diff --git a/drivers/timer/altera_avalon_timer_hal.c b/drivers/timer/altera_avalon_timer_hal.c
index f2dc1082f33..9a01e1be634 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/altera_avalon_timer_hal.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/altera_avalon_timer_hal.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <zephyr/kernel.h>
 #include <zephyr/arch/cpu.h>
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/timer/system_timer.h>
 #include <altera_common.h>
 #include <zephyr/irq.h>
diff --git a/drivers/timer/apic_timer.c b/drivers/timer/apic_timer.c
index 55e3da8b324..cf28acb04d9 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/apic_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/apic_timer.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/timer/system_timer.h>
 #include <zephyr/sys_clock.h>
 #include <zephyr/spinlock.h>
diff --git a/drivers/timer/apic_tsc.c b/drivers/timer/apic_tsc.c
index d3c37ff4ac8..59b0017375c 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/apic_tsc.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/apic_tsc.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2021 Intel Corporation
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/timer/system_timer.h>
 #include <zephyr/sys_clock.h>
 #include <zephyr/spinlock.h>
diff --git a/drivers/timer/arcv2_timer0.c b/drivers/timer/arcv2_timer0.c
index 84b5455b9a3..9469bc67d37 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/arcv2_timer0.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/arcv2_timer0.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/timer/system_timer.h>
 #include <zephyr/sys_clock.h>
 #include <zephyr/spinlock.h>
diff --git a/drivers/timer/arm_arch_timer.c b/drivers/timer/arm_arch_timer.c
index 4a62c52de91..a9a762d9afa 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/arm_arch_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/arm_arch_timer.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/timer/arm_arch_timer.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/timer/system_timer.h>
 #include <zephyr/irq.h>
diff --git a/drivers/timer/cc13xx_cc26xx_rtc_timer.c b/drivers/timer/cc13xx_cc26xx_rtc_timer.c
index 9a64c779248..3d45fb7d7da 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/cc13xx_cc26xx_rtc_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/cc13xx_cc26xx_rtc_timer.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * the comparator value set is reached.
  */
 
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <soc.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/clock_control.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/timer/system_timer.h>
diff --git a/drivers/timer/cortex_m_systick.c b/drivers/timer/cortex_m_systick.c
index 24c1457472c..f415f99ea0d 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/cortex_m_systick.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/cortex_m_systick.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/timer/system_timer.h>
 #include <zephyr/sys_clock.h>
 #include <zephyr/spinlock.h>
diff --git a/drivers/timer/esp32c3_sys_timer.c b/drivers/timer/esp32c3_sys_timer.c
index 99746540778..b54150c71ca 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/esp32c3_sys_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/esp32c3_sys_timer.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <zephyr/drivers/timer/system_timer.h>
 #include <zephyr/sys_clock.h>
 #include <soc.h>
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/spinlock.h>
 
 #define CYC_PER_TICK ((uint32_t)((uint64_t)sys_clock_hw_cycles_per_sec()	\
diff --git a/drivers/timer/gecko_burtc_timer.c b/drivers/timer/gecko_burtc_timer.c
index e3d077d4208..110efa5f928 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/gecko_burtc_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/gecko_burtc_timer.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <soc.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/clock_control.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/timer/system_timer.h>
diff --git a/drivers/timer/hpet.c b/drivers/timer/hpet.c
index f51b0c1e773..8a7134a762e 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/hpet.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/hpet.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #define DT_DRV_COMPAT intel_hpet
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/timer/system_timer.h>
 #include <zephyr/sys_clock.h>
 #include <zephyr/spinlock.h>
diff --git a/drivers/timer/intel_adsp_timer.c b/drivers/timer/intel_adsp_timer.c
index de6955dd40f..116a512f8fe 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/intel_adsp_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/intel_adsp_timer.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/timer/system_timer.h>
 #include <zephyr/sys_clock.h>
 #include <zephyr/spinlock.h>
diff --git a/drivers/timer/ite_it8xxx2_timer.c b/drivers/timer/ite_it8xxx2_timer.c
index 47b8a3aaf26..c29c978d189 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/ite_it8xxx2_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/ite_it8xxx2_timer.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #define DT_DRV_COMPAT ite_it8xxx2_timer
 
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/timer/system_timer.h>
 #include <zephyr/dt-bindings/interrupt-controller/ite-intc.h>
 #include <soc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/timer/leon_gptimer.c b/drivers/timer/leon_gptimer.c
index a223d8e1533..820d2aff0ca 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/leon_gptimer.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/leon_gptimer.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #define DT_DRV_COMPAT gaisler_gptimer
 
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/timer/system_timer.h>
 #include <zephyr/irq.h>
 #include <zephyr/sys_clock.h>
diff --git a/drivers/timer/litex_timer.c b/drivers/timer/litex_timer.c
index a4ba2435305..ecc5b22a9d9 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/litex_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/litex_timer.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <zephyr/kernel.h>
 #include <zephyr/arch/cpu.h>
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/irq.h>
 #include <zephyr/spinlock.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/timer/system_timer.h>
diff --git a/drivers/timer/mchp_xec_rtos_timer.c b/drivers/timer/mchp_xec_rtos_timer.c
index 223c61e470b..18be700d5a4 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/mchp_xec_rtos_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/mchp_xec_rtos_timer.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #define DT_DRV_COMPAT microchip_xec_rtos_timer
 
