diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/mac_cfg.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/mac_cfg.c
index 8e849228f376..370aa5cc55a7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/mac_cfg.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/mac_cfg.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 #include "odm_precomp.h"
 #include "phy.h"
-#include <rtw_iol.h>
 
 /* MAC_REG.TXT */
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/phy.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/phy.c
index 0fe2d53310f0..3c7cf8720df8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/phy.c
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 #include <osdep_service.h>
 #include <drv_types.h>
-#include <rtw_iol.h>
 #include <rtl8188e_hal.h>
 #include <rf.h>
 #include <phy.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c
index 56fda8005d38..12864b648fa8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <rtw_efuse.h>
 #include <fw.h>
 #include <rtl8188e_hal.h>
-#include <rtw_iol.h>
 #include <phy.h>
 
 #define		HAL_BB_ENABLE		1
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
index 19387d87185d..bee3c3a7a7a9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include <rtw_ioctl_set.h>
 #include <rtl8188e_hal.h>
 
-#include <rtw_iol.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>