diff --git a/cmake_targets/tools/MODULES/Findxran.cmake b/cmake_targets/tools/MODULES/Findxran.cmake
index 1ade3ac522..369f04753f 100644
--- a/cmake_targets/tools/MODULES/Findxran.cmake
+++ b/cmake_targets/tools/MODULES/Findxran.cmake
@@ -126,12 +126,9 @@ find_package_handle_standard_args(xran
   VERSION_VAR xran_VERSION
 )
 
-# in proper usage of cmake, include directory should only contain "api", but not header files under "src" directory;
-# however, we use xran_dev_get_ctx() and xran_dev_get_ctx_by_id() functions which are defined in xran_common.h;
-# since xran_common.h is under "src" directory, we have to include it in ${xran_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 if(xran_FOUND)
   set(xran_LIBRARIES ${xran_LIBRARY})
-  set(xran_INCLUDE_DIRS ${xran_INCLUDE_DIR} ${xran_INCLUDE_DIR}/../src)
+  set(xran_INCLUDE_DIRS ${xran_INCLUDE_DIR})
 endif()
 
 if(xran_FOUND AND NOT TARGET xran::xran)
diff --git a/radio/fhi_72/oaioran.c b/radio/fhi_72/oaioran.c
index ee213f4301..fc9f58a492 100644
--- a/radio/fhi_72/oaioran.c
+++ b/radio/fhi_72/oaioran.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include "xran_sync_api.h"
 #include "oran_isolate.h"
 #include "oran-init.h"
-#include "xran_common.h"
 #include "oaioran.h"
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>