diff --git a/scripts/sweep_winapi_stubs_includes.py b/scripts/sweep_winapi_stubs_includes.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1151e232
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/sweep_winapi_stubs_includes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Conservative sweep: remove dead app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h includes.
+
+winapi_stubs.h provides Windows API typedefs and constants for Linux
+(LARGE_INTEGER, FILETIME, ERROR_*, etc.). Many minecraft/ files include
+it as transitive leftovers and never actually reference any of those
+symbols.
+
+Usage:
+    python3 scripts/sweep_winapi_stubs_includes.py [--apply]
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import os
+import re
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+MINECRAFT_ROOT = REPO_ROOT / "targets" / "minecraft"
+
+INCLUDE_RE = re.compile(
+    r'^[ \t]*#[ \t]*include[ \t]*"app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs\.h"[ \t]*\n',
+    re.MULTILINE,
+)
+
+# Symbols defined by winapi_stubs.h. If any appear in the consumer, the
+# include is needed.
+USAGE_PATTERNS = [
+    re.compile(r'\bLARGE_INTEGER\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bULARGE_INTEGER\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bFILETIME\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bSYSTEMTIME\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bERROR_SUCCESS\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bERROR_IO_PENDING\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bERROR_CANCELLED\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bMEM_COMMIT\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bMEM_RESERVE\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bMEM_DECOMMIT\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bPAGE_READWRITE\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bDWORD\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bBYTE\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bWORD\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bHANDLE\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bHRESULT\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bGetLastError\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bGetFileSize\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bGetSystemTime\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bSystemTimeToFileTime\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bMakeAbsoluteSD\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bSetFilePointer\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bReadFile\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bWriteFile\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bCloseHandle\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bCreateFile\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bVirtualAlloc\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bVirtualFree\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bSleep\s*\('),
+    re.compile(r'\bWaitForSingleObject\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bSetEvent\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bResetEvent\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bInterlocked'),
+    re.compile(r'\bOutputDebugString\b'),
+    re.compile(r'\bMessageBox\b'),
+]
+
+
+def needs_winapi(text: str) -> bool:
+    scan = INCLUDE_RE.sub("", text)
+    return any(p.search(scan) for p in USAGE_PATTERNS)
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument("--apply", action="store_true",
+                        help="Actually remove the dead includes")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    candidates: list[Path] = []
+    for dirpath, _dirnames, filenames in os.walk(MINECRAFT_ROOT):
+        for name in filenames:
+            if not name.endswith((".cpp", ".c", ".h", ".hpp")):
+                continue
+            path = Path(dirpath) / name
+            try:
+                text = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="surrogateescape")
+            except OSError:
+                continue
+            if not INCLUDE_RE.search(text):
+                continue
+            if needs_winapi(text):
+                continue
+            candidates.append(path)
+
+    candidates.sort()
+    for path in candidates:
+        print(path.relative_to(REPO_ROOT))
+
+    print(f"\n{len(candidates)} files have a dead winapi_stubs.h include")
+
+    if args.apply:
+        for path in candidates:
+            text = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="surrogateescape")
+            new_text = INCLUDE_RE.sub("", text)
+            path.write_text(new_text, encoding="utf-8", errors="surrogateescape")
+        print(f"Removed from {len(candidates)} files")
+
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/client/particle/Particle.cpp b/targets/minecraft/client/particle/Particle.cpp
index 2713ce19f..28a23095c 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/client/particle/Particle.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/client/particle/Particle.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 #include <cmath>
 
