diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6655/device.h b/drivers/staging/vt6655/device.h
index fa7f0fcad33b..bbc5478a4575 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6655/device.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6655/device.h
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@
 // device specific
 //
 
-#include "kcompat.h"
 #include "device_cfg.h"
 #include "ttype.h"
 #include "80211hdr.h"
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6655/kcompat.h b/drivers/staging/vt6655/kcompat.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 2cf634ca67d6..000000000000
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6655/kcompat.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 1996, 2003 VIA Networking, Inc. All rights reserved.
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
- * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
- * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
- *
- *
- * File: kcompat.h
- *
- * Purpose: define kernel compatibility header
- *
- * Author: Lyndon Chen
- *
- * Date: Apr 8, 2002
- *
- */
-
-#ifndef _KCOMPAT_H
-#define _KCOMPAT_H
-
-#include <linux/version.h>
-
-#ifndef HAVE_NETDEV_PRIV
-#define netdev_priv(dev) (dev->priv)
-#endif
-
-#endif
-