diff --git a/cpp/include/cudf/strings/detail/scatter.cuh b/cpp/include/cudf/strings/detail/scatter.cuh
index 7f35baf2ae4..f167206f36b 100644
--- a/cpp/include/cudf/strings/detail/scatter.cuh
+++ b/cpp/include/cudf/strings/detail/scatter.cuh
@@ -15,14 +15,13 @@
  */
 #pragma once
 
-#include <cudf/column/column.hpp>
-#include <cudf/column/column_device_view.cuh>
-//#include <cudf/detail/null_mask.hpp>
-//#include <cudf/strings/detail/utilities.cuh>
+#include <cudf/column/column_factories.hpp>
 #include <cudf/strings/detail/utilities.hpp>
 #include <cudf/strings/strings_column_view.hpp>
+#include <cudf/utilities/span.hpp>
 
 #include <rmm/cuda_stream_view.hpp>
+#include <rmm/device_uvector.hpp>
 #include <rmm/exec_policy.hpp>
 
 #include <thrust/scatter.h>
diff --git a/cpp/src/lists/copying/scatter_helper.cu b/cpp/src/lists/copying/scatter_helper.cu
index 1596f3a4a34..fecf6e1c1a1 100644
--- a/cpp/src/lists/copying/scatter_helper.cu
+++ b/cpp/src/lists/copying/scatter_helper.cu
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@
 #include <cudf/lists/detail/copying.hpp>
 #include <cudf/lists/detail/scatter_helper.cuh>
 #include <cudf/strings/detail/utilities.cuh>
-//#include <cudf/strings/detail/utilities.hpp>
-#include <cudf/strings/strings_column_view.hpp>
+#include <cudf/utilities/span.hpp>
 
 #include <thrust/binary_search.h>
 #include <thrust/distance.h>