diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/ring_sw.c b/drivers/staging/iio/ring_sw.c
index 359ff9208f36..b746cf603225 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/ring_sw.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/ring_sw.c
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>