diff --git a/kernel/init.c b/kernel/init.c
index f6093ab6d9a..e7d1c2838c3 100644
--- a/kernel/init.c
+++ b/kernel/init.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
  * This module contains routines that are used to initialize the kernel.
  */
 
-#include <zephyr/zephyr.h>
 #include <offsets_short.h>
 #include <zephyr/kernel.h>
 #include <zephyr/sys/printk.h>
diff --git a/kernel/xip.c b/kernel/xip.c
index 58dddca4d70..e1afa325dff 100644
--- a/kernel/xip.c
+++ b/kernel/xip.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  */
 
 
-#include <zephyr/zephyr.h>
 #include <zephyr/kernel.h>
 #include <kernel_internal.h>
 #include <zephyr/linker/linker-defs.h>