diff --git a/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/api.h b/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/api.h
index 10f692c3be..77d0a59663 100644
--- a/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/api.h
+++ b/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/api.h
@@ -37,4 +37,8 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
+// Convenience symbol versioning include: because api.h is widely
+// included, this reduces the need to explicitly include mayaHydra.h.
+#include <mayaHydraLib/mayaHydra.h>
+
 #endif // MAYAHYDRALIB_API_H
diff --git a/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/hydraUtils.h b/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/hydraUtils.h
index 294ee7be30..28f2acdcc8 100644
--- a/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/hydraUtils.h
+++ b/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/hydraUtils.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #define MAYAHYDRALIB_HYDRA_UTILS_H
 
 #include <mayaHydraLib/api.h>
-#include <mayaHydraLib/mayaHydra.h>
 
 #include <pxr/base/gf/matrix4d.h>
 #include <pxr/base/gf/vec3f.h>
diff --git a/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/mayaUtils.h b/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/mayaUtils.h
index 005ba20591..5e1264c7d9 100644
--- a/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/mayaUtils.h
+++ b/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/mayaUtils.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #define MAYAHYDRALIB_MAYA_UTILS_H
 
 #include <mayaHydraLib/api.h>
-#include <mayaHydraLib/mayaHydra.h>
 
 #include <maya/MApiNamespace.h>
 #include <maya/MFnDependencyNode.h>
diff --git a/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/mhLeadObjectPathTracker.h b/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/mhLeadObjectPathTracker.h
index b3db748634..e81c6adbfa 100644
--- a/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/mhLeadObjectPathTracker.h
+++ b/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/mhLeadObjectPathTracker.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 //Local headers
 #include "mayaHydraLib/api.h"
-#include "mayaHydraLib/mayaHydra.h"
 #include "mayaHydraLib/sceneIndex/mhDirtyLeadObjectSceneIndex.h"
 
 //Flow viewport headers
diff --git a/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/mhWireframeColorInterfaceImp.h b/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/mhWireframeColorInterfaceImp.h
index 1c92f0652e..61bbe8c948 100644
--- a/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/mhWireframeColorInterfaceImp.h
+++ b/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/mhWireframeColorInterfaceImp.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 //Local headers
 #include <mayaHydraLib/api.h>
-#include <mayaHydraLib/mayaHydra.h>
 #include <mayaHydraLib/mhLeadObjectPathTracker.h>
 
 //Flow viewport headers
diff --git a/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/mixedUtils.h b/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/mixedUtils.h
index f7baec92b2..a35e1d3c08 100644
--- a/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/mixedUtils.h
+++ b/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/mixedUtils.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #define MAYAHYDRALIB_MIXED_UTILS_H
 
 #include <mayaHydraLib/api.h>
-#include <mayaHydraLib/mayaHydra.h>
 
 #include <pxr/base/gf/matrix4d.h>
 #include <pxr/base/tf/token.h>
diff --git a/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/sceneIndex/mayaHydraMayaDataProducerSceneIndexDataConcreteFactory.h b/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/sceneIndex/mayaHydraMayaDataProducerSceneIndexDataConcreteFactory.h
index d7abcdcb76..e9cb712886 100644
--- a/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/sceneIndex/mayaHydraMayaDataProducerSceneIndexDataConcreteFactory.h
+++ b/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/sceneIndex/mayaHydraMayaDataProducerSceneIndexDataConcreteFactory.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 //MayaHydra headers
 #include "mayaHydraLib/api.h"
-#include "mayaHydraLib/mayaHydra.h"
 
 //Flow Viewport headers
 #include <flowViewport/API/perViewportSceneIndicesData/fvpDataProducerSceneIndexDataAbstractFactory.h>
diff --git a/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/sceneIndex/mayaHydraMayaFilteringSceneIndexDataConcreteFactory.h b/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/sceneIndex/mayaHydraMayaFilteringSceneIndexDataConcreteFactory.h
index bc3f93fad4..b24576ba1d 100644
--- a/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/sceneIndex/mayaHydraMayaFilteringSceneIndexDataConcreteFactory.h
+++ b/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/sceneIndex/mayaHydraMayaFilteringSceneIndexDataConcreteFactory.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 //MayaHydra headers
 #include "mayaHydraLib/api.h"
-#include "mayaHydraLib/mayaHydra.h"
 
 //Flow Viewport headers
 #include "flowViewport/API/perViewportSceneIndicesData/fvpFilteringSceneIndexDataAbstractFactory.h"
diff --git a/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/sceneIndex/mayaHydraSceneIndexDataFactoriesSetup.h b/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/sceneIndex/mayaHydraSceneIndexDataFactoriesSetup.h
index e0fd83293c..6f4eb29069 100644
--- a/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/sceneIndex/mayaHydraSceneIndexDataFactoriesSetup.h
+++ b/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/sceneIndex/mayaHydraSceneIndexDataFactoriesSetup.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 //Local headers
 #include "mayaHydraLib/api.h"
-#include "mayaHydraLib/mayaHydra.h"
 
 namespace MAYAHYDRA_NS_DEF{
 
diff --git a/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/sceneIndex/mhDirtyLeadObjectSceneIndex.h b/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/sceneIndex/mhDirtyLeadObjectSceneIndex.h
index 22d4fd3e7a..3d8b4520c8 100644
--- a/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/sceneIndex/mhDirtyLeadObjectSceneIndex.h
+++ b/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/sceneIndex/mhDirtyLeadObjectSceneIndex.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 //MayaHydra headers
 #include "mayaHydraLib/api.h"
-#include "mayaHydraLib/mayaHydra.h"
 
 // Flow Viewport Toolkit headers.
 #include "flowViewport/sceneIndex/fvpSceneIndexUtils.h"
diff --git a/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/sceneIndex/mhMayaUsdProxyShapeSceneIndex.h b/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/sceneIndex/mhMayaUsdProxyShapeSceneIndex.h
index 1072b1ef67..c3dc8ea25f 100644
--- a/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/sceneIndex/mhMayaUsdProxyShapeSceneIndex.h
+++ b/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/sceneIndex/mhMayaUsdProxyShapeSceneIndex.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #if defined(MAYAHYDRALIB_MAYAUSDAPI_ENABLED)
 //MayaHydra headers
 #include "mayaHydraLib/api.h"
-#include "mayaHydraLib/mayaHydra.h"
 
 //MayaUsdAPI headers
 #include <mayaUsdAPI/proxyStage.h>