diff --git a/drivers/staging/dt3155/allocator.c b/drivers/staging/dt3155/allocator.c
index db382ef90217..6fbd0507288c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dt3155/allocator.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dt3155/allocator.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 #  define MODULE
 #endif
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c
index 48537d948945..81aa2ed226ac 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/tcp.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/wireless.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vme/boards/vme_vmivme7805.c b/drivers/staging/vme/boards/vme_vmivme7805.c
index 843c9edde555..80eaa0c4fe1c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vme/boards/vme_vmivme7805.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vme/boards/vme_vmivme7805.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
  * option) any later version.
  */
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>