diff --git a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
index e046c9b6a9dd..47ae2b4dd1d4 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
@@ -331,7 +331,6 @@ long nfs_scan_dirty(struct address_space *mapping,
 			nfsi->ndirty--;
 			nfs_list_remove_request(req);
 			nfs_list_add_request(req, dst);
-			dec_zone_page_state(req->wb_page, NR_FILE_DIRTY);
 			res++;
 			if (res == LONG_MAX)
 				goto out;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index a4c9df67a3ae..9624aecab9b5 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -440,7 +440,6 @@ nfs_mark_request_dirty(struct nfs_page *req)
 	nfs_list_add_request(req, &nfsi->dirty);
 	nfsi->ndirty++;
 	spin_unlock(&nfsi->req_lock);
-	inc_zone_page_state(req->wb_page, NR_FILE_DIRTY);
 	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 }