diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/clock.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/clock.c
index 23a07059999307a0569fac8f1e942ededa6c2460..197974defbe4f4b0e41ffebf2aae1f2c96dc6c00 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/clock.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/clock.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
  * published by the Free Software Foundation.
  */
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/fasttimer.c b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/fasttimer.c
index 2de9d5849ef023c286d67729b3c6c13a29b06338..111caa1a2efb4105aa0e45ae8552c8de6e5497a1 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/fasttimer.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/fasttimer.c
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 #include <asm/irq.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
-
 #include <hwregs/reg_map.h>
 #include <hwregs/reg_rdwr.h>
 #include <hwregs/timer_defs.h>
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/kernel/mn10300-serial.c b/arch/mn10300/kernel/mn10300-serial.c
index 8b054e7a8ae8e406b4d3e9ae8c6c9b8ac8bb47bc..aa07d0cd19052b483f002bb27a166e7defd75646 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/kernel/mn10300-serial.c
+++ b/arch/mn10300/kernel/mn10300-serial.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ static const char serial_revdate[] = "2007-11-06";
 #define SUPPORT_SYSRQ
 #endif
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/serial.h>
 #include <linux/circ_buf.h>
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/bestcomm/gen_bd.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/bestcomm/gen_bd.c
index a3a134c35b0ab436f1e54bdf7e41c67f3e4b294e..e0a53e3147b2f159022569192dac6590bd6f8ebd 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/bestcomm/gen_bd.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/bestcomm/gen_bd.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
diff --git a/arch/x86/mach-rdc321x/platform.c b/arch/x86/mach-rdc321x/platform.c
index a037041817c75edcf070a8dc0acfd1f457297c1c..4f4e50c3ad3b1f4a46f327301739fa631442877f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mach-rdc321x/platform.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mach-rdc321x/platform.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/leds.h>
 
 #include <asm/gpio.h>
diff --git a/drivers/atm/adummy.c b/drivers/atm/adummy.c
index 2ebd07f2ef81d33f1d9d5824b3b68085944616f3..5effec6f545870a071f003923666b8b4cb310d53 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/adummy.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/adummy.c
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
diff --git a/drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap/buffer_icap.h b/drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap/buffer_icap.h
index c5b1840906b2fdb968277fd6f02b594fb6d86683..8b0252bf06e221ea89a0b9b6b3f89f0eda301722 100644
--- a/drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap/buffer_icap.h
+++ b/drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap/buffer_icap.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/cdev.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 
 #include <asm/io.h>
diff --git a/drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap/fifo_icap.h b/drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap/fifo_icap.h
index ffabd3ba2bd82c25076751ddf24decf25f699268..62bda453c90b8a6101e91d11f00ec24406ab48b4 100644
--- a/drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap/fifo_icap.h
+++ b/drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap/fifo_icap.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/cdev.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 
 #include <asm/io.h>
diff --git a/drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap/xilinx_hwicap.h b/drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap/xilinx_hwicap.h
index 1f9c8b082dbe1643920a59f4cba44973957607de..24d0d9b938fb39e485c56d9e74d1d9ff6effa5e6 100644
--- a/drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap/xilinx_hwicap.h
+++ b/drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap/xilinx_hwicap.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/cdev.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 
 #include <asm/io.h>
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_core.h b/drivers/edac/edac_core.h
index b27b13c5eb5ad3871c88247887460a253d1a5276..4b55ec607a88f622bf6e81e24aad7812a401d76a 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_core.h
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_core.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/sysdev.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #define EDAC_MC_LABEL_LEN	31
 #define EDAC_DEVICE_NAME_LEN	31
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.c
index c1adcdbf7979d5f958d9780a719c03c961171f84..9efb02137254b61391efa5f30a3b155b6c68998d 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_tools.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_tools.h
index ec950bf8c479b220143c54289fb90a18bd176d64..21f7d06f14ad2f1ed9e5ede9f6323a9007a2106f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_tools.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_tools.h
