diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/AppTechDraw.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/AppTechDraw.cpp
index 5a4362137e..64fa01b40f 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/AppTechDraw.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/AppTechDraw.cpp
@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@
  *                                                                         *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
-
 #include "PreCompiled.h"
-#ifndef _PreComp_
-# include <Python.h>
-#endif
 
 #include <Base/Console.h>
 #include <Base/PyObjectBase.h>
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/AppTechDrawPy.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/AppTechDrawPy.cpp
index 886d183c16..b3b6d7ee9a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/AppTechDrawPy.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/AppTechDrawPy.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 #include "PreCompiled.h"
 #ifndef _PreComp_
-#include <Python.h>
 #include <TopoDS.hxx>
 #include <TopoDS_Edge.hxx>
 #include <TopoDS_Face.hxx>
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/CMakeLists.txt
index 7d8b63e4d2..dc072c28e5 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ include_directories(
     ${OCC_INCLUDE_DIR}
     ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR}
     ${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS}
-    ${XercesC_INCLUDE_DIRS}
     ${QT_QTCORE_INCLUDE_DIR}
 )
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/PreCompiled.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/PreCompiled.h
index 873194ebd0..40aaae011a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/PreCompiled.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/PreCompiled.h
@@ -64,9 +64,5 @@
 // OpenCasCade =====================================================================================
 #include <Mod/Part/App/OpenCascadeAll.h>
 
-// Python
-#include <Python.h>
-
-
 #endif // _PreComp_
 #endif
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/TechDrawExport.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/TechDrawExport.cpp
index f447343c82..b52b7e40c5 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/TechDrawExport.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/TechDrawExport.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 #include <HLRBRep_Algo.hxx>
 #include <TopoDS_Shape.hxx>
 #include <HLRTopoBRep_OutLiner.hxx>
-//#include <BRepAPI_MakeOutLine.hxx>
 #include <HLRAlgo_Projector.hxx>
 #include <HLRBRep_ShapeBounds.hxx>
 #include <HLRBRep_HLRToShape.hxx>
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/AppTechDrawGui.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/AppTechDrawGui.cpp
index 62dcbfc0b7..d078fbd0e5 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/AppTechDrawGui.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/AppTechDrawGui.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 #include "PreCompiled.h"
 #ifndef _PreComp_
-# include <Python.h>
 # include <QFontDatabase>
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/AppTechDrawGuiPy.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/AppTechDrawGuiPy.cpp
index 2f1a97f792..bd4035cd99 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/AppTechDrawGuiPy.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/AppTechDrawGuiPy.cpp
@@ -20,11 +20,7 @@
  *                                                                         *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
-
 #include "PreCompiled.h"
-#ifndef _PreComp_
-# include <Python.h>
-#endif
 
 #include <CXX/Extensions.hxx>
 #include <CXX/Objects.hxx>
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/CMakeLists.txt
index 29d53830bf..3aa5911578 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ include_directories(
     ${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS}
     ${OCC_INCLUDE_DIR}
     ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR}
-    ${XercesC_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 )
 
 if(BUILD_QT5)
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/PreCompiled.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/PreCompiled.h
index b46ee95550..5ef46e8649 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/PreCompiled.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/PreCompiled.h
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@
 
 #ifdef _PreComp_
 
-// Python
-#include <Python.h>
-
 // standard
 #include <iostream>
 #include <cassert>