diff --git a/src/openrct2/common.h b/src/openrct2/common.h
index 67b4d2d0ff..147254667e 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/common.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/common.h
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <cstdint>
 
-using colour_t = uint8_t;
-
 // Gets the name of a symbol as a C string
 #define nameof(symbol) #symbol
 
diff --git a/src/openrct2/interface/Colour.h b/src/openrct2/interface/Colour.h
index 36eae268ed..7c1bd123d4 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/interface/Colour.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/interface/Colour.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <string_view>
 
+using colour_t = uint8_t;
 using PaletteIndex = uint8_t;
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/openrct2/paint/tile_element/Paint.Surface.h b/src/openrct2/paint/tile_element/Paint.Surface.h
index d174132e9a..06eae8f303 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/paint/tile_element/Paint.Surface.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/paint/tile_element/Paint.Surface.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "../../common.h"
+#include "../../interface/Colour.h"
 #include "../../sprites.h"
 #include "../../world/Location.hpp"
 
diff --git a/src/openrct2/ride/RideColour.h b/src/openrct2/ride/RideColour.h
index 4dc6836b39..9fe0d61d25 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/ride/RideColour.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/ride/RideColour.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "../common.h"
+#include "../interface/Colour.h"
 
 #include <cstdint>