diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index 5625b22fc5..0540b4d9e3 100755
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -772,7 +772,6 @@ scylla_core = (['message/messaging_service.cc',
                 'cdc/generation.cc',
                 'cdc/metadata.cc',
                 'cql3/type_json.cc',
-                'cql3/abstract_marker.cc',
                 'cql3/attributes.cc',
                 'cql3/cf_name.cc',
                 'cql3/cql3_type.cc',
diff --git a/cql3/CMakeLists.txt b/cql3/CMakeLists.txt
index 261efc1f5c..3a455dead6 100644
--- a/cql3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cql3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ add_library(cql3 STATIC)
 target_sources(cql3
   PRIVATE
     type_json.cc
-    abstract_marker.cc
     attributes.cc
     cf_name.cc
     cql3_type.cc
diff --git a/cql3/abstract_marker.cc b/cql3/abstract_marker.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 610d64116c..0000000000
--- a/cql3/abstract_marker.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2015-present ScyllaDB
- *
- * Modified by ScyllaDB
- */
-
-/*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: (AGPL-3.0-or-later and Apache-2.0)
- */
-
-#include "cql3/abstract_marker.hh"
-
-#include "cql3/constants.hh"
-#include "cql3/lists.hh"
-#include "cql3/maps.hh"
-#include "cql3/sets.hh"
-#include "cql3/user_types.hh"
-#include "cql3/prepare_context.hh"
-#include "types/list.hh"
-
-namespace cql3 {
-}
diff --git a/cql3/abstract_marker.hh b/cql3/abstract_marker.hh
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ed339c28f..0000000000
--- a/cql3/abstract_marker.hh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2015-present ScyllaDB
- *
- * Modified by ScyllaDB
- */
-
-/*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: (AGPL-3.0-or-later and Apache-2.0)
- */
-
-#pragma once
-
-namespace cql3 {
-
-class column_specification;
-class prepare_context;
-
-}
diff --git a/cql3/constants.hh b/cql3/constants.hh
index 59753a5f0e..1f79e872fe 100644
--- a/cql3/constants.hh
+++ b/cql3/constants.hh
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "cql3/abstract_marker.hh"
 #include "cql3/query_options.hh"
 #include "cql3/update_parameters.hh"
 #include "cql3/operation.hh"
diff --git a/cql3/expr/prepare_expr.cc b/cql3/expr/prepare_expr.cc
index 7386cefc71..c131c66d05 100644
--- a/cql3/expr/prepare_expr.cc
+++ b/cql3/expr/prepare_expr.cc
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include "cql3/functions/functions.hh"
 #include "cql3/column_identifier.hh"
 #include "cql3/constants.hh"
-#include "cql3/abstract_marker.hh"
 #include "cql3/lists.hh"
 #include "cql3/sets.hh"
 #include "cql3/user_types.hh"
diff --git a/cql3/lists.hh b/cql3/lists.hh
index d4400b8d00..fc3cc1873e 100644
--- a/cql3/lists.hh
+++ b/cql3/lists.hh
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "cql3/abstract_marker.hh"
 #include "utils/to_string.hh"
 #include "operation.hh"
 #include "utils/chunked_vector.hh"
diff --git a/cql3/maps.cc b/cql3/maps.cc
index 34f9967ee0..61e83ba1f5 100644
--- a/cql3/maps.cc
+++ b/cql3/maps.cc
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "maps.hh"
-#include "cql3/abstract_marker.hh"
 #include "operation.hh"
 #include "update_parameters.hh"
 #include "exceptions/exceptions.hh"
diff --git a/cql3/maps.hh b/cql3/maps.hh
index 5f3825186a..bcdbc4de4f 100644
--- a/cql3/maps.hh
+++ b/cql3/maps.hh
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "cql3/abstract_marker.hh"
 #include "operation.hh"
 #include "update_parameters.hh"
 #include "constants.hh"
diff --git a/cql3/sets.hh b/cql3/sets.hh
index e1d0e6afcd..5ad67cc50e 100644
--- a/cql3/sets.hh
+++ b/cql3/sets.hh
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "cql3/abstract_marker.hh"
 #include "maps.hh"
 #include "column_specification.hh"
 #include "column_identifier.hh"
diff --git a/cql3/user_types.hh b/cql3/user_types.hh
index 2e4ecb0738..8660b3e826 100644
--- a/cql3/user_types.hh
+++ b/cql3/user_types.hh
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "cql3/abstract_marker.hh"
 #include "column_specification.hh"
 #include "column_identifier.hh"
 #include "operation.hh"