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #include "java/JavaMath.h"
 #include "java/Random.h"
 #include "minecraft/SharedConstants.h"
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/client/player/LocalPlayer.cpp b/targets/minecraft/client/player/LocalPlayer.cpp
index ab5d556bf..a25fed902 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/client/player/LocalPlayer.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/client/player/LocalPlayer.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #include "app/common/Tutorial/TutorialMode.h"
 #include "app/common/UI/All Platforms/UIEnums.h"
 #include "app/linux/Linux_UIController.h"
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #include "PlatformTypes.h"
 #include "Pos.h"
 #include "minecraft/SharedConstants.h"
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/client/renderer/Chunk.cpp b/targets/minecraft/client/renderer/Chunk.cpp
index 454700b87..b3c305f62 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/client/renderer/Chunk.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/client/renderer/Chunk.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 #include "platform/renderer/renderer.h"
 #include "LevelRenderer.h"
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #include "util/FrameProfiler.h"
 #include "TileRenderer.h"
 #include "minecraft/client/renderer/Tesselator.h"
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/client/renderer/GameRenderer.cpp b/targets/minecraft/client/renderer/GameRenderer.cpp
index 4b29b322b..0df0927e9 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/client/renderer/GameRenderer.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/client/renderer/GameRenderer.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include "minecraft/GameEnums.h"
 #include "platform/ShutdownManager.h"
 #include "app/common/Colours/ColourTable.h"
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #include "minecraft/client/BufferedImage.h"
 #include "util/FrameProfiler.h"
 #include "platform/stubs.h"
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/client/renderer/texture/PreStitchedTextureMap.cpp b/targets/minecraft/client/renderer/texture/PreStitchedTextureMap.cpp
index 7be953540..e8706b262 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/client/renderer/texture/PreStitchedTextureMap.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/client/renderer/texture/PreStitchedTextureMap.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include <format>
 #include <utility>
 
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #include "minecraft/client/BufferedImage.h"
 #include "SimpleIcon.h"
 #include "StitchedTexture.h"
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/client/renderer/texture/Stitcher.cpp b/targets/minecraft/client/renderer/texture/Stitcher.cpp
index b8f0d4a80..514c2273b 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/client/renderer/texture/Stitcher.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/client/renderer/texture/Stitcher.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #include "StitchSlot.h"
 #include "Texture.h"
 #include "TextureHolder.h"
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/client/renderer/texture/TextureMap.cpp b/targets/minecraft/client/renderer/texture/TextureMap.cpp
index 67ee136bf..2856ca086 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/client/renderer/texture/TextureMap.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/client/renderer/texture/TextureMap.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include <format>
 #include <utility>
 
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #include "minecraft/client/BufferedImage.h"
 #include "StitchSlot.h"
 #include "StitchedTexture.h"
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/client/skins/AbstractTexturePack.cpp b/targets/minecraft/client/skins/AbstractTexturePack.cpp
index cf6b240e3..92463a4ef 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/client/skins/AbstractTexturePack.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/client/skins/AbstractTexturePack.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include "app/common/Colours/ColourTable.h"
 #include "minecraft/IGameServices.h"
 #include "app/linux/Linux_UIController.h"
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #include "minecraft/client/BufferedImage.h"
 #include "util/StringHelpers.h"
 #include "java/File.h"
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/network/Connection.h b/targets/minecraft/network/Connection.h
index cdac099b3..8fc94a926 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/network/Connection.h
+++ b/targets/minecraft/network/Connection.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include <string>
 
 #include "app/common/Network/Socket.h"
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #include "platform/C4JThread.h"
 #include "java/InputOutputStream/DataInputStream.h"
 #include "java/InputOutputStream/DataOutputStream.h"
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/network/packet/CustomPayloadPacket.cpp b/targets/minecraft/network/packet/CustomPayloadPacket.cpp
index d0384eea4..78ff7c704 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/network/packet/CustomPayloadPacket.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/network/packet/CustomPayloadPacket.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include <limits>
 
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #include "PacketListener.h"
 #include "java/InputOutputStream/DataInputStream.h"
 #include "java/InputOutputStream/DataOutputStream.h"
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/network/packet/GameCommandPacket.cpp b/targets/minecraft/network/packet/GameCommandPacket.cpp
index 693decb7d..0f05da553 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/network/packet/GameCommandPacket.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/network/packet/GameCommandPacket.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include <limits>
 
