diff --git a/drivers/counter/counter-chrdev.c b/drivers/counter/counter-chrdev.c
index b747dc81cfc6..0c82613582f1 100644
--- a/drivers/counter/counter-chrdev.c
+++ b/drivers/counter/counter-chrdev.c
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  * Generic Counter character device interface
  * Copyright (C) 2020 William Breathitt Gray
  */
-#include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/cdev.h>
 #include <linux/counter.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
diff --git a/drivers/counter/counter-sysfs.c b/drivers/counter/counter-sysfs.c
index 8c2d7c29ea59..67a988851657 100644
--- a/drivers/counter/counter-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/counter/counter-sysfs.c
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  * Generic Counter sysfs interface
  * Copyright (C) 2020 William Breathitt Gray
  */
-#include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/counter.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>