diff --git a/src/Mod/Points/App/AppPoints.cpp b/src/Mod/Points/App/AppPoints.cpp
index 97dc5f7eb2..38e8051678 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Points/App/AppPoints.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Points/App/AppPoints.cpp
@@ -20,11 +20,7 @@
  *                                                                         *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
-
 #include "PreCompiled.h"
-#ifndef _PreComp_
-# include <Python.h>
-#endif
 
 #include <Base/Console.h>
 #include <Base/Interpreter.h>
@@ -35,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "PropertyPointKernel.h"
 #include "Structured.h"
 
+
 namespace Points {
     extern PyObject* initModule();
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/Points/App/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/Points/App/CMakeLists.txt
index 3529caa5e9..3a32b8eb84 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Points/App/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/Points/App/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ include_directories(
     ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS}
     ${EIGEN3_INCLUDE_DIR}
     ${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS}
-    ${XercesC_INCLUDE_DIRS}
     ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR}
     ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/3rdParty/libE57Format
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/3rdParty/libE57Format/include
diff --git a/src/Mod/Points/Gui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/Points/Gui/CMakeLists.txt
index eef1165d7d..82b89d4239 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Points/Gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/Points/Gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ include_directories(
     ${EIGEN3_INCLUDE_DIR}
     ${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS}
     ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR}
-    ${XercesC_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 )
 
 set(PointsGui_LIBS
diff --git a/src/Mod/Points/Gui/Command.cpp b/src/Mod/Points/Gui/Command.cpp
index 1479555ede..9ea6bd09bb 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Points/Gui/Command.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Points/Gui/Command.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 # include <algorithm>
 # include <QFileInfo>
 # include <QInputDialog>
-# include <Python.h>
 # include <Inventor/events/SoMouseButtonEvent.h>
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Points/Gui/PreCompiled.h b/src/Mod/Points/Gui/PreCompiled.h
index a1ce56050e..d269663ba2 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Points/Gui/PreCompiled.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Points/Gui/PreCompiled.h
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <bitset>
 
-#include <Python.h>
 #ifdef FC_OS_WIN32
 # include <windows.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/src/Mod/Points/Gui/ViewProvider.cpp b/src/Mod/Points/Gui/ViewProvider.cpp
index 1b2e560b8b..2c82f9e645 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Points/Gui/ViewProvider.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Points/Gui/ViewProvider.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "PreCompiled.h"
 
 #ifndef _PreComp_
-# include <Python.h>
 # include <Inventor/nodes/SoCamera.h>
 # include <Inventor/nodes/SoCoordinate3.h>
 # include <Inventor/nodes/SoDrawStyle.h>