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/devicetree.h>
 #include <soc.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/timer/system_timer.h>
diff --git a/drivers/timer/mcux_gpt_timer.c b/drivers/timer/mcux_gpt_timer.c
index a7718fefaac..99798a9dd50 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/mcux_gpt_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/mcux_gpt_timer.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #define DT_DRV_COMPAT nxp_gpt_hw_timer
 
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/timer/system_timer.h>
 #include <fsl_gpt.h>
 #include <zephyr/sys_clock.h>
diff --git a/drivers/timer/mcux_lptmr_timer.c b/drivers/timer/mcux_lptmr_timer.c
index 65566b434df..e91c11112ff 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/mcux_lptmr_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/mcux_lptmr_timer.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #define DT_DRV_COMPAT nxp_kinetis_lptmr
 
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/timer/system_timer.h>
 #include <zephyr/kernel.h>
 #include <zephyr/sys/time_units.h>
diff --git a/drivers/timer/mcux_os_timer.c b/drivers/timer/mcux_os_timer.c
index 18dcb9e5fd2..f65459505a5 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/mcux_os_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/mcux_os_timer.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <limits.h>
 
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/timer/system_timer.h>
 #include <zephyr/irq.h>
 #include <zephyr/sys_clock.h>
diff --git a/drivers/timer/mips_cp0_timer.c b/drivers/timer/mips_cp0_timer.c
index 81af49ab956..2454cdcca64 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/mips_cp0_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/mips_cp0_timer.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <limits.h>
 
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/timer/system_timer.h>
 #include <zephyr/irq.h>
 #include <zephyr/sys_clock.h>
diff --git a/drivers/timer/native_posix_timer.c b/drivers/timer/native_posix_timer.c
index 9f0b10fcb18..efe54e54bf0 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/native_posix_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/native_posix_timer.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  */
 #include "zephyr/types.h"
 #include <zephyr/irq.h>
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/timer/system_timer.h>
 #include <zephyr/sys_clock.h>
 #include "timer_model.h"
diff --git a/drivers/timer/npcx_itim_timer.c b/drivers/timer/npcx_itim_timer.c
index 66409e235ce..a54db566d9e 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/npcx_itim_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/npcx_itim_timer.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  *   "sleep/deep sleep" power state if CONFIG_PM is enabled.
  */
 
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/clock_control.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/timer/system_timer.h>
 #include <zephyr/kernel.h>
diff --git a/drivers/timer/nrf_rtc_timer.c b/drivers/timer/nrf_rtc_timer.c
index 8ec98780199..4410529608b 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/nrf_rtc_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/nrf_rtc_timer.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <soc.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/clock_control.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/clock_control/nrf_clock_control.h>
diff --git a/drivers/timer/rcar_cmt_timer.c b/drivers/timer/rcar_cmt_timer.c
index 925c7f472eb..164b7cd39e4 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/rcar_cmt_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/rcar_cmt_timer.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <zephyr/arch/cpu.h>
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <soc.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/timer/system_timer.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/clock_control.h>
diff --git a/drivers/timer/riscv_machine_timer.c b/drivers/timer/riscv_machine_timer.c
index 7ddbc359dfa..abfb28a9628 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/riscv_machine_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/riscv_machine_timer.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <limits.h>
 
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/devicetree.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/timer/system_timer.h>
 #include <zephyr/sys_clock.h>
diff --git a/drivers/timer/rv32m1_lptmr_timer.c b/drivers/timer/rv32m1_lptmr_timer.c
index d628dcbe2ca..09e7d88bd13 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/rv32m1_lptmr_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/rv32m1_lptmr_timer.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #define DT_DRV_COMPAT openisa_rv32m1_lptmr
 
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/kernel.h>
 #include <zephyr/sys/util.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/timer/system_timer.h>
diff --git a/drivers/timer/sam0_rtc_timer.c b/drivers/timer/sam0_rtc_timer.c
index 10e7b36d637..8e87b1848bb 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/sam0_rtc_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/sam0_rtc_timer.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  * generate an interrupt every tick.
  */
 
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <soc.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/clock_control.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/timer/system_timer.h>
diff --git a/drivers/timer/stm32_lptim_timer.c b/drivers/timer/stm32_lptim_timer.c
index 839e16b52a8..aaf83c30057 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/stm32_lptim_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/stm32_lptim_timer.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <soc.h>
 #include <stm32_ll_lptim.h>
 #include <stm32_ll_bus.h>
diff --git a/drivers/timer/xlnx_psttc_timer.c b/drivers/timer/xlnx_psttc_timer.c
index f9bb7ff1e43..c50f104e20d 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/xlnx_psttc_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/xlnx_psttc_timer.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #define DT_DRV_COMPAT xlnx_ttcps
 
 #include <zephyr/arch/cpu.h>
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/irq.h>
 #include <zephyr/sys_clock.h>
 #include <soc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/timer/xtensa_sys_timer.c b/drivers/timer/xtensa_sys_timer.c
index e3fe7403800..7ffd46c7c2d 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/xtensa_sys_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/xtensa_sys_timer.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/timer/system_timer.h>
 #include <zephyr/sys_clock.h>
 #include <zephyr/spinlock.h>