diff --git a/drivers/staging/rts5139/rts51x.h b/drivers/staging/rts5139/rts51x.h
index 9415d5c05502..b2c58390bfc5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rts5139/rts51x.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rts5139/rts51x.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/cdrom.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #include <scsi/scsi.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_cmnd.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rts5139/rts51x_transport.h b/drivers/staging/rts5139/rts51x_transport.h
index f7aa87f7f1a9..8464c4836d5b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rts5139/rts51x_transport.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rts5139/rts51x_transport.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #define __RTS51X_TRANSPORT_H
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #include "rts51x.h"
 #include "rts51x_chip.h"