diff --git a/kernel/time/clockevents.c b/kernel/time/clockevents.c
index 1ecd6ba36d6c..9cd928f7a7c6 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clockevents.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clockevents.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
-#include <linux/sysdev.h>
 
 #include "tick-internal.h"