diff --git a/drivers/staging/gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib.c b/drivers/staging/gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib.c
index 796c3a5be545..9a3271e885d2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 /* base module includes */
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>