diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
index 72f9a619a66d..973c5c3705e3 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/user.h>
-#include <linux/a.out.h>
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
 #include <linux/time.h>
 #include <linux/timex.h>
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c
index 9aed47763787..96ed82fd9eef 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/user.h>
-#include <linux/a.out.h>
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
 #include <linux/time.h>
 #include <linux/major.h>
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/setup.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/setup.c
index 74c346625658..4e71ebb4ed49 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/setup.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/user.h>
-#include <linux/a.out.h>
 #include <linux/screen_info.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/mc146818rtc.h>
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/process.c b/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
index 436380a5f4c7..46bf2ede6128 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <linux/unistd.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/user.h>
-#include <linux/a.out.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/reboot.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
index 023dc80af187..6b8459c66163 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/unistd.h>
 #include <linux/user.h>
-#include <linux/a.out.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c b/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
index 5f45567318df..5de4e4ed76ab 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/user.h>
-#include <linux/a.out.h>
 #include <linux/reboot.h>
 #include <linux/init_task.h>
 #include <linux/mqueue.h>
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/traps.c b/arch/m68k/kernel/traps.c
index 97f556fa4932..fd4858e2dd63 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/traps.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/a.out.h>
 #include <linux/user.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/process.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/process.c
index a248e81caa0e..19186ce8850d 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/process.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/user.h>
-#include <linux/a.out.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/reboot.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/setup.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/setup.c
index d07bc74773aa..3cf78f160846 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/setup.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include <linux/initrd.h>
 #include <asm/smp.h>
 #include <linux/user.h>
-#include <linux/a.out.h>
 #include <linux/screen_info.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/sparc_ksyms.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/sparc_ksyms.c
index 62f6221db74f..c1025e551650 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/sparc_ksyms.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/sparc_ksyms.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI
 #include <asm/ebus.h>
 #endif
-#include <asm/a.out.h>
 #include <asm/io-unit.h>
 #include <asm/bug.h>
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/loadmmu.c b/arch/sparc/mm/loadmmu.c
index 36b4d24988f8..2d9cd65160a4 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/mm/loadmmu.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/mm/loadmmu.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
-#include <asm/a.out.h>
 #include <asm/mmu_context.h>
 #include <asm/oplib.h>
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/srmmu.c b/arch/sparc/mm/srmmu.c
index 17b485f2825c..dc98e3844a0a 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/mm/srmmu.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/mm/srmmu.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include <asm/sbus.h>
 #include <asm/asi.h>
 #include <asm/msi.h>
-#include <asm/a.out.h>
 #include <asm/mmu_context.h>
 #include <asm/io-unit.h>
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/binfmt_elf32.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/binfmt_elf32.c
index d141300e76b7..a0718dc950f4 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/binfmt_elf32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/binfmt_elf32.c
@@ -128,8 +128,6 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Eric Youngdale, David S. Miller, Jakub Jelinek");
 #undef MODULE_DESCRIPTION
 #undef MODULE_AUTHOR
 
-#include <asm/a.out.h>
-
 #undef TASK_SIZE
 #define TASK_SIZE STACK_TOP32
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/process.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/process.c
index 6e21785bb36d..1b2379174988 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/process.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/user.h>
-#include <linux/a.out.h>
 #include <linux/reboot.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/compat.h>
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/setup.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/setup.c
index a813441b358f..5964d8653ade 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/setup.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <asm/smp.h>
 #include <linux/user.h>
-#include <linux/a.out.h>
 #include <linux/screen_info.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/sparc64_ksyms.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/sparc64_ksyms.c
index 8649635d6d74..68db08930399 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/sparc64_ksyms.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/sparc64_ksyms.c
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 #include <asm/ebus.h>
 #include <asm/isa.h>
 #endif
-#include <asm/a.out.h>
 #include <asm/ns87303.h>
 #include <asm/timer.h>
 #include <asm/cpudata.h>
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc.c
index c56573a10eee..134d801579f9 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/utrap.h>
 #include <asm/perfctr.h>
-#include <asm/a.out.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
 
 /* #define DEBUG_UNIMP_SYSCALL */
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc32.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc32.c
index 98c468803ce3..deaba2bd0535 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc32.c
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
 #include <asm/fpumacro.h>
 #include <asm/semaphore.h>
 #include <asm/mmu_context.h>
-#include <asm/a.out.h>
 #include <asm/compat_signal.h>
 
 asmlinkage long sys32_chown16(const char __user * filename, u16 user, u16 group)
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/ksyms.c b/arch/um/kernel/ksyms.c
index 19ce9dbf46c3..66e2a305a8d6 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/ksyms.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/ksyms.c
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 #include "linux/module.h"
 #include "linux/syscalls.h"
-#include "asm/a.out.h"
 #include "asm/tlbflush.h"
 #include "asm/uaccess.h"
 #include "as-layout.h"
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
index 78858068e24d..a7d50a547dc2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/user.h>
-#include <linux/a.out.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index 137a86171c39..b0cc8f0136d8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/user.h>
-#include <linux/a.out.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup_64.c
index a49f5f734a5e..c0d8208af12a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup_64.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/user.h>
-#include <linux/a.out.h>
 #include <linux/screen_info.h>
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ppc/mpc8xx.c b/drivers/ide/ppc/mpc8xx.c
index 06190b1c4ec5..38fbfb8d5445 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ppc/mpc8xx.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ppc/mpc8xx.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/user.h>
-#include <linux/a.out.h>
 #include <linux/tty.h>
 #include <linux/major.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_flat.c b/fs/binfmt_flat.c
index 33764fd6db66..d8a02f1e08cc 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_flat.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_flat.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/mman.h>
-#include <linux/a.out.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/signal.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_som.c b/fs/binfmt_som.c
index 9208c41209f9..14c63527c762 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_som.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_som.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <linux/personality.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 
-#include <asm/a.out.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 
diff --git a/fs/proc/kcore.c b/fs/proc/kcore.c
index 7dd26e18cbfd..e78c81fcf547 100644
--- a/fs/proc/kcore.c
+++ b/fs/proc/kcore.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/user.h>
-#include <linux/a.out.h>
 #include <linux/capability.h>
 #include <linux/elf.h>
 #include <linux/elfcore.h>
diff --git a/fs/proc/vmcore.c b/fs/proc/vmcore.c
index 523e1098ae88..9ac0f5e064e0 100644
--- a/fs/proc/vmcore.c
+++ b/fs/proc/vmcore.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/user.h>
-#include <linux/a.out.h>
 #include <linux/elf.h>
 #include <linux/elfcore.h>
 #include <linux/highmem.h>
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc/uaccess.h b/include/asm-sparc/uaccess.h
index 3cf132e1aa25..366b11696ee3 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc/uaccess.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc/uaccess.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <asm/vac-ops.h>
-#include <asm/a.out.h>
 #endif
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc64/processor.h b/include/asm-sparc64/processor.h
index 48e74965c6e5..8da484c19822 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc64/processor.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc64/processor.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #define current_text_addr() ({ void *pc; __asm__("rd %%pc, %0" : "=r" (pc)); pc; })
 
 #include <asm/asi.h>
-#include <asm/a.out.h>
 #include <asm/pstate.h>
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc64/uaccess.h b/include/asm-sparc64/uaccess.h
index 93720e7b0289..d8547b87e730 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc64/uaccess.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc64/uaccess.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
-#include <asm/a.out.h>
 #include <asm/asi.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/spitfire.h>