diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index 5ab80edc795b..baac89d917ca 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include <linux/nfsd/cache.h>
 #include <linux/nfsd/xdr.h>
 #include <linux/nfsd/syscall.h>
-#include <linux/nfsd/interface.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
diff --git a/include/linux/nfsd/interface.h b/include/linux/nfsd/interface.h
deleted file mode 100644
index af0979704afb..000000000000
--- a/include/linux/nfsd/interface.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * include/linux/nfsd/interface.h
- *
- * defines interface between nfsd and other bits of
- * the kernel.  Particularly filesystems (eventually).
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2000 Neil Brown <neilb@cse.unsw.edu.au>
- */
-
-#ifndef LINUX_NFSD_INTERFACE_H
-#define LINUX_NFSD_INTERFACE_H
-
-#endif /* LINUX_NFSD_INTERFACE_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/nfsd/nfsd.h b/include/linux/nfsd/nfsd.h
index 72feac581aa3..0d8420497765 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfsd/nfsd.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfsd/nfsd.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <linux/nfsd/export.h>
 #include <linux/nfsd/auth.h>
 #include <linux/nfsd/stats.h>
-#include <linux/nfsd/interface.h>
 /*
  * nfsd version
  */