diff --git a/line-log.c b/line-log.c
index 84c8093c51..10c19daec4 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 a170243497..dff215ac69 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 4e6ed30afa..8a3fd0009a 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 e5754b8da6..d2b30d644d 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 5877188f3a..32d170ec30 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 75ca1505a3..0f3fbeec53 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 cce496944a..362bd64a4c 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 7c8de7b562..f30022d222 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 e21b0805f3..78965a6ebd 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 8717b95e84..d1192c8c03 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 6774f6245f..bafd2a5bf9 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 f2df433406..7750afb286 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 7d590ab722..054cbcf5d8 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 aaffd422d6..d31f5e48ab 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 f18ca46dce..0e34581b20 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 65a355cc59..c344f1694d 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 0cd7ee12b7..680124a676 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 7f0f04eab5..b5ee71c5eb 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"