diff --git a/queryserv/database.cpp b/queryserv/database.cpp
index 5af3e3edc..a69b95846 100644
--- a/queryserv/database.cpp
+++ b/queryserv/database.cpp
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 #include "database.h"
 
 #include "common/eqemu_logsys.h"
-#include "common/global_define.h"
 #include "common/strings.h"
 
-#include <iostream>
 #include <map>
 
 // this function does not delete the ServerPacket, so it must be handled at call site
diff --git a/queryserv/database.h b/queryserv/database.h
index 083b232f7..0f9cc6e2a 100644
--- a/queryserv/database.h
+++ b/queryserv/database.h
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 #include "common/database.h"
 #include "common/eqemu_logsys.h"
-#include "common/global_define.h"
 #include "common/linked_list.h"
 #include "common/servertalk.h"
 #include "common/types.h"
diff --git a/queryserv/queryserv.cpp b/queryserv/queryserv.cpp
index b5dd1b5f9..aa0fb2a25 100644
--- a/queryserv/queryserv.cpp
+++ b/queryserv/queryserv.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include "common/eqemu_logsys.h"
 #include "common/event/event_loop.h"
 #include "common/events/player_event_logs.h"
-#include "common/global_define.h"
 #include "common/net/console_server.h"
 #include "common/net/servertalk_server.h"
 #include "common/opcodemgr.h"
diff --git a/queryserv/queryservconfig.cpp b/queryserv/queryservconfig.cpp
index 2383b76f6..2db9604ae 100644
--- a/queryserv/queryservconfig.cpp
+++ b/queryserv/queryservconfig.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 #include "queryservconfig.h"
 
-#include "common/global_define.h"
 
 queryservconfig *queryservconfig::_chat_config = nullptr;
 
diff --git a/queryserv/worldserver.cpp b/queryserv/worldserver.cpp
index 78d55a177..52591aac2 100644
--- a/queryserv/worldserver.cpp
+++ b/queryserv/worldserver.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include "common/eqemu_logsys.h"
 #include "common/events/player_event_logs.h"
 #include "common/events/player_events.h"
-#include "common/global_define.h"
 #include "common/md5.h"
 #include "common/net/packet.h"
 #include "common/packet_dump.h"
diff --git a/queryserv/zoneserver.cpp b/queryserv/zoneserver.cpp
index ca482c783..05df12f5a 100644
--- a/queryserv/zoneserver.cpp
+++ b/queryserv/zoneserver.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include "common/discord/discord_manager.h"
 #include "common/eqemu_logsys.h"
 #include "common/events/player_event_logs.h"
-#include "common/global_define.h"
 #include "common/repositories/player_event_logs_repository.h"
 
 ZoneServer::ZoneServer(
diff --git a/shared_memory/items.cpp b/shared_memory/items.cpp
index ebd3bc8dc..b149e56e7 100644
--- a/shared_memory/items.cpp
+++ b/shared_memory/items.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include "items.h"
 
 #include "common/eqemu_exception.h"
-#include "common/global_define.h"
 #include "common/ipc_mutex.h"
 #include "common/item_data.h"
 #include "common/memory_mapped_file.h"
diff --git a/shared_memory/main.cpp b/shared_memory/main.cpp
index b3f1d83af..5d18d78a6 100644
--- a/shared_memory/main.cpp
+++ b/shared_memory/main.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include "common/eqemu_logsys.h"
 #include "common/events/player_event_logs.h"
 #include "common/evolving_items.h"
-#include "common/global_define.h"
 #include "common/path_manager.h"
 #include "common/platform.h"
 #include "common/rulesys.h"
diff --git a/shared_memory/spells.cpp b/shared_memory/spells.cpp
index e5db69cdc..d4c28d949 100644
--- a/shared_memory/spells.cpp
+++ b/shared_memory/spells.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include "spells.h"
 
 #include "common/eqemu_exception.h"
-#include "common/global_define.h"
 #include "common/ipc_mutex.h"
 #include "common/memory_mapped_file.h"
 #include "common/shareddb.h"