diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
index 7189089d87e3..92311a56939f 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/major.h>
 
 #include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
 #include <linux/mtd/partitions.h>