diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 9d1a59dfda0b..f62ba90bce91 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -68,14 +68,12 @@ struct dentry_stat_t dentry_stat = {
 };
 
 static struct percpu_counter nr_dentry __cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
-static struct percpu_counter nr_dentry_unused __cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYSCTL) && defined(CONFIG_PROC_FS)
 int proc_nr_dentry(ctl_table *table, int write, void __user *buffer,
 		   size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	dentry_stat.nr_dentry = percpu_counter_sum_positive(&nr_dentry);
-	dentry_stat.nr_unused = percpu_counter_sum_positive(&nr_dentry_unused);
 	return proc_dointvec(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 }
 #endif
@@ -140,7 +138,7 @@ static void dentry_lru_add(struct dentry *dentry)
 	if (list_empty(&dentry->d_lru)) {
 		list_add(&dentry->d_lru, &dentry->d_sb->s_dentry_lru);
 		dentry->d_sb->s_nr_dentry_unused++;
-		percpu_counter_inc(&nr_dentry_unused);
+		dentry_stat.nr_unused++;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -149,7 +147,7 @@ static void dentry_lru_del(struct dentry *dentry)
 	if (!list_empty(&dentry->d_lru)) {
 		list_del_init(&dentry->d_lru);
 		dentry->d_sb->s_nr_dentry_unused--;
-		percpu_counter_dec(&nr_dentry_unused);
+		dentry_stat.nr_unused--;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -158,7 +156,7 @@ static void dentry_lru_move_tail(struct dentry *dentry)
 	if (list_empty(&dentry->d_lru)) {
 		list_add_tail(&dentry->d_lru, &dentry->d_sb->s_dentry_lru);
 		dentry->d_sb->s_nr_dentry_unused++;
-		percpu_counter_inc(&nr_dentry_unused);
+		dentry_stat.nr_unused++;
 	} else {
 		list_move_tail(&dentry->d_lru, &dentry->d_sb->s_dentry_lru);
 	}
@@ -546,7 +544,7 @@ static void prune_dcache(int count)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb, *p = NULL;
 	int w_count;
-	int unused = percpu_counter_sum_positive(&nr_dentry_unused);
+	int unused = dentry_stat.nr_unused;
 	int prune_ratio;
 	int pruned;
 
@@ -908,16 +906,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(shrink_dcache_parent);
  */
 static int shrink_dcache_memory(struct shrinker *shrink, int nr, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
-	int nr_unused;
-
 	if (nr) {
 		if (!(gfp_mask & __GFP_FS))
 			return -1;
 		prune_dcache(nr);
 	}
 
-	nr_unused = percpu_counter_sum_positive(&nr_dentry_unused);
-	return (nr_unused / 100) * sysctl_vfs_cache_pressure;
+	return (dentry_stat.nr_unused / 100) * sysctl_vfs_cache_pressure;
 }
 
 static struct shrinker dcache_shrinker = {
@@ -2424,7 +2419,6 @@ static void __init dcache_init(void)
 	int loop;
 
 	percpu_counter_init(&nr_dentry, 0);
-	percpu_counter_init(&nr_dentry_unused, 0);
 
 	/* 
 	 * A constructor could be added for stable state like the lists,
diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index ae2727ab0c3a..efc43979709f 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ static DECLARE_RWSEM(iprune_sem);
 struct inodes_stat_t inodes_stat;
 
 static struct percpu_counter nr_inodes __cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
-static struct percpu_counter nr_inodes_unused __cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
 
 static struct kmem_cache *inode_cachep __read_mostly;
 
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ static inline int get_nr_inodes(void)
 
 static inline int get_nr_inodes_unused(void)
 {
-	return percpu_counter_sum_positive(&nr_inodes_unused);
+	return inodes_stat.nr_unused;
 }
 
 int get_nr_dirty_inodes(void)
@@ -132,7 +131,6 @@ int proc_nr_inodes(ctl_table *table, int write,
 		   void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	inodes_stat.nr_inodes = get_nr_inodes();
-	inodes_stat.nr_unused = get_nr_inodes_unused();
 	return proc_dointvec(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 }
 #endif
@@ -335,7 +333,7 @@ static void inode_lru_list_add(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	if (list_empty(&inode->i_lru)) {
 		list_add(&inode->i_lru, &inode_lru);
-		percpu_counter_inc(&nr_inodes_unused);
+		inodes_stat.nr_unused++;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -343,7 +341,7 @@ static void inode_lru_list_del(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	if (!list_empty(&inode->i_lru)) {
 		list_del_init(&inode->i_lru);
-		percpu_counter_dec(&nr_inodes_unused);
+		inodes_stat.nr_unused--;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -513,7 +511,7 @@ void evict_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
 		list_move(&inode->i_lru, &dispose);
 		list_del_init(&inode->i_wb_list);
 		if (!(inode->i_state & (I_DIRTY | I_SYNC)))
-			percpu_counter_dec(&nr_inodes_unused);
+			inodes_stat.nr_unused--;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
 
@@ -554,7 +552,7 @@ int invalidate_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
 		list_move(&inode->i_lru, &dispose);
 		list_del_init(&inode->i_wb_list);
 		if (!(inode->i_state & (I_DIRTY | I_SYNC)))
-			percpu_counter_dec(&nr_inodes_unused);
+			inodes_stat.nr_unused--;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
 
@@ -616,7 +614,7 @@ static void prune_icache(int nr_to_scan)
 		if (atomic_read(&inode->i_count) ||
 		    (inode->i_state & ~I_REFERENCED)) {
 			list_del_init(&inode->i_lru);
-			percpu_counter_dec(&nr_inodes_unused);
+			inodes_stat.nr_unused--;
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -650,7 +648,7 @@ static void prune_icache(int nr_to_scan)
 		 */
 		list_move(&inode->i_lru, &freeable);
 		list_del_init(&inode->i_wb_list);
-		percpu_counter_dec(&nr_inodes_unused);
+		inodes_stat.nr_unused--;
 	}
 	if (current_is_kswapd())
 		__count_vm_events(KSWAPD_INODESTEAL, reap);
@@ -1649,7 +1647,6 @@ void __init inode_init(void)
 					 init_once);
 	register_shrinker(&icache_shrinker);
 	percpu_counter_init(&nr_inodes, 0);
-	percpu_counter_init(&nr_inodes_unused, 0);
 
 	/* Hash may have been set up in inode_init_early */
 	if (!hashdist)