diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec_sys.c b/drivers/acpi/ec_sys.c
index 411620ef84c2..05b44201a614 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec_sys.c
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(write_support, "Dangerous, reboot and removal of battery may "
 
 #define EC_SPACE_SIZE 256
 
-struct sysdev_class acpi_ec_sysdev_class = {
-	.name = "ec",
-};
-
 static struct dentry *acpi_ec_debugfs_dir;
 
 static int acpi_ec_open_io(struct inode *i, struct file *f)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/internal.h b/drivers/acpi/internal.h
index b1cc81a0431b..4bfb759deb10 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/internal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/internal.h
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 #ifndef _ACPI_INTERNAL_H_
 #define _ACPI_INTERNAL_H_
 
-#include <linux/sysdev.h>
-
 #define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 
 int init_acpi_device_notify(void);
@@ -64,7 +62,6 @@ struct acpi_ec {
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct transaction *curr;
 	spinlock_t curr_lock;
-	struct sys_device sysdev;
 };
 
 extern struct acpi_ec *first_ec;