diff --git a/examples/idle-inhibit.c b/examples/idle-inhibit.c
index 9cf46831..ff5a879e 100644
--- a/examples/idle-inhibit.c
+++ b/examples/idle-inhibit.c
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <wayland-client.h>
 #include <wayland-egl.h>
-#include <wlr/render/egl.h>
 #include "egl_common.h"
 #include "idle-inhibit-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
 #include "xdg-shell-client-protocol.h"
diff --git a/examples/input-inhibitor.c b/examples/input-inhibitor.c
index 68233227..6440b2b7 100644
--- a/examples/input-inhibitor.c
+++ b/examples/input-inhibitor.c
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <wayland-client.h>
 #include <wayland-egl.h>
-#include <wlr/render/egl.h>
 #include "egl_common.h"
 #include "wlr-input-inhibitor-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
 #include "xdg-shell-client-protocol.h"
diff --git a/examples/keyboard-shortcuts-inhibit.c b/examples/keyboard-shortcuts-inhibit.c
index da40838d..ab64277e 100644
--- a/examples/keyboard-shortcuts-inhibit.c
+++ b/examples/keyboard-shortcuts-inhibit.c
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <wayland-client.h>
 #include <wayland-egl.h>
-#include <wlr/render/egl.h>
 #include "egl_common.h"
 #include "keyboard-shortcuts-inhibit-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
 #include "xdg-shell-client-protocol.h"
diff --git a/examples/layer-shell.c b/examples/layer-shell.c
index 19f76a68..274858d4 100644
--- a/examples/layer-shell.c
+++ b/examples/layer-shell.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <wayland-client.h>
 #include <wayland-cursor.h>
 #include <wayland-egl.h>
-#include <wlr/render/egl.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
 #include "egl_common.h"
 #include "wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
diff --git a/examples/pointer-constraints.c b/examples/pointer-constraints.c
index f80bb53f..a75a2f6e 100644
--- a/examples/pointer-constraints.c
+++ b/examples/pointer-constraints.c
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <wayland-client.h>
 #include <wayland-egl.h>
-#include <wlr/render/egl.h>
 #include "egl_common.h"
 #include "xdg-shell-client-protocol.h"
 #include "pointer-constraints-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
diff --git a/examples/relative-pointer-unstable-v1.c b/examples/relative-pointer-unstable-v1.c
index 2d49d3d2..7d370bba 100644
--- a/examples/relative-pointer-unstable-v1.c
+++ b/examples/relative-pointer-unstable-v1.c
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include <GLES2/gl2.h>
 #include <linux/input-event-codes.h>
 #include <wayland-egl.h>
-#include <wlr/render/egl.h>
 #include "egl_common.h"
 #include "pointer-constraints-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
 #include "relative-pointer-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
diff --git a/examples/text-input.c b/examples/text-input.c
index 3ffeac7d..36363275 100644
--- a/examples/text-input.c
+++ b/examples/text-input.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <wayland-client.h>
 #include <wayland-egl.h>
-#include <wlr/render/egl.h>
 #include "egl_common.h"
 #include "text-input-unstable-v3-client-protocol.h"
 #include "xdg-shell-client-protocol.h"
diff --git a/examples/toplevel-decoration.c b/examples/toplevel-decoration.c
index bdcdf845..c5faf63d 100644
--- a/examples/toplevel-decoration.c
+++ b/examples/toplevel-decoration.c
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <wayland-client.h>
 #include <wayland-egl.h>
-#include <wlr/render/egl.h>
 #include "egl_common.h"
 #include "xdg-shell-client-protocol.h"
 #include "xdg-decoration-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"