diff --git a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_qos.c b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_qos.c
index 0217680ec545..e7134e28a06d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_qos.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_qos.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
  * GNU General Public License for more details.
  */
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_sdio.c b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_sdio.c
index e1a3dd2fc4af..5e19b09e3bff 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_sdio.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #include <linux/mmc/core.h>
 #include <linux/mmc/card.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_usb.c b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_usb.c
index 19533c6e055b..e201b341e52f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_usb.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/usb.h>
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_wimax.c b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_wimax.c
index f1936b92533b..110bdbc9c899 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_wimax.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_wimax.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
  * GNU General Public License for more details.
  */
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 #include <linux/ip.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_wimax.h b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_wimax.h
index 023e6492e33d..6ec0ab43e9cc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_wimax.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_wimax.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #define __GDM_WIMAX_H__
 
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include "wm_ioctl.h"
 #if defined(CONFIG_WIMAX_GDM72XX_QOS)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/netlink_k.c b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/netlink_k.c
index 292af0f7f451..1c74b0875515 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/netlink_k.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/netlink_k.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
  * GNU General Public License for more details.
  */
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/netlink.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/sdio_boot.c b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/sdio_boot.c
index 6ff4dc372522..760efee23d4a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/sdio_boot.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/sdio_boot.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/usb_boot.c b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/usb_boot.c
index 5a0e030220dc..c163bcc437ed 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/usb_boot.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/usb_boot.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/usb.h>