diff --git a/src/checkpoint/container/unique_ptr_serialize.h b/src/checkpoint/container/unique_ptr_serialize.h
index 4731c550..68dffd41 100644
--- a/src/checkpoint/container/unique_ptr_serialize.h
+++ b/src/checkpoint/container/unique_ptr_serialize.h
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 #define INCLUDED_CHECKPOINT_CONTAINER_UNIQUE_PTR_SERIALIZE_H
 
 #include "checkpoint/common.h"
-#include "checkpoint/dispatch/reconstructor.h"
 #include "checkpoint/dispatch/vrt/virtual_serialize.h"
 
 namespace checkpoint {
diff --git a/src/checkpoint/dispatch/dispatch.h b/src/checkpoint/dispatch/dispatch.h
index 297e0198..2af43159 100644
--- a/src/checkpoint/dispatch/dispatch.h
+++ b/src/checkpoint/dispatch/dispatch.h
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 #include "checkpoint/dispatch/clean_type.h"
 #include "checkpoint/dispatch/dispatch_serializer.h"
 #include "checkpoint/dispatch/dispatch_byte_macro.h"
-#include "checkpoint/dispatch/reconstructor.h"
 
 #include <functional>
 
diff --git a/src/checkpoint/dispatch/dispatch.impl.h b/src/checkpoint/dispatch/dispatch.impl.h
index bf674b2c..9f242071 100644
--- a/src/checkpoint/dispatch/dispatch.impl.h
+++ b/src/checkpoint/dispatch/dispatch.impl.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 
 #include "checkpoint/common.h"
 #include "checkpoint/dispatch/dispatch.h"
+#include "checkpoint/dispatch/reconstructor.h"
 
 namespace checkpoint {
 
diff --git a/src/checkpoint/dispatch/vrt/virtual_serialize.h b/src/checkpoint/dispatch/vrt/virtual_serialize.h
index 52c2327b..8b5a81b8 100644
--- a/src/checkpoint/dispatch/vrt/virtual_serialize.h
+++ b/src/checkpoint/dispatch/vrt/virtual_serialize.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #if !defined INCLUDED_CHECKPOINT_DISPATCH_VRT_VIRTUAL_SERIALIZE_H
 #define INCLUDED_CHECKPOINT_DISPATCH_VRT_VIRTUAL_SERIALIZE_H
 
+#include "checkpoint/dispatch/reconstructor.h"
 #include "checkpoint/dispatch/vrt/base.h"
 #include "checkpoint/dispatch/vrt/derived.h"