diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
index 4528c95b8e67..0c9f5cebfb42 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <xmit_osdep.h>
 
 #include "ioctl_cfg80211.h"
-#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #define RTW_MAX_MGMT_TX_CNT 8