diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/main.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/main.c
index 42fcf7e9cb64..8be560458977 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/main.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/main.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 */
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/vt.h>
 #include <linux/tty.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>		/* __get_free_page() and friends */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup.h b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup.h
index 46edabe2d32c..412b87947f66 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup.h
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef _SPEAKUP_H
 #define _SPEAKUP_H
-#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #include "spk_types.h"
 #include "i18n.h"