diff --git a/modules/src/em_code/C_out.c b/modules/src/em_code/C_out.c
index 4313e9868..75e6aebed 100644
--- a/modules/src/em_code/C_out.c
+++ b/modules/src/em_code/C_out.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#include <em.h>
+#include <em_arith.h>
+#include <em_label.h>
 #include <em_comp.h>
 #include <em_pseu.h>
 #include <em_flag.h>
diff --git a/modules/src/em_code/e/em_private.h b/modules/src/em_code/e/em_private.h
index 1216c8dab..7a89d6731 100644
--- a/modules/src/em_code/e/em_private.h
+++ b/modules/src/em_code/e/em_private.h
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 #include <em_arith.h>
 #include <em_label.h>
-#include <em_code.h>
 
 /* include the EM description files */
 #include	<em_spec.h>
diff --git a/modules/src/em_code/k/em_private.h b/modules/src/em_code/k/em_private.h
index fdbb2e8d8..9ac1da393 100644
--- a/modules/src/em_code/k/em_private.h
+++ b/modules/src/em_code/k/em_private.h
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 #include <em_arith.h>
 #include <em_label.h>
-#include <em_code.h>
 
 /* include the EM description files */
 #include	<em_spec.h>