diff --git a/drivers/staging/b3dfg/b3dfg.c b/drivers/staging/b3dfg/b3dfg.c
index 75ebe338c6f..ddade6c486b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/b3dfg/b3dfg.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/b3dfg/b3dfg.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include <linux/poll.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 
 static unsigned int b3dfg_nbuf = 2;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/frontier/alphatrack.c b/drivers/staging/frontier/alphatrack.c
index bcba17eae92..15aed87fe1b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/frontier/alphatrack.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/frontier/alphatrack.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/kobject.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/input.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/frontier/tranzport.c b/drivers/staging/frontier/tranzport.c
index 274b82bd786..ef8fcc8c67b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/frontier/tranzport.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/frontier/tranzport.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/input.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/heci/heci.h b/drivers/staging/heci/heci.h
index 14192e0cc22..48f120dc3b2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/heci/heci.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/heci/heci.h
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 #ifndef _HECI_H_
 #define _HECI_H_
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/heci/heci_data_structures.h b/drivers/staging/heci/heci_data_structures.h
index 575e8f8e88a..ff30386d097 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/heci/heci_data_structures.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/heci/heci_data_structures.h
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 #ifndef _HECI_DATA_STRUCTURES_H_
 #define _HECI_DATA_STRUCTURES_H_
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/heci/heci_interface.h b/drivers/staging/heci/heci_interface.h
index 37336ebc0a5..d9193cf6d9e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/heci/heci_interface.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/heci/heci_interface.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 #ifndef _HECI_INTERFACE_H_
 #define _HECI_INTERFACE_H_
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me0600_ext_irq.c b/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me0600_ext_irq.c
index 2b97392b49b..1d098420a54 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me0600_ext_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me0600_ext_irq.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 /*
  * Includes
  */
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 
 #include <linux/slab.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me0900_di.c b/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me0900_di.c
index 4665b2acbea..b8c448f58e3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me0900_di.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me0900_di.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #include "medefines.h"
 #include "meinternal.h"
diff --git a/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me1400_device.c b/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me1400_device.c
index ca7498b9056..a018b5f7a19 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me1400_device.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me1400_device.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #include "meids.h"
 #include "meerror.h"
diff --git a/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me1400_ext_irq.c b/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me1400_ext_irq.c
index cc4d71b85ba..6841f41860a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me1400_ext_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me1400_ext_irq.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 /*
  * Includes
  */
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 
 #include <linux/slab.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me4600_ai.h b/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me4600_ai.h
index 106e1959f9f..7055e44f32e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me4600_ai.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me4600_ai.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #ifndef _ME4600_AI_H_
 #define _ME4600_AI_H_
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include "mesubdevice.h"
 #include "meioctl.h"
 #include "mecirc_buf.h"
diff --git a/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me4600_ext_irq.c b/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me4600_ext_irq.c
index 082a6e8f356..cfb4adbd41a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me4600_ext_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me4600_ext_irq.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #include "medefines.h"
 #include "meinternal.h"
diff --git a/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me6000_ao.h b/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me6000_ao.h
index ef4d0189bde..d86fb29265f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me6000_ao.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me6000_ao.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #ifndef _ME6000_AO_H_
 #define _ME6000_AO_H_
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include "mesubdevice.h"
 #include "mecirc_buf.h"
 #include "meioctl.h"
diff --git a/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me8100_di.c b/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me8100_di.c
index 7bd7b7f60db..1a3f2692d7a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me8100_di.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me8100_di.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #include "medefines.h"
 #include "meerror.h"
diff --git a/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me8200_di.c b/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me8200_di.c
index cc1965bf3f4..fd1af0f0565 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me8200_di.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me8200_di.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #include "medefines.h"
 #include "meerror.h"
diff --git a/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me8200_do.c b/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me8200_do.c
index 3cec9b6c8c6..e42a137617a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me8200_do.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/meilhaus/me8200_do.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #include "medefines.h"
 #include "meinternal.h"
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rt2860/rt_linux.h b/drivers/staging/rt2860/rt_linux.h
index 708923cecaa..47564797473 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rt2860/rt_linux.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rt2860/rt_linux.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 
 #include "rtmp_type.h"
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/serqt_usb/serqt_usb.c b/drivers/staging/serqt_usb/serqt_usb.c
index 234f332fc82..27f78bddad6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/serqt_usb/serqt_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/serqt_usb/serqt_usb.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <linux/usb.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 
 /* Use our own dbg macro */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c
index 824e65bdc43..6790bc5efe5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@
 * --------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211netdev.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211netdev.c
index bc0d764d851..d88184d73a8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211netdev.c
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 * --------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211wep.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211wep.c
index 405ce89e4e6..ad052377ffd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211wep.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211wep.c
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 /* System Includes */
 
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/wireless.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mib.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mib.c
index 5a6ba86009d..7a082c17f54 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mib.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mib.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 * --------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>