diff --git a/cpp/src/join/conditional_join.cu b/cpp/src/join/conditional_join.cu
index 56408dcd701..2ec23e0dc6d 100644
--- a/cpp/src/join/conditional_join.cu
+++ b/cpp/src/join/conditional_join.cu
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <cudf/table/table_device_view.cuh>
 #include <cudf/table/table_view.hpp>
 #include <cudf/types.hpp>
-#include <cudf/utilities/default_stream.hpp>
 #include <cudf/utilities/memory_resource.hpp>
 
 #include <rmm/cuda_stream_view.hpp>
diff --git a/cpp/src/join/conditional_join.hpp b/cpp/src/join/conditional_join.hpp
index 4f6a9484e8c..303442e79ef 100644
--- a/cpp/src/join/conditional_join.hpp
+++ b/cpp/src/join/conditional_join.hpp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 #include <cudf/ast/expressions.hpp>
 #include <cudf/table/table_view.hpp>
-#include <cudf/utilities/default_stream.hpp>
 #include <cudf/utilities/memory_resource.hpp>
 
 #include <rmm/cuda_stream_view.hpp>
diff --git a/cpp/src/join/cross_join.cu b/cpp/src/join/cross_join.cu
index 73fcb5a1531..15594fb60e3 100644
--- a/cpp/src/join/cross_join.cu
+++ b/cpp/src/join/cross_join.cu
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <cudf/table/table.hpp>
 #include <cudf/table/table_view.hpp>
 #include <cudf/types.hpp>
-#include <cudf/utilities/default_stream.hpp>
 #include <cudf/utilities/error.hpp>
 #include <cudf/utilities/memory_resource.hpp>
 
diff --git a/cpp/src/join/join.cu b/cpp/src/join/join.cu
index 13a062d037b..7b13c260364 100644
--- a/cpp/src/join/join.cu
+++ b/cpp/src/join/join.cu
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <cudf/join.hpp>
 #include <cudf/table/table.hpp>
 #include <cudf/table/table_view.hpp>
-#include <cudf/utilities/default_stream.hpp>
 #include <cudf/utilities/memory_resource.hpp>
 
 #include <rmm/cuda_stream_view.hpp>
diff --git a/cpp/src/join/mixed_join.cu b/cpp/src/join/mixed_join.cu
index 1976a12b20d..820b81ee309 100644
--- a/cpp/src/join/mixed_join.cu
+++ b/cpp/src/join/mixed_join.cu
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <cudf/table/table_device_view.cuh>
 #include <cudf/table/table_view.hpp>
 #include <cudf/types.hpp>
-#include <cudf/utilities/default_stream.hpp>
 #include <cudf/utilities/memory_resource.hpp>
 #include <cudf/utilities/span.hpp>
 
diff --git a/cpp/src/join/mixed_join_semi.cu b/cpp/src/join/mixed_join_semi.cu
index 833a5350adc..aa4fa281159 100644
--- a/cpp/src/join/mixed_join_semi.cu
+++ b/cpp/src/join/mixed_join_semi.cu
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <cudf/table/table_device_view.cuh>
 #include <cudf/table/table_view.hpp>
 #include <cudf/types.hpp>
-#include <cudf/utilities/default_stream.hpp>
 #include <cudf/utilities/memory_resource.hpp>
 #include <cudf/utilities/span.hpp>
 
diff --git a/cpp/src/join/semi_join.cu b/cpp/src/join/semi_join.cu
index 07ae92b6c52..d2ab2122c75 100644
--- a/cpp/src/join/semi_join.cu
+++ b/cpp/src/join/semi_join.cu
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <cudf/dictionary/detail/update_keys.hpp>
 #include <cudf/join.hpp>
 #include <cudf/table/table.hpp>
-#include <cudf/utilities/default_stream.hpp>
 #include <cudf/utilities/error.hpp>
 #include <cudf/utilities/memory_resource.hpp>