diff --git a/include/trace/events/lock.h b/include/trace/events/lock.h
index 8e89baa3775f..da978f2afb45 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/lock.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/lock.h
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #if !defined(_TRACE_LOCK_H) || defined(TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ)
 #define _TRACE_LOCK_H
 
-#include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/tracepoint.h>
 
 /* flags for lock:contention_begin */