diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 66237ff..da6fa22 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -826,7 +826,6 @@
  */
 unsigned int sysctl_numa_balancing_scan_period_min = 1000;
 unsigned int sysctl_numa_balancing_scan_period_max = 60000;
-unsigned int sysctl_numa_balancing_scan_period_reset = 60000;
 
 /* Portion of address space to scan in MB */
 unsigned int sysctl_numa_balancing_scan_size = 256;
@@ -1685,24 +1684,9 @@
 	if (p->flags & PF_EXITING)
 		return;
 
-	if (!mm->numa_next_reset || !mm->numa_next_scan) {
+	if (!mm->numa_next_scan) {
 		mm->numa_next_scan = now +
 			msecs_to_jiffies(sysctl_numa_balancing_scan_delay);
-		mm->numa_next_reset = now +
-			msecs_to_jiffies(sysctl_numa_balancing_scan_period_reset);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Reset the scan period if enough time has gone by. Objective is that
-	 * scanning will be reduced if pages are properly placed. As tasks
-	 * can enter different phases this needs to be re-examined. Lacking
-	 * proper tracking of reference behaviour, this blunt hammer is used.
-	 */
-	migrate = mm->numa_next_reset;
-	if (time_after(now, migrate)) {
-		p->numa_scan_period = task_scan_min(p);
-		next_scan = now + msecs_to_jiffies(sysctl_numa_balancing_scan_period_reset);
-		xchg(&mm->numa_next_reset, next_scan);
 	}
 
 	/*