diff --git a/src/base58.h b/src/base58.h
index 9ba5af73e05..d2a8d5e3bc4 100644
--- a/src/base58.h
+++ b/src/base58.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #ifndef BITCOIN_BASE58_H
 #define BITCOIN_BASE58_H
 
-#include <attributes.h>
 #include <span.h>
 
 #include <string>
diff --git a/src/core_io.h b/src/core_io.h
index aa1381c374f..c91c8199d84 100644
--- a/src/core_io.h
+++ b/src/core_io.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #define BITCOIN_CORE_IO_H
 
 #include <consensus/amount.h>
-#include <attributes.h>
 
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
diff --git a/src/hash.h b/src/hash.h
index 9f582842c1f..0ccef2105f8 100644
--- a/src/hash.h
+++ b/src/hash.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #ifndef BITCOIN_HASH_H
 #define BITCOIN_HASH_H
 
-#include <attributes.h>
 #include <crypto/common.h>
 #include <crypto/ripemd160.h>
 #include <crypto/sha256.h>
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index b1fe9151890..e436d5ea8e1 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #ifndef WIN32
-#include <attributes.h>
 #include <cerrno>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
diff --git a/src/netaddress.h b/src/netaddress.h
index 77e6171054c..47ba0453344 100644
--- a/src/netaddress.h
+++ b/src/netaddress.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <config/bitcoin-config.h>
 #endif
 
-#include <attributes.h>
 #include <compat.h>
 #include <crypto/siphash.h>
 #include <prevector.h>
diff --git a/src/node/transaction.h b/src/node/transaction.h
index b7cf225636d..0604754a464 100644
--- a/src/node/transaction.h
+++ b/src/node/transaction.h
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #ifndef BITCOIN_NODE_TRANSACTION_H
 #define BITCOIN_NODE_TRANSACTION_H
 
-#include <attributes.h>
 #include <policy/feerate.h>
 #include <primitives/transaction.h>
 #include <util/error.h>
diff --git a/src/outputtype.h b/src/outputtype.h
index 66fe489bb0a..6b4e6957601 100644
--- a/src/outputtype.h
+++ b/src/outputtype.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #ifndef BITCOIN_OUTPUTTYPE_H
 #define BITCOIN_OUTPUTTYPE_H
 
-#include <attributes.h>
 #include <script/signingprovider.h>
 #include <script/standard.h>
 
diff --git a/src/psbt.h b/src/psbt.h
index 8a9cbd33d24..8fda889bb4e 100644
--- a/src/psbt.h
+++ b/src/psbt.h
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #ifndef BITCOIN_PSBT_H
 #define BITCOIN_PSBT_H
 
-#include <attributes.h>
 #include <node/transaction.h>
 #include <policy/feerate.h>
 #include <primitives/transaction.h>
diff --git a/src/script/standard.h b/src/script/standard.h
index f0b143c52bf..6a15ba4e3d5 100644
--- a/src/script/standard.h
+++ b/src/script/standard.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #ifndef BITCOIN_SCRIPT_STANDARD_H
 #define BITCOIN_SCRIPT_STANDARD_H
 
+#include <attributes.h>
 #include <pubkey.h>
 #include <script/interpreter.h>
 #include <uint256.h>
diff --git a/src/test/coins_tests.cpp b/src/test/coins_tests.cpp
index 82e4e1c90f2..b333a9f72d1 100644
--- a/src/test/coins_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/coins_tests.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
-#include <attributes.h>
 #include <clientversion.h>
 #include <coins.h>
 #include <script/standard.h>
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/util.h b/src/test/fuzz/util.h
index 580105e4425..3fc6fa1cd58 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/util.h
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/util.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #define BITCOIN_TEST_FUZZ_UTIL_H
 
 #include <arith_uint256.h>
-#include <attributes.h>
 #include <chainparamsbase.h>
 #include <coins.h>
 #include <compat.h>
diff --git a/src/util/bip32.h b/src/util/bip32.h
index 8f86f2aaa64..aa4eac3791f 100644
--- a/src/util/bip32.h
+++ b/src/util/bip32.h
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #ifndef BITCOIN_UTIL_BIP32_H
 #define BITCOIN_UTIL_BIP32_H
 
-#include <attributes.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/src/util/moneystr.h b/src/util/moneystr.h
index 8180604342f..3d33bd7f995 100644
--- a/src/util/moneystr.h
+++ b/src/util/moneystr.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #ifndef BITCOIN_UTIL_MONEYSTR_H
 #define BITCOIN_UTIL_MONEYSTR_H
 
-#include <attributes.h>
 #include <consensus/amount.h>
 
 #include <optional>
diff --git a/src/util/strencodings.h b/src/util/strencodings.h
index ee583835281..9a96bbe67b9 100644
--- a/src/util/strencodings.h
+++ b/src/util/strencodings.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #ifndef BITCOIN_UTIL_STRENCODINGS_H
 #define BITCOIN_UTIL_STRENCODINGS_H
 
-#include <attributes.h>
 #include <span.h>
 #include <util/string.h>
 
diff --git a/src/util/system.h b/src/util/system.h
index 64585cbfacd..8db3ab9913c 100644
--- a/src/util/system.h
+++ b/src/util/system.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <config/bitcoin-config.h>
 #endif
 
-#include <attributes.h>
 #include <compat.h>
 #include <compat/assumptions.h>
 #include <fs.h>
diff --git a/src/validationinterface.cpp b/src/validationinterface.cpp
index fffab39cc1a..613c5b65ef6 100644
--- a/src/validationinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/validationinterface.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include <validationinterface.h>
 
+#include <attributes.h>
 #include <chain.h>
 #include <consensus/validation.h>
 #include <logging.h>