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #include "PacketListener.h"
 #include "java/InputOutputStream/DataInputStream.h"
 #include "java/InputOutputStream/DataOutputStream.h"
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/network/packet/MoveEntityPacket.cpp b/targets/minecraft/network/packet/MoveEntityPacket.cpp
index 1f3bdadd4..91525d759 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/network/packet/MoveEntityPacket.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/network/packet/MoveEntityPacket.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #include "PacketListener.h"
 #include "java/InputOutputStream/DataInputStream.h"
 #include "java/InputOutputStream/DataOutputStream.h"
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/network/packet/MoveEntityPacketSmall.cpp b/targets/minecraft/network/packet/MoveEntityPacketSmall.cpp
index 97410a0fe..3677770a1 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/network/packet/MoveEntityPacketSmall.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/network/packet/MoveEntityPacketSmall.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #include "PacketListener.h"
 #include "java/InputOutputStream/DataInputStream.h"
 #include "java/InputOutputStream/DataOutputStream.h"
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/network/packet/PreLoginPacket.cpp b/targets/minecraft/network/packet/PreLoginPacket.cpp
index 4d4de72b9..7b8513093 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/network/packet/PreLoginPacket.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/network/packet/PreLoginPacket.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 #include "app/common/BuildVer/BuildVer.h"
 #include "platform/IPlatformNetwork.h"
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #include "PacketListener.h"
 #include "java/InputOutputStream/DataInputStream.h"
 #include "java/InputOutputStream/DataOutputStream.h"
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/network/packet/SetPlayerTeamPacket.cpp b/targets/minecraft/network/packet/SetPlayerTeamPacket.cpp
index 14796f459..8befc915a 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/network/packet/SetPlayerTeamPacket.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/network/packet/SetPlayerTeamPacket.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include <unordered_set>
 
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #include "PacketListener.h"
 #include "java/InputOutputStream/DataInputStream.h"
 #include "java/InputOutputStream/DataOutputStream.h"
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/server/PlayerList.cpp b/targets/minecraft/server/PlayerList.cpp
index 6b549d60f..20efba2eb 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/server/PlayerList.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/server/PlayerList.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include "app/common/Network/Socket.h"
 #include "app/common/Tutorial/Tutorial.h"
 #include "app/common/Tutorial/TutorialEnum.h"
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #include "platform/NetTypes.h"
 #include "MinecraftServer.h"
 #include "Settings.h"
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/server/level/EntityTracker.cpp b/targets/minecraft/server/level/EntityTracker.cpp
index 0ee2a9d84..cfe112c3a 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/server/level/EntityTracker.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/server/level/EntityTracker.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "app/common/Network/NetworkPlayerInterface.h"
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #include "ServerLevel.h"
 #include "ServerPlayer.h"
 #include "TrackedEntity.h"
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/server/network/PendingConnection.cpp b/targets/minecraft/server/network/PendingConnection.cpp
index 0ca0b077e..0784be2d0 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/server/network/PendingConnection.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/server/network/PendingConnection.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include "app/common/BuildVer/BuildVer.h"
 #include "app/common/Network/NetworkPlayerInterface.h"
 #include "platform/IPlatformNetwork.h"
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #include "platform/NetTypes.h"
 #include "PlayerConnection.h"
 #include "ServerConnection.h"
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/util/WeighedRandom.cpp b/targets/minecraft/util/WeighedRandom.cpp
index 07a99f54d..60c1a9bed 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/util/WeighedRandom.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/util/WeighedRandom.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <cassert>
 
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #include "java/Random.h"
 
 int WeighedRandom::getTotalWeight(std::vector<WeighedRandomItem*>* items) {
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/world/entity/Entity.cpp b/targets/minecraft/world/entity/Entity.cpp
index 5a1ba6fe1..42c04844b 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/world/entity/Entity.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/world/entity/Entity.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include "EntityPos.h"
 #include "SyncedEntityData.h"
 #include "minecraft/GameEnums.h"
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #include "java/Class.h"
 #include "java/Random.h"
 #include "minecraft/Direction.h"
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/world/item/ArmorItem.cpp b/targets/minecraft/world/item/ArmorItem.cpp
index 0ef001e3e..5559d51ad 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/world/item/ArmorItem.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/world/item/ArmorItem.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "app/common/Colours/ColourTable.h"
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #include "java/Class.h"
 #include "minecraft/client/Minecraft.h"
 #include "minecraft/core/BehaviorRegistry.h"
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/world/level/Level.cpp b/targets/minecraft/world/level/Level.cpp
index 53298953f..dbf3d0c22 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/world/level/Level.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/world/level/Level.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include "app/common/Colours/ColourTable.h"
 #include "app/common/Console_Debug_enum.h"
 #include "app/common/Network/GameNetworkManager.h"
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #include "util/FrameProfiler.h"
 #include "java/Random.h"
 #include "minecraft/Direction.h"
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/world/level/biome/BiomeDecorator.cpp b/targets/minecraft/world/level/biome/BiomeDecorator.cpp
index d84f7e423..a02a9a159 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/world/level/biome/BiomeDecorator.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/world/level/biome/BiomeDecorator.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 #include "minecraft/world/level/biome/BiomeDecorator.h"
 