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_fs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_fs.c
index 23faba9d21eb34aab1337782fecd24f7a3871ec8..8bb5170b4e416b1b660f333561ffa7c8bb4c7360 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_fs.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/mount.h>
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes.h
index 39bd897b40c6aa1cd4ded5a0179dafc6035af792..8eb7ae96974d0846fe52f28a04f579ce12edd28b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <linux/crc32c.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_verbs.c
index 63462ecca147ccfa9e0b40e2070d49412592ba67..26ff6214a81f4b64ac2a0b406ece8febcbfbac59 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_verbs.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #include "iscsi_iser.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/bf54x-keys.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/bf54x-keys.c
index 54ed8e2e1c021c540f2c06adaef5ae009f3d056b..6f227d3dbda19039356ae25519e6465b96463219 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/bf54x-keys.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/bf54x-keys.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/mainstone-wm97xx.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/mainstone-wm97xx.c
index 283f93a0cee29f873baa7f544b46363184f3529b..37a555f37306226ff0dae5495bfa45c733d297a2 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/mainstone-wm97xx.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/mainstone-wm97xx.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/asic3.c b/drivers/mfd/asic3.c
index c6408a62d95e3ab791bb3a303ba717ec1563b591..bc2a807f210df1804129f0de665c8b2cacde9614 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/asic3.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/asic3.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/gpio.h>
diff --git a/drivers/misc/eeprom_93cx6.c b/drivers/misc/eeprom_93cx6.c
index ea55654e5948255afdf82679e76bb1b5f3078047..15b1780025c84e75c24b83ca0ce6dbab6336dc0b 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/eeprom_93cx6.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/eeprom_93cx6.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/eeprom_93cx6.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/amd76xrom.c b/drivers/mtd/maps/amd76xrom.c
index 948b86f35ef4a2e2068f12878d21f6653f4e9868..d1eec7d3243f39ea0bb7e2e0b9c0f299e11ee1ce 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/amd76xrom.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/amd76xrom.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/ck804xrom.c b/drivers/mtd/maps/ck804xrom.c
index effaf7cdefabe4bb306a4e982cde16613721ac7b..1a6feb4474ded02f2fb4381c088efe3dd310a024 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/ck804xrom.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/ck804xrom.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/esb2rom.c b/drivers/mtd/maps/esb2rom.c
index aa64a475278134eb3eafea4bb5cb7db40459b8da..bbbcdd4c8d13d7f757c435538bc2f1ccc63953db 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/esb2rom.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/esb2rom.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/au1550nd.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/au1550nd.c
index 761946ea45b132da9dde13b1d3ea9b7935f53a8a..92c334ff450885a8d06179ac14a4276c3805b933 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/au1550nd.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/au1550nd.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
 #include <linux/mtd/nand.h>
 #include <linux/mtd/partitions.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 
 #include <asm/mach-au1x00/au1xxx.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/myri10ge/myri10ge.c b/drivers/net/myri10ge/myri10ge.c
index 5d76cd09e24613d33d2e6acd9f20796920221138..54cd89cb0838fd46ad379943e78763289d66630c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/myri10ge/myri10ge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/myri10ge/myri10ge.c
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
 #include <linux/ethtool.h>
 #include <linux/firmware.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/timer.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/crc32.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic.h b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic.h
index ab871df6b1dbf71486271019767810bb04ea97ec..244ab49c4337354e86dce1a4a97208abf54256ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 #include <linux/in.h>
 #include <linux/tcp.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #include <linux/ethtool.h>
 #include <linux/mii.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_ethtool.c
index 4ad3e0844b9938de000c4bd966e02f8913976635..b974ca0fc530a45babd8962ec47a0f70c2820f9a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_ethtool.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/ethtool.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #include "netxen_nic.h"
 #include "netxen_nic_hw.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_hdr.h b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_hdr.h
index e8e8d73f6ed76eeae52bd2e2b6b92800287c40a3..e80f9e3e59731fb08ccadefa1da9cb9d0a007768 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_hdr.h
