diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/osdep_service.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/osdep_service.h
index 9ba603310fdc..cabf7747390e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/osdep_service.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/osdep_service.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #define _SUCCESS	1
 #define _FAIL		0
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c
index 299350ce978d..3b23befd3645 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/semaphore.h>
 #include <net/iw_handler.h>