diff --git a/app/proc-info/main.c b/app/proc-info/main.c
index a8e928fa9f..b5c86f20ac 100644
--- a/app/proc-info/main.c
+++ b/app/proc-info/main.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_metrics.h>
diff --git a/app/test-pipeline/config.c b/app/test-pipeline/config.c
index 33f3f1c827..daf838948b 100644
--- a/app/test-pipeline/config.c
+++ b/app/test-pipeline/config.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_launch.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
diff --git a/app/test-pipeline/init.c b/app/test-pipeline/init.c
index fe37d63730..b97d5d7b9d 100644
--- a/app/test-pipeline/init.c
+++ b/app/test-pipeline/init.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_launch.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
diff --git a/app/test-pipeline/main.c b/app/test-pipeline/main.c
index 72e4797ff2..1e16794183 100644
--- a/app/test-pipeline/main.c
+++ b/app/test-pipeline/main.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_launch.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
diff --git a/app/test-pipeline/runtime.c b/app/test-pipeline/runtime.c
index 159192bcd8..d939a85d7e 100644
--- a/app/test-pipeline/runtime.c
+++ b/app/test-pipeline/runtime.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_launch.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
index 82253bc751..a7c555f71e 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_ring.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/config.c b/app/test-pmd/config.c
index 31d8ba1b91..ec46b87b4e 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/config.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/config.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/csumonly.c b/app/test-pmd/csumonly.c
index bd5ad64a57..41efef5c8c 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/csumonly.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/csumonly.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/flowgen.c b/app/test-pmd/flowgen.c
index 3bf6e1ce97..fb49c8f630 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/flowgen.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/flowgen.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/icmpecho.c b/app/test-pmd/icmpecho.c
index 8948f28eb5..631b96e1f8 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/icmpecho.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/icmpecho.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/iofwd.c b/app/test-pmd/iofwd.c
index 83d098adcb..19cd920f70 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/iofwd.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/iofwd.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/macfwd.c b/app/test-pmd/macfwd.c
index 0568ea794d..6d0c7859e4 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/macfwd.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/macfwd.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/macswap.c b/app/test-pmd/macswap.c
index 310bca06af..4627ff83e9 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/macswap.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/macswap.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/parameters.c b/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
index 7c13210f04..78392b7e8b 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/rxonly.c b/app/test-pmd/rxonly.c
index c78fc4609a..d1a579d8d8 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/rxonly.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/rxonly.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/txonly.c b/app/test-pmd/txonly.c
index aed820f5d3..b1be8fe9f3 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/txonly.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/txonly.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
diff --git a/app/test/test_barrier.c b/app/test/test_barrier.c
index c27f8a0742..898c2516ed 100644
--- a/app/test/test_barrier.c
+++ b/app/test/test_barrier.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_launch.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_pause.h>
diff --git a/app/test/test_mbuf.c b/app/test/test_mbuf.c
index 9a248dfaea..5d643ba34f 100644
--- a/app/test/test_mbuf.c
+++ b/app/test/test_mbuf.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_ring.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
diff --git a/app/test/test_mp_secondary.c b/app/test/test_mp_secondary.c
index 5b6f05dbb1..021ca0547f 100644
--- a/app/test/test_mp_secondary.c
+++ b/app/test/test_mp_secondary.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_ring.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
diff --git a/app/test/test_ring.c b/app/test/test_ring.c
index fb8532a409..bde33ab4a1 100644
--- a/app/test/test_ring.c
+++ b/app/test/test_ring.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_ring.h>