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_hdr.h
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
-
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <asm/irq.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/lanstreamer.c b/drivers/net/tokenring/lanstreamer.c
index 47d84cd2809770b3996a3a0fa65dd6f8eb39c3c0..59d1673f9387febe69304c48e1c6a17a6e19e538 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/lanstreamer.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/lanstreamer.c
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/lanstreamer.h b/drivers/net/tokenring/lanstreamer.h
index e7bb3494afc74609e53413a97c517d4bd9d37f7d..13ccee6449c1314a08db9e1863f2f0619fadf9c8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/lanstreamer.h
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/lanstreamer.h
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
-
 /* MAX_INTR - the maximum number of times we can loop
  * inside the interrupt function before returning
  * control to the OS (maximum value is 256)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
index 2541c81932f058cd3eb960ddef99d0a53621f8c0..1cb77db5c29265d55d059b398f0c3dcb04c3b47a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/if_arp.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/firmware.h>
 #include <linux/wireless.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-led.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-led.c
index d3336966b6b5169cc776f729bc06b73459c8f4ff..705c65bed9fd7a719c22b355e8ad6fe7c8eee07c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-led.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-led.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-led.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-led.c
index cb11c4a4d69152a0dd0f021a4ab7ceb16c9bc02a..4eee1b163cd2c27115fa46ce95cc9cc0193011dc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-led.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-led.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rfkill.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rfkill.c
index e5e5846e9f252f63f7fdbe3e3fc7a6b3039d9047..5d642298f04c33014c896e5cec97d143a38f1b66 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rfkill.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rfkill.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 
 #include <net/mac80211.h>
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-max6902.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-max6902.c
index 12f0310ae89c661621c6d9db3c993db084adacd6..78b2551fb19def5e380aa73f70f424c6e500e91e 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-max6902.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-max6902.c
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
-
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-r9701.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-r9701.c
index b35f9bfa2af4db00df60d0ae74cec8bc0251dfd2..395985b339c933a2c0afa17bff1f38fc78e6bf17 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-r9701.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-r9701.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/ctcm_mpc.c b/drivers/s390/net/ctcm_mpc.c
index 49ae1cd25caaede02cf3a782c99089ecc43a9061..2de1e2fccbf9f5d5f740143843caf38e0149a833 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/ctcm_mpc.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/ctcm_mpc.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #undef DEBUGDATA
 #undef DEBUGCCW
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/dpt/dpti_i2o.h b/drivers/scsi/dpt/dpti_i2o.h
index 19406cea6d6a3800356b5598df151d3c26af47fb..179ad77f6cc9d1039ba9adcea328292c7e72dc22 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/dpt/dpti_i2o.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/dpt/dpti_i2o.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/i2o-dev.h>
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ips.c b/drivers/scsi/ips.c
index 7c615c70ec5c236f7416f9466f2cd5a920c5e865..bc9e6ddf41df237ec5dd030950d42619174b883e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ips.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ips.c
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ips.h b/drivers/scsi/ips.h
index e0657b6f009c0b5488a969f43936cf719c9dcbc9..4e49fbcfe8affffe92d9b8830d5f6b6160f7f11d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ips.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ips.h
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 #ifndef _IPS_H_
    #define _IPS_H_
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/nmi.h>
    #include <asm/uaccess.h>
    #include <asm/io.h>
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c
index 90272e65957a74569ba1fe7a0df9665668357d1f..094b47e94b299abf9976328eaf4b2b233fd151dd 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #include <scsi/scsi.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_device.h>
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/nsp32.c b/drivers/scsi/nsp32.c
index edf9fdb3cb3c7dda1faa3059defdd66501eefe58..22052bb7becb4023b170f2c6abbf56dea609770d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/nsp32.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/nsp32.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
  *   1.2: PowerPC (big endian) support.
