diff --git a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
index 0d8ff77a4e..be73f93c8a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include <net/if.h>
 #include <linux/if_tun.h>
 #include <linux/if_ether.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
 #include <rte_eth_tap.h>
@@ -49,9 +48,6 @@
 #define ETH_TAP_MAC_ARG         "mac"
 #define ETH_TAP_MAC_FIXED       "fixed"
 
-#define FLOWER_KERNEL_VERSION KERNEL_VERSION(4, 2, 0)
-#define FLOWER_VLAN_KERNEL_VERSION KERNEL_VERSION(4, 9, 0)
-
 static struct rte_vdev_driver pmd_tap_drv;
 
 static const char *valid_arguments[] = {