diff --git a/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h b/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h
index f33a7844e8fd..d1ff591c5cf3 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h
+++ b/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ struct sysfs_addrm_cxt {
 	struct sysfs_dirent	*removed;
 };
 
-#include "../sysfs/sysfs.h"
-
 /*
  * mount.c
  */
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
index 6a82311a50fe..c8e395b49330 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
+++ b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #ifndef __SYSFS_INTERNAL_H
 #define __SYSFS_INTERNAL_H
 
-#include "../kernfs/kernfs-internal.h"
 #include <linux/sysfs.h>
 
 /*