  */
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/nsp32.h b/drivers/scsi/nsp32.h
index 6715ecb3bfcaf2f1a3bce11c94b826ac72893979..9565acf1aa729d888d99f347eee5956436bd4960 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/nsp32.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/nsp32.h
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #ifndef _NSP32_H
 #define _NSP32_H
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 //#define NSP32_DEBUG 9
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/nsp_cs.c b/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/nsp_cs.c
index a221b6ef9fa991dac4e685c4e8ac290a6cb50be8..24e6cb8396e35e9bcebe890e9352f1cddc613c80 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/nsp_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/nsp_cs.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 
 ***********************************************************************/
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mid.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mid.c
index 50baf6a1d67cbc732eac8ec5578d36ea20b59fba..93560cd727845d73db00bf635e0c75129697d63e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mid.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mid.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  */
 #include "qla_def.h"
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
diff --git a/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c b/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
index cb01b5106efd0b0b7c7e9f04d61488392adef34b..b6483dd98acc46e8e3f82648c6b40d54f45f41dd 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/freezer.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/amd5536udc.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/amd5536udc.c
index 1500e1b3c30289af26bdc9400c59845129aaa9d1..abf8192f89e845696c6e1a32df16db86e926e387 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/amd5536udc.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/amd5536udc.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/s3c2410_udc.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/s3c2410_udc.c
index 538807384592cc76905e2f6134227a5a5e88c99e..29d13ebe7500bf482745c5cadf35972ca02ffea3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/s3c2410_udc.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/s3c2410_udc.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c b/drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c
index e6ca9979e3ae5eece2a693207f2e7426ca8fc1dc..a4ef77ef917d9bc6be7f2b29bff6a58ba6d105e1 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/poll.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/usb/iowarrior.h>
 
 /* Version Information */
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/garmin_gps.c b/drivers/usb/serial/garmin_gps.c
index 2e663f1afd5e4ea85fa170f2d387f06d817bac5a..d95382088075923ab47ae4fc869784e03c0520d4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/garmin_gps.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/garmin_gps.c
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@
 #include <linux/usb.h>
 #include <linux/usb/serial.h>
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
-
 /* the mode to be set when the port ist opened */
 static int initial_mode = 1;
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/arkfb.c b/drivers/video/arkfb.c
index 4bd569e479a723c70d3f3532271a65e4d111dab7..314d18694b6a38c2d3fd6eeca883e1448bcd0fd2 100644
--- a/drivers/video/arkfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/arkfb.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
  *  Code is based on s3fb
  */
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
diff --git a/drivers/video/s3fb.c b/drivers/video/s3fb.c
index 8361bd0e3df1dd55bdbf1f31b3d1eb08802df28a..4dcec48a1d78949e07a78663213e035ec248a5f5 100644
--- a/drivers/video/s3fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/s3fb.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
  * which is based on the code of neofb.
  */
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
diff --git a/drivers/video/vermilion/vermilion.h b/drivers/video/vermilion/vermilion.h
index c4aba59d4809a7fce3eec1d0504e926fe67b16bb..7491abfcf1fc4c8f882332ffa83f143069fc4ec8 100644
--- a/drivers/video/vermilion/vermilion.h
+++ b/drivers/video/vermilion/vermilion.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #define _VERMILION_H_
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
diff --git a/drivers/video/vt8623fb.c b/drivers/video/vt8623fb.c
index 34aae7a2a62b35a3dd2aa4436816f844f588f616..3df17dc8c3d786f5ff2e66f878a888bc35df71c1 100644
--- a/drivers/video/vt8623fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/vt8623fb.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
  * (http://davesdomain.org.uk/viafb/)
  */
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
diff --git a/drivers/video/xilinxfb.c b/drivers/video/xilinxfb.c
index 7b3a8423f485e340afffb81d6f0dbc4c933eec83..5da3d2423cc0f4cc22ebd2f530414d0ef891bb00 100644
--- a/drivers/video/xilinxfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/xilinxfb.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/jffs2_fs_i.h b/fs/jffs2/jffs2_fs_i.h
index 31559f45fdde31eb511fc89bc564aa180fc1099b..4c41db91eaa45bffb0566d401d4a915abea4e32b 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/jffs2_fs_i.h
+++ b/fs/jffs2/jffs2_fs_i.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #ifndef _JFFS2_FS_I
 #define _JFFS2_FS_I
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
 #include <linux/posix_acl.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dmapi.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_dmapi.h
index cdc2d3464a1af7ddc84efac8bcdca346cb773926..2813cdd723751aa2cde0bc931a79f913e97aca50 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dmapi.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dmapi.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #ifndef __XFS_DMAPI_H__
 #define __XFS_DMAPI_H__
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 /*	Values used to define the on-disk version of dm_attrname_t. All
  *	on-disk attribute names start with the 8-byte string "SGI_DMI_".
