diff --git a/win-linux/extras/update-daemon/common.pri b/win-linux/extras/update-daemon/common.pri
index 43b6a475b..d0cb95d7b 100644
--- a/win-linux/extras/update-daemon/common.pri
+++ b/win-linux/extras/update-daemon/common.pri
@@ -76,20 +76,10 @@ core_windows {
         DEFINES += __OS_WIN_XP
     }
 
-    LIBS += -luser32 \
-            -lkernel32 \
-            -lshell32 \
-            -lshlwapi \
-            -lole32 \
-            -loleaut32 \
-            -lcomsuppw \
-            -ladvapi32 \
-            -lwinhttp \
-            -lwininet \
+    LIBS += -lwinhttp \
             -lws2_32 \
             -lrpcrt4 \
             -lwtsapi32 \
-            -lcrypt32 \
             -lwintrust \
             -luserenv
 }
@@ -110,7 +100,7 @@ core_linux {
 
     CONFIG += link_pkgconfig
     PKGCONFIG += gtk+-3.0
-    LIBS += -lSDL2 -lcurl -lssl -lcrypto -luuid -larchive -lpthread
+    LIBS += -lSDL2 -lcurl -luuid -larchive -lpthread
 }
 
 OBJECTS_DIR = $$DESTDIR/obj
diff --git a/win-linux/extras/update-daemon/src/platform_linux/utils.cpp b/win-linux/extras/update-daemon/src/platform_linux/utils.cpp
index 72ff212ad..ce36f3e00 100644
--- a/win-linux/extras/update-daemon/src/platform_linux/utils.cpp
+++ b/win-linux/extras/update-daemon/src/platform_linux/utils.cpp
@@ -32,21 +32,11 @@
 
 #include "platform_linux/utils.h"
 #include "version.h"
-#include <cstring>
-#include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <regex>
-#include <cstdio>
-#include <cerrno>
-#include <vector>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <sstream>
-#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <dirent.h>
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
 #include <openssl/md5.h>
-#include <libgen.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
 #define BUFSIZE 1024
diff --git a/win-linux/extras/update-daemon/src/platform_win/main.cpp b/win-linux/extras/update-daemon/src/platform_win/main.cpp
index 9c1e40f1d..b330432c0 100644
--- a/win-linux/extras/update-daemon/src/platform_win/main.cpp
+++ b/win-linux/extras/update-daemon/src/platform_win/main.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ HANDLE                  gSvcStopEvent = NULL;
 VOID WINAPI SvcMain(DWORD argc, LPTSTR *argv);
 VOID WINAPI SvcCtrlHandler(DWORD dwCtrl);
 VOID ReportSvcStatus(DWORD, DWORD, DWORD);
-VOID SvcReportEvent(LPTSTR);
 
 
 int __cdecl _tmain (int argc, TCHAR *argv[])
diff --git a/win-linux/extras/update-daemon/src/platform_win/utils.cpp b/win-linux/extras/update-daemon/src/platform_win/utils.cpp
index eebf123c1..aad5869c2 100644
--- a/win-linux/extras/update-daemon/src/platform_win/utils.cpp
+++ b/win-linux/extras/update-daemon/src/platform_win/utils.cpp
@@ -34,12 +34,7 @@
 #include "classes/translator.h"
 #include "version.h"
 #include <Windows.h>
-#include <shellapi.h>
 #include <shlwapi.h>
-#include <combaseapi.h>
-#include <comutil.h>
-#include <oleauto.h>
-#include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <regex>
 #include <cstdio>