diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index d5500b08a2c..f9a42598e4a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ libbitcoin_node_a_SOURCES += dummywallet.cpp
 endif
 
 if ENABLE_ZMQ
-libbitcoin_zmq_a_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(BITCOIN_INCLUDES) $(BOOST_CPPFLAGS) $(ZMQ_CFLAGS)
+libbitcoin_zmq_a_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(BITCOIN_INCLUDES) $(ZMQ_CFLAGS)
 libbitcoin_zmq_a_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(PIE_FLAGS)
 libbitcoin_zmq_a_SOURCES = \
   zmq/zmqabstractnotifier.cpp \
diff --git a/src/zmq/zmqnotificationinterface.cpp b/src/zmq/zmqnotificationinterface.cpp
index 26618735f60..b9b7019a3cf 100644
--- a/src/zmq/zmqnotificationinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/zmq/zmqnotificationinterface.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <zmq.h>
 
-#include <validation.h>
+#include <primitives/block.h>
 #include <util/system.h>
 
 CZMQNotificationInterface::CZMQNotificationInterface() : pcontext(nullptr)
diff --git a/src/zmq/zmqpublishnotifier.cpp b/src/zmq/zmqpublishnotifier.cpp
index 011336bf721..51c8ad515ed 100644
--- a/src/zmq/zmqpublishnotifier.cpp
+++ b/src/zmq/zmqpublishnotifier.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <rpc/server.h>
 #include <streams.h>
 #include <util/system.h>
-#include <validation.h> // For cs_main
 #include <zmq/zmqutil.h>
 
 #include <zmq.h>