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #include "java/Random.h"
 #include "minecraft/world/level/Level.h"
 #include "minecraft/world/level/biome/Biome.h"
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/world/level/levelgen/CustomLevelSource.cpp b/targets/minecraft/world/level/levelgen/CustomLevelSource.cpp
index 8c8737b28..cc9d7aeb0 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/world/level/levelgen/CustomLevelSource.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/world/level/levelgen/CustomLevelSource.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include "minecraft/world/level/biome/Biome.h"
 #include "minecraft/world/level/chunk/ChunkSource.h"
 #if defined(__linux__)
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #endif
 #include "java/Random.h"
 #include "minecraft/world/entity/MobCategory.h"
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/world/level/levelgen/structure/StrongholdFeature.cpp b/targets/minecraft/world/level/levelgen/structure/StrongholdFeature.cpp
index 22db4633b..5bbeedf0d 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/world/level/levelgen/structure/StrongholdFeature.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/world/level/levelgen/structure/StrongholdFeature.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 #include "minecraft/GameEnums.h"
 #include "app/common/GameRules/LevelGeneration/LevelGenerationOptions.h"
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #include "StrongholdPieces.h"
 #include "java/JavaMath.h"
 #include "java/Random.h"
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/world/level/newbiome/layer/BiomeOverrideLayer.cpp b/targets/minecraft/world/level/newbiome/layer/BiomeOverrideLayer.cpp
index 784dfccf6..ac5c7ba22 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/world/level/newbiome/layer/BiomeOverrideLayer.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/world/level/newbiome/layer/BiomeOverrideLayer.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include "platform/fs/fs.h"
 #include "minecraft/world/level/newbiome/layer/Layer.h"
 #if defined(__linux__)
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #endif
 #include "minecraft/world/level/biome/Biome.h"
 
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/world/level/storage/DirectoryLevelStorage.cpp b/targets/minecraft/world/level/storage/DirectoryLevelStorage.cpp
index ee4dfbcde..f4910edbd 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/world/level/storage/DirectoryLevelStorage.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/world/level/storage/DirectoryLevelStorage.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include "LevelData.h"
 #include "app/common/Console_Debug_enum.h"
 #include "app/common/GameRules/GameRuleManager.h"
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #include "util/StringHelpers.h"
 #include "java/File.h"
 #include "java/InputOutputStream/ByteArrayInputStream.h"
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/world/level/storage/SavedDataStorage.cpp b/targets/minecraft/world/level/storage/SavedDataStorage.cpp
index c39f5140b..eee2f488b 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/world/level/storage/SavedDataStorage.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/world/level/storage/SavedDataStorage.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <utility>
 
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #include "java/InputOutputStream/DataInputStream.h"
 #include "java/InputOutputStream/DataOutputStream.h"
 #include "minecraft/world/entity/ai/village/Villages.h"
diff --git a/targets/minecraft/world/level/tile/PressurePlateTile.cpp b/targets/minecraft/world/level/tile/PressurePlateTile.cpp
index fc1b59016..f231bd67d 100644
--- a/targets/minecraft/world/level/tile/PressurePlateTile.cpp
+++ b/targets/minecraft/world/level/tile/PressurePlateTile.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "app/linux/Stubs/winapi_stubs.h"
 #include "minecraft/world/entity/Entity.h"
 #include "minecraft/world/entity/LivingEntity.h"
 #include "minecraft/world/entity/player/Player.h"