diff --git a/include/wx/qt/private/converter.h b/include/wx/qt/private/converter.h
index f6406a8009..5f7b406a08 100644
--- a/include/wx/qt/private/converter.h
+++ b/include/wx/qt/private/converter.h
@@ -15,21 +15,19 @@
 #include <QtCore/Qt>
 
 #include "wx/kbdstate.h"
+#include "wx/gdicmn.h"
 
 // Rely on overloading and let the compiler pick the correct version, which makes
 // them easier to use then to write wxQtConvertQtRectToWxRect() or wxQtConvertWxRectToQtRect()
 
-class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxPoint;
 class QPoint;
 wxPoint wxQtConvertPoint( const QPoint &point );
 QPoint wxQtConvertPoint( const wxPoint &point );
 
-class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxRect;
 class QRect;
 wxRect wxQtConvertRect( const QRect &rect );
 QRect  wxQtConvertRect( const wxRect &rect );
 
-class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxString;
 class QString;
 wxString wxQtConvertString( const QString &str );
 QString  wxQtConvertString( const wxString &str );
@@ -44,7 +42,6 @@ QDate wxQtConvertDate(const wxDateTime& date);
 
 #endif // wxUSE_DATETIME
 
-class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxSize;
 class QSize;
 wxSize wxQtConvertSize( const QSize  &size );
 QSize  wxQtConvertSize( const wxSize &size );
diff --git a/src/qt/converter.cpp b/src/qt/converter.cpp
index 9e71dffd24..86b7724dcc 100644
--- a/src/qt/converter.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/converter.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
     #include <QtCore/QDate>
 #endif // wxUSE_DATETIME
 
-#include "wx/kbdstate.h"
-#include "wx/gdicmn.h"
+#include "wx/qt/private/converter.h"
 
 
 wxPoint wxQtConvertPoint( const QPoint &point )