diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/max98090.c b/sound/soc/codecs/max98090.c
index fc176044994d..9ea73aa71198 100755
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/max98090.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/max98090.c
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 #include <sound/max98090.h>
 #include "max98090.h"
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
-
 #define DEBUG
 #define EXTMIC_METHOD
 #define EXTMIC_METHOD_TEST