diff --git a/include/linux/sched/hotplug.h b/include/linux/sched/hotplug.h
index c608d3c1ddb8..752ac7e628d7 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/hotplug.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/hotplug.h
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_SCHED_HOTPLUG_H
 #define _LINUX_SCHED_HOTPLUG_H
 
-#include <linux/sched.h>
-
 /*
  * Scheduler interfaces for hotplug CPU support:
  */