msr.h>
 #include <region_file.h>
-#include <rules.h>
 #include <console/console.h>
 #include <amdblocks/psp.h>
 #include <soc/iomap.h>