diff --git a/libavformat/utils.c b/libavformat/utils.c
index 2fb2309f68..a36d6738cd 100644
--- a/libavformat/utils.c
+++ b/libavformat/utils.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
  */
 
-#include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include "config.h"
@@ -31,26 +30,22 @@
 #include "libavutil/mathematics.h"
 #include "libavutil/opt.h"
 #include "libavutil/parseutils.h"
-#include "libavutil/pixdesc.h"
+#include "libavutil/pixfmt.h"
 #include "libavutil/thread.h"
 #include "libavutil/time.h"
-#include "libavutil/time_internal.h"
 #include "libavutil/timestamp.h"
 
 #include "libavcodec/bytestream.h"
 #include "libavcodec/internal.h"
 #include "libavcodec/raw.h"
 
-#include "audiointerleave.h"
 #include "avformat.h"
 #include "avio_internal.h"
 #include "id3v2.h"
 #include "internal.h"
-#include "metadata.h"
 #if CONFIG_NETWORK
 #include "network.h"
 #endif
-#include "riff.h"
 #include "url.h"
 
 #include "libavutil/ffversion.h"