diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/avic.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/avic.c
index adc64bc5b343..0eff23ed92b9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/avic.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/avic.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <asm/mach/irq.h>
 #include <asm/exception.h>
-#include <mach/irqs.h>
 
 #include "common.h"
 #include "hardware.h"
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/include/mach/irqs.h b/arch/arm/mach-imx/include/mach/irqs.h
deleted file mode 100644
index d73f5e8ea9cb..000000000000
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/include/mach/irqs.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *  Copyright 2004-2007 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- */
-
-/*
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation.
- */
-
-#ifndef __ASM_ARCH_MXC_IRQS_H__
-#define __ASM_ARCH_MXC_IRQS_H__
-
-extern int imx_irq_set_priority(unsigned char irq, unsigned char prio);
-
-/* all normal IRQs can be FIQs */
-#define FIQ_START	0
-/* switch between IRQ and FIQ */
-extern int mxc_set_irq_fiq(unsigned int irq, unsigned int type);
-
-#endif /* __ASM_ARCH_MXC_IRQS_H__ */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/irq-common.h b/arch/arm/mach-imx/irq-common.h
index 6ccb3a14c693..5b2dabba330f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/irq-common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/irq-common.h
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 #ifndef __PLAT_MXC_IRQ_COMMON_H__
 #define __PLAT_MXC_IRQ_COMMON_H__
 
+/* all normal IRQs can be FIQs */
+#define FIQ_START	0
+
 struct mxc_extra_irq
 {
 	int (*set_priority)(unsigned char irq, unsigned char prio);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/tzic.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/tzic.c
index c7625b4a916b..9721161f208f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/tzic.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/tzic.c
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 #include <asm/mach/irq.h>
 #include <asm/exception.h>
 
-#include <mach/irqs.h>
-
 #include "common.h"
 #include "hardware.h"
 #include "irq-common.h"
diff --git a/include/linux/platform_data/asoc-imx-ssi.h b/include/linux/platform_data/asoc-imx-ssi.h
index 63f3c2804239..92c7fd72f636 100644
--- a/include/linux/platform_data/asoc-imx-ssi.h
+++ b/include/linux/platform_data/asoc-imx-ssi.h
@@ -17,5 +17,7 @@ struct imx_ssi_platform_data {
 	void (*ac97_warm_reset)(struct snd_ac97 *ac97);
 };
 
+extern int mxc_set_irq_fiq(unsigned int irq, unsigned int type);
+
 #endif /* __MACH_SSI_H */
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-pcm-fiq.c b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-pcm-fiq.c
index 22c6130957ba..9ffc9e66308f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-pcm-fiq.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-pcm-fiq.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/fiq.h>
 
-#include <mach/irqs.h>
 #include <linux/platform_data/asoc-imx-ssi.h>
 
 #include "imx-ssi.h"