diff --git a/drivers/staging/i4l/pcbit/capi.c b/drivers/staging/i4l/pcbit/capi.c
index 91f299477d43..a6c4e00dc726 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/i4l/pcbit/capi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/i4l/pcbit/capi.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
  *              encode our number in CallerPN and ConnectedPN
  */
 
-#include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 
 #include <linux/types.h>