diff --git a/src/controllers/plugins/PluginController.cpp b/src/controllers/plugins/PluginController.cpp
index 49cb26bfa..cbe9aff79 100644
--- a/src/controllers/plugins/PluginController.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/plugins/PluginController.cpp
@@ -7,13 +7,8 @@
 #    include "controllers/plugins/LuaApi.hpp"
 #    include "controllers/plugins/LuaUtilities.hpp"
 #    include "messages/MessageBuilder.hpp"
-#    include "providers/twitch/TwitchIrcServer.hpp"
 #    include "singletons/Paths.hpp"
 #    include "singletons/Settings.hpp"
-#    include "singletons/WindowManager.hpp"
-#    include "widgets/Notebook.hpp"
-#    include "widgets/splits/Split.hpp"
-#    include "widgets/Window.hpp"
 
 // lua stuff
 #    include "lauxlib.h"
diff --git a/src/controllers/plugins/PluginController.hpp b/src/controllers/plugins/PluginController.hpp
index e87e1e6d9..81ca8f837 100644
--- a/src/controllers/plugins/PluginController.hpp
+++ b/src/controllers/plugins/PluginController.hpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 #    include "common/Singleton.hpp"
 #    include "controllers/plugins/Plugin.hpp"
-#    include "singletons/Paths.hpp"
 
 #    include <QDir>
 #    include <QFileInfo>
@@ -22,6 +21,8 @@ struct lua_State;
 
 namespace chatterino {
 
+class Paths;
+
 class PluginController : public Singleton
 {
 public: