diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/sch56xx-common.c b/drivers/hwmon/sch56xx-common.c
index 68c350c704fb..bda3d5285586 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/sch56xx-common.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/sch56xx-common.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/watchdog.h>
-#include <linux/miscdevice.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include "sch56xx-common.h"