diff --git a/Validation/RecoTau/interface/TauTagValidation.h b/Validation/RecoTau/interface/TauTagValidation.h
index f42c52a479136..b11993a70e573 100644
--- a/Validation/RecoTau/interface/TauTagValidation.h
+++ b/Validation/RecoTau/interface/TauTagValidation.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 // user include files
 
 #include "FWCore/Common/interface/Provenance.h"
-#include "FWCore/Framework/interface/EDAnalyzer.h"
 #include "FWCore/Framework/interface/Event.h"
 #include "FWCore/Framework/interface/MakerMacros.h"
 #include "FWCore/ParameterSet/interface/ParameterSet.h"
diff --git a/Validation/RecoTau/interface/TauValidationMiniAOD.h b/Validation/RecoTau/interface/TauValidationMiniAOD.h
index 6da18c559771a..ebfbda4f8cf1d 100644
--- a/Validation/RecoTau/interface/TauValidationMiniAOD.h
+++ b/Validation/RecoTau/interface/TauValidationMiniAOD.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 // Original Author: Aniello Spiezia On August 13, 2019
 // user include files
 
-#include "FWCore/Framework/interface/EDAnalyzer.h"
 #include "FWCore/Framework/interface/Event.h"
 #include "FWCore/Framework/interface/MakerMacros.h"
 #include "FWCore/ParameterSet/interface/ParameterSet.h"
diff --git a/Validation/RecoTau/plugins/DQMHistEffProducer.h b/Validation/RecoTau/plugins/DQMHistEffProducer.h
index daad47e020d43..d342d079ba186 100644
--- a/Validation/RecoTau/plugins/DQMHistEffProducer.h
+++ b/Validation/RecoTau/plugins/DQMHistEffProducer.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
  */
 
 // framework & common header files
-#include "FWCore/Framework/interface/EDAnalyzer.h"
 #include "FWCore/Framework/interface/Event.h"
 #include "FWCore/Framework/interface/EventSetup.h"
 #include "FWCore/ParameterSet/interface/ParameterSet.h"