diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/head.S b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/head.S
index 3db478eb5155..76266f80a5f1 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/head.S
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
  * The macros found in mmu_defs_asm.h uses the ## concatenation operator, so
  * -traditional must not be used when assembling this file.
  */
-#include <linux/autoconf.h>
 #include <arch/memmap.h>
 #include <hwregs/reg_rdwr.h>
 #include <hwregs/intr_vect.h>
diff --git a/arch/cris/kernel/asm-offsets.c b/arch/cris/kernel/asm-offsets.c
index ddd6fbbe75de..dd7b8e983221 100644
--- a/arch/cris/kernel/asm-offsets.c
+++ b/arch/cris/kernel/asm-offsets.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <asm/thread_info.h>
-#include <linux/autoconf.h>
 
 /*
  * Generate definitions needed by assembly language modules.
diff --git a/arch/cris/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/cris/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index bbfda67d2907..d49d17d2a14f 100644
--- a/arch/cris/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/cris/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
  * the kernel has booted.
  */
 
-#include <linux/autoconf.h>
 #include <asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kvm/asm-offsets.c b/arch/ia64/kvm/asm-offsets.c
index 0c3564a7a033..9324c875caf5 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kvm/asm-offsets.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kvm/asm-offsets.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include <linux/autoconf.h>
 #include <linux/kvm_host.h>
 #include <linux/kbuild.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/accessibility/braille/braille_console.c b/drivers/accessibility/braille/braille_console.c
index d672cfe7ca59..cb423f5aef24 100644
--- a/drivers/accessibility/braille/braille_console.c
+++ b/drivers/accessibility/braille/braille_console.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
  */
 
-#include <linux/autoconf.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-lg.h b/drivers/hid/hid-lg.h
index 27ae750ca878..bf31592eaf79 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-lg.h
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-lg.h
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef __HID_LG_H
 #define __HID_LG_H
 
-#include <linux/autoconf.h>
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_LOGITECH_FF
 int lgff_init(struct hid_device *hdev);
 #else
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/compal-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/compal-laptop.c
index 11003bba10d3..1a387e79f719 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/compal-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/compal-laptop.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 #include <linux/dmi.h>
 #include <linux/backlight.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
-#include <linux/autoconf.h>
 
 #define COMPAL_DRIVER_VERSION "0.2.6"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/ring_sw.h b/drivers/staging/iio/ring_sw.h
index f0b86f02cd80..fd677f008365 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/ring_sw.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/ring_sw.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
  * driver requests - some may support multiple options */
 
 
-#include <linux/autoconf.h>
 #include "iio.h"
 #include "ring_generic.h"
 
diff --git a/include/linux/mmdebug.h b/include/linux/mmdebug.h
index 8a5509877192..ee24ef8ab616 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmdebug.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmdebug.h
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef LINUX_MM_DEBUG_H
 #define LINUX_MM_DEBUG_H 1
 
-#include <linux/autoconf.h>
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_VM
 #define VM_BUG_ON(cond) BUG_ON(cond)
 #else