diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
index fde013b6e05b..77ab99b2f758 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
 #define NFSD_LAUNDRETTE_DELAY		     (2 * HZ)
 
 #define NFSD_FILE_SHUTDOWN		     (1)
-#define NFSD_FILE_LRU_THRESHOLD		     (4096UL)
-#define NFSD_FILE_LRU_LIMIT		     (NFSD_FILE_LRU_THRESHOLD << 2)
 
 /* We only care about NFSD_MAY_READ/WRITE for this cache */
 #define NFSD_FILE_MAY_MASK	(NFSD_MAY_READ|NFSD_MAY_WRITE)
@@ -65,8 +63,6 @@ static struct delayed_work		nfsd_filecache_laundrette;
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(laundrette_lock);
 static LIST_HEAD(laundrettes);
 
-static void nfsd_file_gc(void);
-
 static void
 nfsd_file_schedule_laundrette(void)
 {
@@ -306,8 +302,6 @@ nfsd_file_put(struct nfsd_file *nf)
 	nfsd_file_put_noref(nf);
 	if (is_hashed)
 		nfsd_file_schedule_laundrette();
-	if (atomic_long_read(&nfsd_filecache_count) >= NFSD_FILE_LRU_LIMIT)
-		nfsd_file_gc();
 }
 
 struct nfsd_file *
@@ -1007,8 +1001,7 @@ nfsd_file_acquire(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	nfsd_file_hashtbl[hashval].nfb_maxcount = max(nfsd_file_hashtbl[hashval].nfb_maxcount,
 			nfsd_file_hashtbl[hashval].nfb_count);
 	spin_unlock(&nfsd_file_hashtbl[hashval].nfb_lock);
-	if (atomic_long_inc_return(&nfsd_filecache_count) >= NFSD_FILE_LRU_THRESHOLD)
-		nfsd_file_gc();
+	atomic_long_inc(&nfsd_filecache_count);
 
 	nf->nf_mark = nfsd_file_mark_find_or_create(nf);
 	if (nf->nf_mark)