diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index cf5c67533ff1..123bd73046ec 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
 
-/* Hardening for Spectre-v1 */
-#include <linux/nospec.h>
-
 #include "uid16.h"
 
 #ifndef SET_UNALIGN_CTL