diff --git a/include/linux/memcontrol.h b/include/linux/memcontrol.h
index 28bd5fa2ff2e..d6183f06d8c1 100644
--- a/include/linux/memcontrol.h
+++ b/include/linux/memcontrol.h
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ void mem_cgroup_iter_break(struct mem_cgroup *, struct mem_cgroup *);
  * For memory reclaim.
  */
 int mem_cgroup_inactive_anon_is_low(struct lruvec *lruvec);
-int mem_cgroup_inactive_file_is_low(struct lruvec *lruvec);
 int mem_cgroup_select_victim_node(struct mem_cgroup *memcg);
 unsigned long mem_cgroup_get_lru_size(struct lruvec *lruvec, enum lru_list);
 void mem_cgroup_update_lru_size(struct lruvec *, enum lru_list, int);
@@ -321,12 +320,6 @@ mem_cgroup_inactive_anon_is_low(struct lruvec *lruvec)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static inline int
-mem_cgroup_inactive_file_is_low(struct lruvec *lruvec)
-{
-	return 1;
-}
-
 static inline unsigned long
 mem_cgroup_get_lru_size(struct lruvec *lruvec, enum lru_list lru)
 {
diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index 60d28e36f0e0..af4b04f4d744 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -1396,17 +1396,6 @@ int mem_cgroup_inactive_anon_is_low(struct lruvec *lruvec)
 	return inactive * inactive_ratio < active;
 }
 
-int mem_cgroup_inactive_file_is_low(struct lruvec *lruvec)
-{
-	unsigned long active;
-	unsigned long inactive;
-
-	inactive = mem_cgroup_get_lru_size(lruvec, LRU_INACTIVE_FILE);
-	active = mem_cgroup_get_lru_size(lruvec, LRU_ACTIVE_FILE);
-
-	return (active > inactive);
-}
-
 #define mem_cgroup_from_res_counter(counter, member)	\
 	container_of(counter, struct mem_cgroup, member)
 
diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index b7d8015a6d54..396ecee281d0 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -1579,16 +1579,6 @@ static inline int inactive_anon_is_low(struct lruvec *lruvec)
 }
 #endif
 
-static int inactive_file_is_low_global(struct zone *zone)
-{
-	unsigned long active, inactive;
-
-	active = zone_page_state(zone, NR_ACTIVE_FILE);
-	inactive = zone_page_state(zone, NR_INACTIVE_FILE);
-
-	return (active > inactive);
-}
-
 /**
  * inactive_file_is_low - check if file pages need to be deactivated
  * @lruvec: LRU vector to check
@@ -1605,10 +1595,13 @@ static int inactive_file_is_low_global(struct zone *zone)
  */
 static int inactive_file_is_low(struct lruvec *lruvec)
 {
-	if (!mem_cgroup_disabled())
-		return mem_cgroup_inactive_file_is_low(lruvec);
+	unsigned long inactive;
+	unsigned long active;
 
-	return inactive_file_is_low_global(lruvec_zone(lruvec));
+	inactive = get_lru_size(lruvec, LRU_INACTIVE_FILE);
+	active = get_lru_size(lruvec, LRU_ACTIVE_FILE);
+
+	return active > inactive;
 }
 
 static int inactive_list_is_low(struct lruvec *lruvec, enum lru_list lru)