diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
index 620533b8549ab..3ac8e271d8aed 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 
 #define NFSD_FILE_LRU_RESCAN		     (0)
 #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)
@@ -66,8 +64,6 @@ 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)
 {
@@ -317,8 +313,6 @@ nfsd_file_put(struct nfsd_file *nf)
 	set_bit(NFSD_FILE_REFERENCED, &nf->nf_flags);
 	if (nfsd_file_put_noref(nf) == 1 && is_hashed && unused)
 		nfsd_file_schedule_laundrette();
-	if (atomic_long_read(&nfsd_filecache_count) >= NFSD_FILE_LRU_LIMIT)
-		nfsd_file_gc();
 }
 
 struct nfsd_file *
@@ -1044,8 +1038,7 @@ 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) {