diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 6eef38923b07..d4ff01970547 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -201,8 +201,6 @@ int tracing_is_on(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tracing_is_on);
 
-#include "trace.h"
-
 #define RB_EVNT_HDR_SIZE (offsetof(struct ring_buffer_event, array))
 #define RB_ALIGNMENT		4U
 #define RB_MAX_SMALL_DATA	(RB_ALIGNMENT * RINGBUF_TYPE_DATA_TYPE_LEN_MAX)