diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c b/drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c
index ea479e54f5fd..bca737bb813d 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
-#include <generated/utsrelease.h>
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_stat.c b/drivers/target/target_core_stat.c
index 3d44beb0cf1f..cb6b0036ae95 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_stat.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_stat.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/timer.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
-#include <generated/utsrelease.h>
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>