diff --git a/dosfsck/common.h b/dosfsck/common.h
index 0586e07..de0fb3e 100644
--- a/dosfsck/common.h
+++ b/dosfsck/common.h
@@ -2,13 +2,8 @@
 
 /* Written 1993 by Werner Almesberger */
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 0)
-# define __KERNEL__
 # include <asm/types.h>
-# undef __KERNEL__
 # define MSDOS_FAT12 4084 /* maximum number of clusters in a 12 bit FAT */
-#endif
 
 #ifndef _COMMON_H
 #define _COMMON_H
diff --git a/dosfsck/dosfsck.h b/dosfsck/dosfsck.h
index 7c6dc67..bd10834 100644
--- a/dosfsck/dosfsck.h
+++ b/dosfsck/dosfsck.h
@@ -14,13 +14,8 @@
 #define _LINUX_STRING_H_	/* hack to avoid inclusion of <linux/string.h>*/
 #define _LINUX_FS_H             /* hack to avoid inclusion of <linux/fs.h> */
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 0)
-# define __KERNEL__
 # include <asm/types.h>
 # include <asm/byteorder.h>
-# undef __KERNEL__
-#endif
 
 #include <linux/msdos_fs.h>
 
diff --git a/dosfsck/file.c b/dosfsck/file.c
index f57f4b7..e3d2f73 100644
--- a/dosfsck/file.c
+++ b/dosfsck/file.c
@@ -16,12 +16,7 @@
 #define _LINUX_STRING_H_	/* hack to avoid inclusion of <linux/string.h>*/
 #define _LINUX_FS_H             /* hack to avoid inclusion of <linux/fs.h> */
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 0)
-# define __KERNEL__
 # include <asm/types.h>
-# undef __KERNEL__
-#endif
 
 #include <linux/msdos_fs.h>
 
diff --git a/mkdosfs/mkdosfs.c b/mkdosfs/mkdosfs.c
index ef14fe8..1bdd119 100644
--- a/mkdosfs/mkdosfs.c
+++ b/mkdosfs/mkdosfs.c
@@ -66,12 +66,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
-#include <linux/version.h>
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 0)
-# define __KERNEL__
 # include <asm/types.h>
-# undef __KERNEL__
-#endif
 
 #if __BYTE_ORDER == __BIG_ENDIAN