diff --git a/init/version.c b/init/version.c
index b7f9559d417c..3391c4051bf3 100644
--- a/init/version.c
+++ b/init/version.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include <linux/uts.h>
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
 #include <generated/utsrelease.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/proc_ns.h>
 
 struct uts_namespace init_uts_ns = {