diff --git a/include/linux/attribute_container.h b/include/linux/attribute_container.h
index 93bfb0b..8ff2749 100644
--- a/include/linux/attribute_container.h
+++ b/include/linux/attribute_container.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/klist.h>
-#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 
 struct attribute_container {
 	struct list_head	node;
diff --git a/include/linux/capability.h b/include/linux/capability.h
index bbf8df7..2dfa585 100644
--- a/include/linux/capability.h
+++ b/include/linux/capability.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
   
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
-#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <asm/current.h>
 
 /* #define STRICT_CAP_T_TYPECHECKS */
diff --git a/include/linux/console.h b/include/linux/console.h
index c44d3df..56a7bcd 100644
--- a/include/linux/console.h
+++ b/include/linux/console.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #define _LINUX_CONSOLE_H_ 1
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 
 struct vc_data;
 struct console_font_op;
diff --git a/include/linux/ds17287rtc.h b/include/linux/ds17287rtc.h
index c281ba4..d85d3f4 100644
--- a/include/linux/ds17287rtc.h
+++ b/include/linux/ds17287rtc.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #define __LINUX_DS17287RTC_H
 
 #include <linux/rtc.h>			/* get the user-level API */
-#include <linux/spinlock.h>		/* spinlock_t */
 #include <linux/mc146818rtc.h>
 
 /* Register A */
diff --git a/include/linux/ipc.h b/include/linux/ipc.h
index 1980867..7c8c6d8 100644
--- a/include/linux/ipc.h
+++ b/include/linux/ipc.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 #include <linux/kref.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 
 #define IPCMNI 32768  /* <= MAX_INT limit for ipc arrays (including sysctl changes) */
 
diff --git a/include/linux/leds.h b/include/linux/leds.h
index 88afcef..494bed7 100644
--- a/include/linux/leds.h
+++ b/include/linux/leds.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #define __LINUX_LEDS_H_INCLUDED
 
 #include <linux/list.h>
-#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 
 struct device;
 struct class_device;
diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index e6e0f86..b6a646c 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  * Rewritten by Richard Henderson <rth@tamu.edu> Dec 1996
  * Rewritten again by Rusty Russell, 2002
  */
-#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/stat.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
diff --git a/include/linux/percpu.h b/include/linux/percpu.h
index b72be2f..926adaa 100644
--- a/include/linux/percpu.h
+++ b/include/linux/percpu.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_PERCPU_H
 #define __LINUX_PERCPU_H
 
-#include <linux/spinlock.h> /* For preempt_disable() */
+#include <linux/preempt.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h> /* For kmalloc() */
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/string.h> /* For memset() */
diff --git a/include/linux/scx200_gpio.h b/include/linux/scx200_gpio.h
index 1a82d30..d2b0581 100644
--- a/include/linux/scx200_gpio.h
+++ b/include/linux/scx200_gpio.h
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#include <linux/spinlock.h>
-
 u32 scx200_gpio_configure(unsigned index, u32 set, u32 clear);
 
 extern unsigned scx200_gpio_base;
diff --git a/include/linux/signal.h b/include/linux/signal.h
index 9a5eac5..ea91abe 100644
--- a/include/linux/signal.h
+++ b/include/linux/signal.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 #include <linux/list.h>
-#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 
 /*
  * Real Time signals may be queued.
diff --git a/include/linux/smp_lock.h b/include/linux/smp_lock.h
index cf715a4..58962c5 100644
--- a/include/linux/smp_lock.h
+++ b/include/linux/smp_lock.h
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LOCK_KERNEL
 #include <linux/sched.h>
-#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 
 #define kernel_locked()		(current->lock_depth >= 0)
 
diff --git a/include/linux/timer.h b/include/linux/timer.h
index c661710..2b59e6d 100644
--- a/include/linux/timer.h
+++ b/include/linux/timer.h
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/ktime.h>
-#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 
 struct tvec_t_base_s;