diff --git a/examples/bond/main.c b/examples/bond/main.c
index 7adaa93cad5c..ed39b7237fbb 100644
--- a/examples/bond/main.c
+++ b/examples/bond/main.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_launch.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
diff --git a/examples/ip_fragmentation/main.c b/examples/ip_fragmentation/main.c
index a7f40970f27f..cc338f4269b0 100644
--- a/examples/ip_fragmentation/main.c
+++ b/examples/ip_fragmentation/main.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_launch.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
diff --git a/examples/ip_reassembly/main.c b/examples/ip_reassembly/main.c
index d611c7d01609..f513e2f87937 100644
--- a/examples/ip_reassembly/main.c
+++ b/examples/ip_reassembly/main.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_launch.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
index 7b01872c6f9f..393e30d78063 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_launch.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
diff --git a/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c b/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c
index d10de30ddbae..818843c8b6c8 100644
--- a/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c
+++ b/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_launch.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c b/examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c
index c2ffbdd50636..83bbea89c703 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c
+++ b/examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_common.h b/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_common.h
index cecbd9b70e31..ad453b4dc983 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_common.h
+++ b/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_common.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_launch.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event.c b/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event.c
index 7ba5311d6688..acfacfa4fb34 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event.c
+++ b/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event.c
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
 #include <rte_eventdev.h>
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd-keepalive/main.c b/examples/l2fwd-keepalive/main.c
index 07271affb4a9..af59d51b3ec4 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd-keepalive/main.c
+++ b/examples/l2fwd-keepalive/main.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_launch.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd/main.c b/examples/l2fwd/main.c
index f3deeba0a665..8feb50e0f542 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd/main.c
+++ b/examples/l2fwd/main.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_launch.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-acl/main.c b/examples/l3fwd-acl/main.c
index 60545f305934..add5e3c7c459 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd-acl/main.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-acl/main.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_launch.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c b/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c
index 73a3ab5bc0eb..be0d4f161685 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_launch.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/main.c b/examples/l3fwd/main.c
index 00ac267af1dd..518fefe90b90 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd/main.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/main.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_launch.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
diff --git a/examples/link_status_interrupt/main.c b/examples/link_status_interrupt/main.c
index e4542df11f87..ce8ae059d789 100644
--- a/examples/link_status_interrupt/main.c
+++ b/examples/link_status_interrupt/main.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_launch.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
diff --git a/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_client/client.c b/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_client/client.c
index 6d4c2468164f..087c38ef73c8 100644
--- a/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_client/client.c
+++ b/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_client/client.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_memzone.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
diff --git a/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_server/init.c b/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_server/init.c
index 1ad71ca7ec5f..be669c2bcc06 100644
--- a/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_server/init.c
+++ b/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_server/init.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include <rte_memzone.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_launch.h>
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
diff --git a/examples/multi_process/simple_mp/main.c b/examples/multi_process/simple_mp/main.c
index df996f0f84e1..5df2a3900012 100644
--- a/examples/multi_process/simple_mp/main.c
+++ b/examples/multi_process/simple_mp/main.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_ring.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
diff --git a/examples/multi_process/simple_mp/mp_commands.c b/examples/multi_process/simple_mp/mp_commands.c
index 311d0fe77538..a5f91b00be36 100644
--- a/examples/multi_process/simple_mp/mp_commands.c
+++ b/examples/multi_process/simple_mp/mp_commands.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_launch.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
diff --git a/examples/multi_process/symmetric_mp/main.c b/examples/multi_process/symmetric_mp/main.c
index 01dc3acf34d5..a66328ba0caf 100644
--- a/examples/multi_process/symmetric_mp/main.c
+++ b/examples/multi_process/symmetric_mp/main.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
diff --git a/examples/server_node_efd/node/node.c b/examples/server_node_efd/node/node.c
index 4580a44e3e5d..ba1c7e515326 100644
--- a/examples/server_node_efd/node/node.c
+++ b/examples/server_node_efd/node/node.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_memzone.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
diff --git a/examples/server_node_efd/server/init.c b/examples/server_node_efd/server/init.c
index 9ebd88bac20e..a19934dbe0c8 100644
--- a/examples/server_node_efd/server/init.c
+++ b/examples/server_node_efd/server/init.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include <rte_memzone.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_launch.h>
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
diff --git a/examples/vhost_blk/blk.c b/examples/vhost_blk/blk.c
index f8c8549b3acc..d082ab3c94e5 100644
--- a/examples/vhost_blk/blk.c
+++ b/examples/vhost_blk/blk.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_manager.c b/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_manager.c
index fe915678541e..838465ab4b18 100644
--- a/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_manager.c
+++ b/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_manager.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_spinlock.h>
 
 #include <libvirt/libvirt.h>
diff --git a/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_manager.h b/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_manager.h
index e55376fcdbb1..7038e9d83bb8 100644
--- a/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_manager.h
+++ b/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_manager.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #include <linux/limits.h>
 #include <linux/un.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
 /* Maximum name length including '\0' terminator */
diff --git a/examples/vmdq/main.c b/examples/vmdq/main.c
index ee7f4324e141..85996bf864b7 100644
--- a/examples/vmdq/main.c
+++ b/examples/vmdq/main.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_launch.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
diff --git a/examples/vmdq_dcb/main.c b/examples/vmdq_dcb/main.c
index 14c20e6a8b26..be0179fdeaf0 100644
--- a/examples/vmdq_dcb/main.c
+++ b/examples/vmdq_dcb/main.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_launch.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
