diff --git a/include/asm-blackfin/dma.h b/include/asm-blackfin/dma.h
index 5abaa2cee8db..16d493574ba8 100644
--- a/include/asm-blackfin/dma.h
+++ b/include/asm-blackfin/dma.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <asm/irq.h>
 #include <asm/signal.h>
-#include <asm/semaphore.h>
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <asm/mach/dma.h>
diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/sn/nodepda.h b/include/asm-ia64/sn/nodepda.h
index 6f6d69e39ff5..ee118b901de4 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/sn/nodepda.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/sn/nodepda.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #define _ASM_IA64_SN_NODEPDA_H
 
 
-#include <asm/semaphore.h>
 #include <asm/irq.h>
 #include <asm/sn/arch.h>
 #include <asm/sn/intr.h>
diff --git a/include/asm-ppc/ocp.h b/include/asm-ppc/ocp.h
index 1379a4f76de3..3909a2eec286 100644
--- a/include/asm-ppc/ocp.h
+++ b/include/asm-ppc/ocp.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/mmu.h>
 #include <asm/ocp_ids.h>
-#include <asm/semaphore.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_OCP
 
diff --git a/include/linux/cpu.h b/include/linux/cpu.h
index 0be8d65bc3c8..f212fa98283e 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpu.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpu.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <linux/node.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/cpumask.h>
-#include <asm/semaphore.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 struct cpu {
diff --git a/include/linux/ide.h b/include/linux/ide.h
index 6c39482fd1a1..5f3e82ae901a 100644
--- a/include/linux/ide.h
+++ b/include/linux/ide.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
-#include <asm/semaphore.h>
 #include <asm/mutex.h>
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_CRIS) || defined(CONFIG_FRV)
diff --git a/include/linux/if_pppox.h b/include/linux/if_pppox.h
index 40743e032845..6fb7f1788570 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_pppox.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_pppox.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <linux/if_ether.h>
 #include <linux/if.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
-#include <asm/semaphore.h>
 #include <linux/ppp_channel.h>
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #include <linux/if_pppol2tp.h>
diff --git a/include/linux/jbd.h b/include/linux/jbd.h
index 423f58272188..07a9b52a2654 100644
--- a/include/linux/jbd.h
+++ b/include/linux/jbd.h
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
 #include <linux/timer.h>
 #include <linux/lockdep.h>
 
-#include <asm/semaphore.h>
-
 #define journal_oom_retry 1
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/jbd2.h b/include/linux/jbd2.h
index 2cbf6fdb1799..05e2b307161a 100644
--- a/include/linux/jbd2.h
+++ b/include/linux/jbd2.h
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 #include <linux/bit_spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/timer.h>
-
-#include <asm/semaphore.h>
 #endif
 
 #define journal_oom_retry 1
diff --git a/include/linux/kernelcapi.h b/include/linux/kernelcapi.h
index 8c4350a9ed87..a53e932f80fb 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernelcapi.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernelcapi.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ typedef struct kcapi_carddef {
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
-#include <asm/semaphore.h>
 
 #define	KCI_CONTRUP	0	/* arg: struct capi_profile */
 #define	KCI_CONTRDOWN	1	/* arg: NULL */
diff --git a/include/linux/raid/md.h b/include/linux/raid/md.h
index fbaeda79b2e9..8ab630b67fcc 100644
--- a/include/linux/raid/md.h
+++ b/include/linux/raid/md.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #define _MD_H
 
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
-#include <asm/semaphore.h>
 #include <linux/major.h>
 #include <linux/ioctl.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 6a1e7afb099b..a37b5964828a 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ struct sched_param {
 #include <linux/mm_types.h>
 
 #include <asm/system.h>
-#include <asm/semaphore.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
 #include <asm/cputime.h>
diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index 4c2577bd1c85..8df6d1382ac8 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ struct getcpu_cache;
 #include <linux/capability.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/sem.h>
-#include <asm/semaphore.h>
 #include <asm/siginfo.h>
 #include <asm/signal.h>
 #include <linux/quota.h>
diff --git a/include/scsi/libsas.h b/include/scsi/libsas.h
index 98724ba65a79..e78d3b62d8ec 100644
--- a/include/scsi/libsas.h
+++ b/include/scsi/libsas.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <scsi/sas.h>
 #include <linux/libata.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
-#include <asm/semaphore.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_device.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_cmnd.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_transport_sas.h>