diff --git a/include/linux/hdreg.h b/include/linux/hdreg.h
index 3bc8f9f986b6..29ee2873f4a8 100644
--- a/include/linux/hdreg.h
+++ b/include/linux/hdreg.h
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_HDREG_H
 #define _LINUX_HDREG_H
 
-#ifdef __KERNEL__
-#include <linux/ata.h>
-#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
-
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 /*