diff --git a/drivers/crypto/cavium/zip/common.h b/drivers/crypto/cavium/zip/common.h
index 58fb3ed6e644..54f6fb054119 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/cavium/zip/common.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/cavium/zip/common.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 
 /* Device specific zlib function definitions */
 #include "zip_device.h"