diff --git a/src/viam/examples/dial/example_dial.cpp b/src/viam/examples/dial/example_dial.cpp
index ff4e9cd2c..9ea72c938 100644
--- a/src/viam/examples/dial/example_dial.cpp
+++ b/src/viam/examples/dial/example_dial.cpp
@@ -8,14 +8,6 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <boost/optional.hpp>
-#include <grpcpp/channel.h>
-#include <grpcpp/client_context.h>
-#include <grpcpp/grpcpp.h>
-#include <grpcpp/support/status.h>
-
-#include <viam/api/common/v1/common.pb.h>
-#include <viam/api/robot/v1/robot.grpc.pb.h>
-#include <viam/api/robot/v1/robot.pb.h>
 
 #include <viam/sdk/components/generic.hpp>
 #include <viam/sdk/robot/client.hpp>
diff --git a/src/viam/examples/dial_api_key/example_dial_api_key.cpp b/src/viam/examples/dial_api_key/example_dial_api_key.cpp
index 45eeb66d2..a5b0caf5d 100644
--- a/src/viam/examples/dial_api_key/example_dial_api_key.cpp
+++ b/src/viam/examples/dial_api_key/example_dial_api_key.cpp
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
 #include <grpcpp/grpcpp.h>
 #include <grpcpp/support/status.h>
 
-#include <viam/api/common/v1/common.pb.h>
-#include <viam/api/robot/v1/robot.grpc.pb.h>
-#include <viam/api/robot/v1/robot.pb.h>
-
 #include <viam/sdk/robot/client.hpp>
 #include <viam/sdk/robot/service.hpp>
 #include <viam/sdk/rpc/dial.hpp>
diff --git a/src/viam/examples/modules/complex/client.cpp b/src/viam/examples/modules/complex/client.cpp
index 894fd5c11..6ded78722 100644
--- a/src/viam/examples/modules/complex/client.cpp
+++ b/src/viam/examples/modules/complex/client.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include <cstddef>
-#include <functional>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <memory>
 #include <ostream>
@@ -12,10 +11,6 @@
 #include <grpcpp/grpcpp.h>
 #include <grpcpp/support/status.h>
 
-#include <viam/api/common/v1/common.pb.h>
-#include <viam/api/robot/v1/robot.grpc.pb.h>
-#include <viam/api/robot/v1/robot.pb.h>
-
 #include <viam/sdk/components/motor.hpp>
 #include <viam/sdk/robot/client.hpp>
 #include <viam/sdk/robot/service.hpp>
diff --git a/src/viam/examples/modules/complex/main.cpp b/src/viam/examples/modules/complex/main.cpp
index 9b746bfff..59f590733 100644
--- a/src/viam/examples/modules/complex/main.cpp
+++ b/src/viam/examples/modules/complex/main.cpp
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
 #include <grpcpp/grpcpp.h>
 #include <grpcpp/server_context.h>
 
-#include <viam/api/common/v1/common.grpc.pb.h>
-#include <viam/api/component/generic/v1/generic.grpc.pb.h>
-#include <viam/api/robot/v1/robot.pb.h>
-
 #include <viam/sdk/components/base.hpp>
 #include <viam/sdk/components/component.hpp>
 #include <viam/sdk/config/resource.hpp>
diff --git a/src/viam/examples/modules/complex/test_complex_module.cpp b/src/viam/examples/modules/complex/test_complex_module.cpp
index 9845ab5c0..4984df8f0 100644
--- a/src/viam/examples/modules/complex/test_complex_module.cpp
+++ b/src/viam/examples/modules/complex/test_complex_module.cpp
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 
 #include <boost/test/included/unit_test.hpp>
 
-#include <viam/api/common/v1/common.pb.h>
-
 #include <viam/sdk/common/proto_value.hpp>
 #include <viam/sdk/tests/test_utils.hpp>
 
diff --git a/src/viam/examples/modules/simple/main.cpp b/src/viam/examples/modules/simple/main.cpp
index edc400347..c19904a57 100644
--- a/src/viam/examples/modules/simple/main.cpp
+++ b/src/viam/examples/modules/simple/main.cpp
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@
 #include <grpcpp/grpcpp.h>
 #include <grpcpp/server_context.h>
 
-#include <viam/api/common/v1/common.grpc.pb.h>
-#include <viam/api/robot/v1/robot.pb.h>
-#include <viam/api/service/generic/v1/generic.grpc.pb.h>
-
 #include <viam/sdk/common/exception.hpp>
 #include <viam/sdk/common/proto_value.hpp>
 #include <viam/sdk/config/resource.hpp>