diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index cf1b69183127..8d95f5451b22 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
-#include <linux/string.h>
 
 #if 0
 #define DEBUGP printk