diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 06879ead7380..9b6497eda806 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -1862,7 +1862,7 @@ static void get_scan_count(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct scan_control *sc,
 	struct zone *zone = lruvec_zone(lruvec);
 	unsigned long anon_prio, file_prio;
 	enum scan_balance scan_balance;
-	unsigned long anon, file, free;
+	unsigned long anon, file;
 	bool force_scan = false;
 	unsigned long ap, fp;
 	enum lru_list lru;
@@ -1915,20 +1915,6 @@ static void get_scan_count(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct scan_control *sc,
 	file  = get_lru_size(lruvec, LRU_ACTIVE_FILE) +
 		get_lru_size(lruvec, LRU_INACTIVE_FILE);
 
-	/*
-	 * If it's foreseeable that reclaiming the file cache won't be
-	 * enough to get the zone back into a desirable shape, we have
-	 * to swap.  Better start now and leave the - probably heavily
-	 * thrashing - remaining file pages alone.
-	 */
-	if (global_reclaim(sc)) {
-		free = zone_page_state(zone, NR_FREE_PAGES);
-		if (unlikely(file + free <= high_wmark_pages(zone))) {
-			scan_balance = SCAN_ANON;
-			goto out;
-		}
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * There is enough inactive page cache, do not reclaim
 	 * anything from the anonymous working set right now.