diff --git a/net/caif/caif_dev.c b/net/caif/caif_dev.c
index 682c0fedf360..7c2fa0a08148 100644
--- a/net/caif/caif_dev.c
+++ b/net/caif/caif_dev.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ":%s(): " fmt, __func__
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/if_arp.h>
 #include <linux/net.h>
diff --git a/net/caif/chnl_net.c b/net/caif/chnl_net.c
index c628a57953c9..865690948bbc 100644
--- a/net/caif/chnl_net.c
+++ b/net/caif/chnl_net.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ":%s(): " fmt, __func__
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/hardirq.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
diff --git a/net/ipv4/gre.c b/net/ipv4/gre.c
index c6933f2ea310..9dbe10875fbd 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/gre.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/in.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <net/protocol.h>
 #include <net/gre.h>
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c
index c012985a5a26..d7e86ef9d23a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/netlink.h>
 #include <linux/rculist.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <net/netlink.h>
 
 #include <linux/netfilter.h>
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_set.c b/net/netfilter/xt_set.c
index 19461c462dbd..0ec8138aa470 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_set.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_set.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #include <linux/netfilter/x_tables.h>
 #include <linux/netfilter/xt_set.h>