diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
index 1079b0e7a264..e82126407e95 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #undef DEBUG
 
 #define __NO_VERSION__
-#include "comedi_fops.h"
 #include "comedi_compat32.h"
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.h b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.h
deleted file mode 100644
index d59a29300f31..000000000000
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-
-#ifndef _COMEDI_FOPS_H
-#define _COMEDI_FOPS_H
-#include <linux/types.h>
-
-extern bool comedi_autoconfig;
-extern struct comedi_driver *comedi_drivers;
-
-#endif /* _COMEDI_FOPS_H */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_internal.h b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_internal.h
index b004963a3d63..e70ef0515d9a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_internal.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef _COMEDI_INTERNAL_H
 #define _COMEDI_INTERNAL_H
 
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
 /*
  * various internal comedi stuff
  */
@@ -17,5 +19,7 @@ int comedi_buf_alloc(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s,
 
 extern unsigned int comedi_default_buf_size_kb;
 extern unsigned int comedi_default_buf_maxsize_kb;
+extern bool comedi_autoconfig;
+extern struct comedi_driver *comedi_drivers;
 
 #endif /* _COMEDI_INTERNAL_H */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers.c
index fe455e786ee4..c0fdb00783ed 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
 
 #define __NO_VERSION__
-#include "comedi_fops.h"
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/proc.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/proc.c
index 2aa487b60187..bb7e70e3e94a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/proc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/proc.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 #define __NO_VERSION__
 #include "comedidev.h"
-#include "comedi_fops.h"
+#include "comedi_internal.h"
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>