diff --git a/arch/nios2/core/crt0.S b/arch/nios2/core/crt0.S
index 4fb3968cd2b..70ea1c00c10 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/core/crt0.S
+++ b/arch/nios2/core/crt0.S
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-#include <arch/nios2/asm.h>
 #include <kernel_structs.h>
 
 /* exports */
diff --git a/arch/nios2/core/exception.S b/arch/nios2/core/exception.S
index 9127f776dbb..f7f05581f15 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/core/exception.S
+++ b/arch/nios2/core/exception.S
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-#include <arch/nios2/asm.h>
 #include <kernel_structs.h>
 #include <offsets_short.h>
 
diff --git a/arch/nios2/core/swap.S b/arch/nios2/core/swap.S
index 5fd8aafaacb..637e472b010 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/core/swap.S
+++ b/arch/nios2/core/swap.S
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-#include <arch/nios2/asm.h>
 #include <kernel_structs.h>
 #include <offsets_short.h>
 
diff --git a/include/arch/nios2/asm.h b/include/arch/nios2/asm.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a805f5dd26a..00000000000
--- a/include/arch/nios2/asm.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2015 Intel Corporation
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-#ifndef ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_ARCH_NIOS2_ASM_H_
-#define ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_ARCH_NIOS2_ASM_H_
-
-#include <toolchain.h>
-#include <linker/sections.h>
-
-
-
-#endif
-