diff --git a/src/app-layer-smtp.c b/src/app-layer-smtp.c
index 44e6f5cf65..a667953136 100644
--- a/src/app-layer-smtp.c
+++ b/src/app-layer-smtp.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 
 #include "conf.h"
 
-#include "util-mem.h"
 #include "util-misc.h"
 #include "util-validate.h"
 #include "detect.h"
diff --git a/src/datasets.c b/src/datasets.c
index 7510930859..a082308166 100644
--- a/src/datasets.c
+++ b/src/datasets.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include "datasets-reputation.h"
 #include "datasets-context-json.h"
 #include "util-conf.h"
-#include "util-mem.h"
 #include "util-thash.h"
 #include "util-print.h"
 #include "util-byte.h"
diff --git a/src/detect-geoip.c b/src/detect-geoip.c
index a43dc2d582..95d33c4727 100644
--- a/src/detect-geoip.c
+++ b/src/detect-geoip.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 
 #include "detect-geoip.h"
 
-#include "util-mem.h"
 #include "util-unittest.h"
 #include "util-unittest-helper.h"
 
diff --git a/src/output-json-dns.c b/src/output-json-dns.c
index cc4e10f5db..76a6b62d27 100644
--- a/src/output-json-dns.c
+++ b/src/output-json-dns.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 
 #include "util-byte.h"
 #include "util-debug.h"
-#include "util-mem.h"
 #include "app-layer-parser.h"
 #include "output.h"
 #include "decode.h"
diff --git a/src/output-json-ftp.c b/src/output-json-ftp.c
index 432596b136..07719d2885 100644
--- a/src/output-json-ftp.c
+++ b/src/output-json-ftp.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include "util-unittest.h"
 #include "util-buffer.h"
 #include "util-debug.h"
-#include "util-mem.h"
 
 #include "output.h"
 #include "output-json.h"
diff --git a/src/output-json-llmnr.c b/src/output-json-llmnr.c
index b7542d8a69..0132262933 100644
--- a/src/output-json-llmnr.c
+++ b/src/output-json-llmnr.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 #include "util-byte.h"
 #include "util-debug.h"
-#include "util-mem.h"
 #include "app-layer-parser.h"
 #include "output.h"
 
diff --git a/src/source-pcap-file-directory-helper.c b/src/source-pcap-file-directory-helper.c
index b28b6452ee..27299382bd 100644
--- a/src/source-pcap-file-directory-helper.c
+++ b/src/source-pcap-file-directory-helper.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include "source-pcap-file-directory-helper.h"
 #include "suricata.h"
 #include "runmode-unix-socket.h"
-#include "util-mem.h"
 #include "util-path.h"
 #include "source-pcap-file.h"
 
diff --git a/src/util-hyperscan.c b/src/util-hyperscan.c
index c5156e9cb5..14195e10bd 100644
--- a/src/util-hyperscan.c
+++ b/src/util-hyperscan.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "suricata.h"
 
 #include "util-debug.h"
-#include "util-mem.h"
 
 #ifdef BUILD_HYPERSCAN
 #include "util-hyperscan.h"
diff --git a/src/util-landlock.c b/src/util-landlock.c
index f7fa2b0366..ca84644d4f 100644
--- a/src/util-landlock.c
+++ b/src/util-landlock.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "util-conf.h"
 #include "util-file.h"
 #include "util-landlock.h"
-#include "util-mem.h"
 #include "util-path.h"
 #include "util-validate.h"
 
diff --git a/src/win32-syscall.c b/src/win32-syscall.c
index 7c453ce959..7e6e70f429 100644
--- a/src/win32-syscall.c
+++ b/src/win32-syscall.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 #include "suricata-common.h"
 #include "util-debug.h"
 #include "util-device-private.h"
-#include "util-mem.h"
 #include "util-unittest.h"
 
 #include "suricata.h"