diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7298_ring.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7298_ring.c
index a04c03352624..7423d4a9c0d6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7298_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7298_ring.c
@@ -7,17 +7,14 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
-#include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/sysfs.h>
 #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
 
 #include "../iio.h"
 #include "../ring_generic.h"
 #include "../ring_sw.h"
 #include "../trigger.h"
-#include "../sysfs.h"
 
 #include "ad7298.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7476_ring.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7476_ring.c
index a92fc5a1a604..86bbba87f328 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7476_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7476_ring.c
@@ -11,14 +11,12 @@
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/sysfs.h>
 #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
 
 #include "../iio.h"
 #include "../ring_generic.h"
 #include "../ring_sw.h"
 #include "../trigger.h"
-#include "../sysfs.h"
 
 #include "ad7476.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7606_ring.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7606_ring.c
index a199bf48396c..f8f574a52fd6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7606_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7606_ring.c
@@ -10,13 +10,11 @@
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/sysfs.h>
 
 #include "../iio.h"
 #include "../ring_generic.h"
 #include "../ring_sw.h"
 #include "../trigger.h"
-#include "../sysfs.h"
 
 #include "ad7606.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7887_ring.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7887_ring.c
index 0ac7c0b9d71d..b77b120bdd11 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7887_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7887_ring.c
@@ -8,17 +8,14 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
-#include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/sysfs.h>
 #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
 
 #include "../iio.h"
 #include "../ring_generic.h"
 #include "../ring_sw.h"
 #include "../trigger.h"
-#include "../sysfs.h"
 
 #include "ad7887.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_ring.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_ring.c
index 0376a826c26c..d84efd65f6b2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_ring.c
@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
-#include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/sysfs.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
@@ -22,7 +20,6 @@
 #include "../ring_generic.h"
 #include "../ring_sw.h"
 #include "../trigger.h"
-#include "../sysfs.h"
 
 #include "ad799x.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/max1363_ring.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/max1363_ring.c
index f43befd1f776..696676fa25ae 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/max1363_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/max1363_ring.c
@@ -9,11 +9,8 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
-#include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/sysfs.h>
-#include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 
@@ -21,7 +18,6 @@
 #include "../ring_generic.h"
 #include "../ring_sw.h"
 #include "../trigger.h"
-#include "../sysfs.h"
 
 #include "max1363.h"