diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/qcom_nandc.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/qcom_nandc.c
index d1d470bb32e4..d2831b0b28fb 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/qcom_nandc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/qcom_nandc.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/dma/qcom_bam_dma.h>
-#include <linux/dma-direct.h> /* XXX: drivers shall never use this directly! */
 
 /* NANDc reg offsets */
 #define	NAND_FLASH_CMD			0x00