diff --git a/app/actions/data-commands.c b/app/actions/data-commands.c
index 60d22b565b..5f1032cc44 100644
--- a/app/actions/data-commands.c
+++ b/app/actions/data-commands.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include "core/gimpdatafactory.h"
 
 #include "file/file-open.h"
-#include "file/file-utils.h"
 
 #include "widgets/gimpclipboard.h"
 #include "widgets/gimpcontainerview.h"
diff --git a/app/actions/documents-commands.c b/app/actions/documents-commands.c
index afe5870356..bdaec6fe4b 100644
--- a/app/actions/documents-commands.c
+++ b/app/actions/documents-commands.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include "core/gimpimagefile.h"
 
 #include "file/file-open.h"
-#include "file/file-utils.h"
 
 #include "widgets/gimpclipboard.h"
 #include "widgets/gimpcontainerview.h"
diff --git a/app/dialogs/quit-dialog.c b/app/dialogs/quit-dialog.c
index b861421f84..46f6f0e2ff 100644
--- a/app/dialogs/quit-dialog.c
+++ b/app/dialogs/quit-dialog.c
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 #include "core/gimpcontext.h"
 #include "core/gimpimage.h"
 
-#include "file/file-utils.h"
-
 #include "display/gimpdisplay.h"
 #include "display/gimpdisplay-foreach.h"
 #include "display/gimpdisplayshell.h"
diff --git a/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-close.c b/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-close.c
index effaf793d4..77d9b6fa44 100644
--- a/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-close.c
+++ b/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-close.c
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 #include "core/gimpcontext.h"
 #include "core/gimpimage.h"
 
-#include "file/file-utils.h"
-
 #include "widgets/gimphelp-ids.h"
 #include "widgets/gimpmessagebox.h"
 #include "widgets/gimpmessagedialog.h"
diff --git a/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-dnd.c b/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-dnd.c
index 09cc18a174..63088d2fd8 100644
--- a/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-dnd.c
+++ b/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-dnd.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 #include "core/gimpprogress.h"
 
 #include "file/file-open.h"
-#include "file/file-utils.h"
 
 #include "text/gimptext.h"
 #include "text/gimptextlayer.h"
diff --git a/app/pdb/image-cmds.c b/app/pdb/image-cmds.c
index 4f0df9dc51..05d769866a 100644
--- a/app/pdb/image-cmds.c
+++ b/app/pdb/image-cmds.c
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 #include "core/gimpselection.h"
 #include "core/gimptempbuf.h"
 #include "core/gimpunit.h"
-#include "file/file-utils.h"
 #include "plug-in/gimpplugin.h"
 #include "plug-in/gimppluginmanager.h"
 #include "vectors/gimpvectors.h"
diff --git a/app/widgets/gimpimagepropview.c b/app/widgets/gimpimagepropview.c
index 974a14dd27..8fbfe7dd63 100644
--- a/app/widgets/gimpimagepropview.c
+++ b/app/widgets/gimpimagepropview.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #include "core/gimp-utils.h"
 
 #include "file/file-procedure.h"
-#include "file/file-utils.h"
 
 #include "plug-in/gimppluginmanager.h"
 #include "plug-in/gimppluginprocedure.h"
diff --git a/app/widgets/gimplayertreeview.c b/app/widgets/gimplayertreeview.c
index 417ed594e6..b6224f9778 100644
--- a/app/widgets/gimplayertreeview.c
+++ b/app/widgets/gimplayertreeview.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 #include "text/gimptextlayer.h"
 
 #include "file/file-open.h"
-#include "file/file-utils.h"
 
 #include "gimpactiongroup.h"
 #include "gimpcellrendererviewable.h"
diff --git a/app/widgets/gimptoolbox-dnd.c b/app/widgets/gimptoolbox-dnd.c
index 7f1b873faa..736174611d 100644
--- a/app/widgets/gimptoolbox-dnd.c
+++ b/app/widgets/gimptoolbox-dnd.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #include "core/gimptoolinfo.h"
 
 #include "file/file-open.h"
-#include "file/file-utils.h"
 
 #include "gimpdnd.h"
 #include "gimptoolbox.h"
diff --git a/app/widgets/gimptoolbox.c b/app/widgets/gimptoolbox.c
index b0e4051fce..9b42847c06 100644
--- a/app/widgets/gimptoolbox.c
+++ b/app/widgets/gimptoolbox.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include "core/gimpcontext.h"
 
 #include "file/file-open.h"
-#include "file/file-utils.h"
 
 #include "gimpcairo-wilber.h"
 #include "gimpdevices.h"
diff --git a/app/widgets/gimpviewabledialog.c b/app/widgets/gimpviewabledialog.c
index 41ad173215..8001d38551 100644
--- a/app/widgets/gimpviewabledialog.c
+++ b/app/widgets/gimpviewabledialog.c
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
 #include "core/gimpimage.h"
 #include "core/gimpitem.h"
 
-#include "file/file-utils.h"
-
 #include "gimpview.h"
 #include "gimpviewabledialog.h"
 #include "gimpviewrenderer.h"
diff --git a/tools/pdbgen/pdb/image.pdb b/tools/pdbgen/pdb/image.pdb
index f79c175b64..f271572557 100644
--- a/tools/pdbgen/pdb/image.pdb
+++ b/tools/pdbgen/pdb/image.pdb
@@ -3060,7 +3060,6 @@ CODE
               "core/gimpunit.h"
               "plug-in/gimpplugin.h"
               "plug-in/gimppluginmanager.h"
-              "file/file-utils.h"
               "gimppdbcontext.h"
               "gimppdberror.h"
               "gimppdb-utils.h"