diff --git a/drivers/media/common/saa7146_fops.c b/drivers/media/common/saa7146_fops.c
index c04fd11526e0..37888989ea2e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/saa7146_fops.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/saa7146_fops.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include <media/saa7146_vv.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #define BOARD_CAN_DO_VBI(dev)   (dev->revision != 0 && dev->vv_data->vbi_minor != -1) 
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/common/saa7146_i2c.c b/drivers/media/common/saa7146_i2c.c
index 6284894505c6..45f86737699a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/saa7146_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/saa7146_i2c.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <media/saa7146_vv.h>
 
 static u32 saa7146_i2c_func(struct i2c_adapter *adapter)
@@ -402,12 +401,8 @@ int saa7146_i2c_adapter_prepare(struct saa7146_dev *dev, struct i2c_adapter *i2c
 	saa7146_i2c_reset(dev);
 
 	if( NULL != i2c_adapter ) {
-#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,5,0))
-		i2c_adapter->data = dev;
-#else
 		BUG_ON(!i2c_adapter->class);
 		i2c_set_adapdata(i2c_adapter,dev);
-#endif
 		i2c_adapter->algo	   = &saa7146_algo;
 		i2c_adapter->algo_data     = NULL;
 		i2c_adapter->id		   = I2C_HW_SAA7146;
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/cinergyT2/cinergyT2.c b/drivers/media/dvb/cinergyT2/cinergyT2.c
index 9ea5747b1211..c52e9d5c3d96 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/cinergyT2/cinergyT2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/cinergyT2/cinergyT2.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <linux/config.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/usb.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
index 6a968c346a36..33a357c48a19 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
 #include <linux/uio.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/crc32.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #include "dvb_demux.h"
 #include "dvb_net.h"
@@ -171,11 +170,7 @@ static unsigned short dvb_net_eth_type_trans(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	skb->mac.raw=skb->data;
 	skb_pull(skb,dev->hard_header_len);
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE <= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,8)
-	eth = skb->mac.ethernet;
-#else
 	eth = eth_hdr(skb);
-#endif
 
 	if (*eth->h_dest & 1) {
 		if(memcmp(eth->h_dest,dev->broadcast, ETH_ALEN)==0)
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dib3000mb.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dib3000mb.c
index cd434b7cf9db..21433e1831e7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dib3000mb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dib3000mb.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/config.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dib3000mc.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dib3000mc.c
index cd33705a4320..441de665fec3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dib3000mc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dib3000mc.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
  */
 #include <linux/config.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/ttusb-dec/ttusb_dec.c b/drivers/media/dvb/ttusb-dec/ttusb_dec.c
index 45c9a9a08e4d..3d08fc83a754 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/ttusb-dec/ttusb_dec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/ttusb-dec/ttusb_dec.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/usb.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/firmware.h>
 #include <linux/crc32.h>
diff --git a/include/media/saa7146.h b/include/media/saa7146.h
index 3dfb8d670eb7..2a897c3a6a9a 100644
--- a/include/media/saa7146.h
+++ b/include/media/saa7146.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef __SAA7146__
 #define __SAA7146__
 
-#include <linux/version.h>	/* for version macros */
 #include <linux/module.h>	/* for module-version */
 #include <linux/delay.h>	/* for delay-stuff */
 #include <linux/slab.h>		/* for kmalloc/kfree */
@@ -15,12 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>	/* for vmalloc() */
 #include <linux/mm.h>		/* for vmalloc_to_page() */
 
-/* ugly, but necessary to build the dvb stuff under 2.4. */
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,5,51)
-	#include "dvb_functions.h"
-#endif
-
-#define SAA7146_VERSION_CODE KERNEL_VERSION(0,5,0)
+#define SAA7146_VERSION_CODE 0x000500   /* 0.5.0 */
 
 #define saa7146_write(sxy,adr,dat)    writel((dat),(sxy->mem+(adr)))
 #define saa7146_read(sxy,adr)         readl(sxy->mem+(adr))
@@ -33,13 +27,8 @@ extern unsigned int saa7146_debug;
 	#define DEBUG_VARIABLE saa7146_debug
 #endif
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,5,51)
-#define DEBUG_PROLOG printk("%s: %s(): ",__stringify(KBUILD_BASENAME),__FUNCTION__)
-#define INFO(x) { printk("%s: ",__stringify(KBUILD_BASENAME)); printk x; }
-#else
 #define DEBUG_PROLOG printk("%s: %s(): ",__stringify(KBUILD_MODNAME),__FUNCTION__)
 #define INFO(x) { printk("%s: ",__stringify(KBUILD_MODNAME)); printk x; }
-#endif
 
 #define ERR(x) { DEBUG_PROLOG; printk x; }