diff --git a/src/variable.hpp b/src/variable.hpp
index 1cc2d43f3ed..b87aaf6bece 100644
--- a/src/variable.hpp
+++ b/src/variable.hpp
@@ -18,16 +18,10 @@
 #define VARIABLE_H_INCLUDED
 
 #include "config.hpp"
-#include "tstring.hpp"
-
-#include <vector>
-#include <set>
-#include <string>
 
 class game_state;
 class unit_map;
 
-
 /**
  * A variable-expanding proxy for the config class. This class roughly behaves
  * as a constant config object, but automatically expands variables.