diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -399,7 +399,6 @@
 	compressor.cpp
 	eventloop.cpp
 	feerate.cpp
-	globals.cpp
 	core_read.cpp
 	core_write.cpp
 	key.cpp
@@ -476,7 +475,6 @@
 	consensus/tx_check.cpp
 	dbwrapper.cpp
 	flatfile.cpp
-	globals.cpp
 	httprpc.cpp
 	httpserver.cpp
 	index/base.cpp
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #include <chainparams.h>
 #include <consensus/consensus.h> // DEFAULT_MAX_BLOCK_SIZE
-#include <globals.h>
 
 GlobalConfig::GlobalConfig()
     : useCashAddr(false), nMaxBlockSize(DEFAULT_MAX_BLOCK_SIZE) {}
diff --git a/src/globals.h b/src/globals.h
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/src/globals.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2017 Amaury SÉCHET
-// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
-// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
-
-#ifndef BITCOIN_GLOBALS_H
-#define BITCOIN_GLOBALS_H
-
-#include <cstdint>
-#include <string>
-
-#endif // BITCOIN_GLOBALS_H
diff --git a/src/globals.cpp b/src/globals.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/src/globals.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2017 Amaury SÉCHET
-// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
-// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
-
-#include <globals.h>
-
-#include <consensus/consensus.h>
-#include <policy/policy.h>
diff --git a/test/lint/lint-circular-dependencies.sh b/test/lint/lint-circular-dependencies.sh
--- a/test/lint/lint-circular-dependencies.sh
+++ b/test/lint/lint-circular-dependencies.sh
@@ -39,10 +39,7 @@
     "script/scriptcache -> validation -> script/scriptcache"
     "seeder/bitcoin -> seeder/db -> seeder/bitcoin"
     "chainparams -> protocol -> config -> chainparams"
-    "config -> globals -> policy/policy -> validation -> config"
     "core_io -> psbt -> node/transaction -> validation -> core_io"
-    "config -> globals -> policy/policy -> validation -> key_io -> config"
-    "config -> globals -> policy/policy -> validation -> protocol -> config"
 )
 
 EXIT_CODE=0