diff --git a/app/proc-info/main.c b/app/proc-info/main.c
index a4271047e6..ebe2d77264 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 c738019041..eee0719b67 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 4f51b259fe..4e93f535ff 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 26cadf39f7..d8b5032b58 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 8526d9158a..e0b00abe8c 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 5737eaa105..9ceef3b54a 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 8f1d68a83a..3a85ec3dd1 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 ac50d0b9f8..812a0c721f 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 0974b0a38f..2f4f944efa 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 34bb538379..b8497e733d 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/commands.c b/app/test/commands.c
index 76f6ee5d23..2dced3bc44 100644
--- a/app/test/commands.c
+++ b/app/test/commands.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #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_malloc.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_event_timer_adapter.c b/app/test/test_event_timer_adapter.c
index 12c00e678e..25bac2d155 100644
--- a/app/test/test_event_timer_adapter.c
+++ b/app/test/test_event_timer_adapter.c
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 #include <math.h>
 
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
diff --git a/app/test/test_mbuf.c b/app/test/test_mbuf.c
index f93bcef8a9..d53126710f 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>
