diff --git a/line-log.c b/line-log.c
index 84c8093..10c19da 100644
--- a/line-log.c
+++ b/line-log.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "alloc.h"
 #include "line-range.h"
-#include "cache.h"
 #include "hex.h"
 #include "tag.h"
 #include "blob.h"
diff --git a/path.c b/path.c
index a170243..dff215a 100644
--- a/path.c
+++ b/path.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * Utilities for paths and pathnames
  */
-#include "cache.h"
+#include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "abspath.h"
 #include "environment.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
diff --git a/t/helper/test-advise.c b/t/helper/test-advise.c
index 4e6ed30..8a3fd00 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-advise.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-advise.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "test-tool.h"
-#include "cache.h"
 #include "advice.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "setup.h"
diff --git a/t/helper/test-bloom.c b/t/helper/test-bloom.c
index e5754b8..d2b30d6 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-bloom.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-bloom.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-#include "cache.h"
+#include "test-tool.h"
 #include "bloom.h"
 #include "hex.h"
-#include "test-tool.h"
 #include "commit.h"
 #include "setup.h"
 
diff --git a/t/helper/test-config.c b/t/helper/test-config.c
index 5877188..32d170e 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-config.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-config.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "test-tool.h"
-#include "cache.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "setup.h"
 #include "string-list.h"
diff --git a/t/helper/test-pack-mtimes.c b/t/helper/test-pack-mtimes.c
index 75ca150..0f3fbee 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-pack-mtimes.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-pack-mtimes.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "test-tool.h"
-#include "cache.h"
 #include "hex.h"
 #include "strbuf.h"
 #include "object-store.h"
diff --git a/t/helper/test-partial-clone.c b/t/helper/test-partial-clone.c
index cce4969..362bd64 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-partial-clone.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-partial-clone.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-#include "cache.h"
-#include "hex.h"
 #include "test-tool.h"
+#include "hex.h"
 #include "repository.h"
 #include "object-store.h"
 #include "setup.h"
diff --git a/t/helper/test-proc-receive.c b/t/helper/test-proc-receive.c
index 7c8de7b..f30022d 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-proc-receive.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-proc-receive.c
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-#include "cache.h"
+#include "test-tool.h"
 #include "connect.h"
 #include "hex.h"
 #include "parse-options.h"
 #include "pkt-line.h"
 #include "setup.h"
 #include "sigchain.h"
-#include "test-tool.h"
 
 static const char *proc_receive_usage[] = {
 	"test-tool proc-receive [<options>]",
diff --git a/t/helper/test-read-graph.c b/t/helper/test-read-graph.c
index e21b080..78965a6 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-read-graph.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-read-graph.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "test-tool.h"
-#include "cache.h"
 #include "commit-graph.h"
 #include "repository.h"
 #include "object-store.h"
diff --git a/t/helper/test-ref-store.c b/t/helper/test-ref-store.c
index 8717b95..d1192c8 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-ref-store.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-ref-store.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "test-tool.h"
-#include "cache.h"
 #include "hex.h"
 #include "refs.h"
 #include "setup.h"
diff --git a/t/helper/test-repository.c b/t/helper/test-repository.c
index 6774f62..bafd2a5 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-repository.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-repository.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "test-tool.h"
-#include "cache.h"
 #include "commit-graph.h"
 #include "commit.h"
 #include "config.h"
diff --git a/t/helper/test-revision-walking.c b/t/helper/test-revision-walking.c
index f2df433..7750afb 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-revision-walking.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-revision-walking.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "test-tool.h"
-#include "cache.h"
 #include "commit.h"
 #include "diff.h"
 #include "revision.h"
diff --git a/t/helper/test-serve-v2.c b/t/helper/test-serve-v2.c
index 7d590ab..054cbcf 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-serve-v2.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-serve-v2.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "test-tool.h"
-#include "cache.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 #include "parse-options.h"
 #include "serve.h"
diff --git a/t/helper/test-submodule-nested-repo-config.c b/t/helper/test-submodule-nested-repo-config.c
index aaffd42..d31f5e4 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-submodule-nested-repo-config.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-submodule-nested-repo-config.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "test-tool.h"
-#include "cache.h"
 #include "setup.h"
 #include "submodule-config.h"
 
diff --git a/t/helper/test-submodule.c b/t/helper/test-submodule.c
index f18ca46..0e34581 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-submodule.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-submodule.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include "test-tool.h"
 #include "test-tool-utils.h"
-#include "cache.h"
 #include "parse-options.h"
 #include "remote.h"
 #include "setup.h"
diff --git a/t/helper/test-subprocess.c b/t/helper/test-subprocess.c
index 65a355c..c344f16 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-subprocess.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-subprocess.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "test-tool.h"
-#include "cache.h"
 #include "run-command.h"
 #include "setup.h"
 
diff --git a/t/helper/test-userdiff.c b/t/helper/test-userdiff.c
index 0cd7ee1..680124a 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-userdiff.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-userdiff.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "test-tool.h"
-#include "cache.h"
 #include "setup.h"
 #include "userdiff.h"
 #include "config.h"
diff --git a/worktree.c b/worktree.c
index 7f0f04e..b5ee71c 100644
--- a/worktree.c
+++ b/worktree.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "cache.h"
+#include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "abspath.h"
 #include "alloc.h"
 #include "environment.h"