  *
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/xen/hypervisor.h b/include/asm-x86/xen/hypervisor.h
index 8e15dd28c91fc18d116f34e0f69b030d444f3305..04ee0610014ab69e14b602487a197e5536fa9813 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/xen/hypervisor.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/xen/hypervisor.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #include <xen/interface/xen.h>
 #include <xen/interface/version.h>
diff --git a/include/linux/fs_uart_pd.h b/include/linux/fs_uart_pd.h
index 809bb9ffc78846fbc2f8b5747ef42b225d8c4940..36b61ff392779750a84d2176e27fbbafb0078a27 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs_uart_pd.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs_uart_pd.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #ifndef FS_UART_PD_H
 #define FS_UART_PD_H
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <asm/types.h>
 
 enum fs_uart_id {
diff --git a/kernel/nsproxy.c b/kernel/nsproxy.c
index 21575fc46d0597914d4b92b5749c53f59f9be4e1..1d3ef29a2583e8cec49d46913b448fee86d3a549 100644
--- a/kernel/nsproxy.c
+++ b/kernel/nsproxy.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/nsproxy.h>
 #include <linux/init_task.h>
 #include <linux/mnt_namespace.h>
diff --git a/kernel/power/swap.c b/kernel/power/swap.c
index a0abf9a463f95bc9948f3ccd10fecddf75401eb8..80ccac849e4639f0b6224dead782aef918fdeec9 100644
--- a/kernel/power/swap.c
+++ b/kernel/power/swap.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/file.h>
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/genhd.h>
diff --git a/kernel/user_namespace.c b/kernel/user_namespace.c
index a9ab0596de44afe2bf3daa75c2c4ddca064c7f97..532858fa5b882eb8c3848b4c9ce430440297d2c0 100644
--- a/kernel/user_namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/user_namespace.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/nsproxy.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/user_namespace.h>
diff --git a/kernel/utsname.c b/kernel/utsname.c
index 64d398f1244436cbdc4ede981dd927e39ee708b5..815237a55af8f277b43aea2c81471b9c05a4d00d 100644
--- a/kernel/utsname.c
+++ b/kernel/utsname.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/uts.h>
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
diff --git a/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c b/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c
index fe3a56c2256d7ee44e46813aeee597559ba29131..4ab9659d269e23bc315729f840b8742b5876e1ff 100644
--- a/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/uts.h>
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/sysctl.h>
 
 static void *get_uts(ctl_table *table, int write)
diff --git a/sound/mips/au1x00.c b/sound/mips/au1x00.c
index ee0741f9eb5322c26f782a9fe59460db1568b1cf..fbef38a9604ae31e775cfdaaeac3a5efef922dc9 100644
--- a/sound/mips/au1x00.c
+++ b/sound/mips/au1x00.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <sound/core.h>
 #include <sound/initval.h>
 #include <sound/pcm.h>
diff --git a/sound/soc/at91/eti_b1_wm8731.c b/sound/soc/at91/eti_b1_wm8731.c
index b081e83766b7bcf321faaaf17cfc25297089c0b6..b81d6b2cfa1d73ca2f393ab97ee803066a67a262 100644
--- a/sound/soc/at91/eti_b1_wm8731.c
+++ b/sound/soc/at91/eti_b1_wm8731.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/timer.h>
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8753.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8753.c
index 8604809f0c362b75ee150ae0292663683baebf6f..dc7b18fd278206ae0947796420adf4eb58a44c6f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8753.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8753.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm9712.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm9712.c
index 1fb7f9a7aecd63dfa6ae6c71414e3702047a5c5a..2f1c91b1d5567feb6fc3aea44eece7a3f00dd158 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm9712.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm9712.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <sound/core.h>