diff --git a/fs/proc/generic.c b/fs/proc/generic.c
index 5fccfe222a63..8d49838e5554 100644
--- a/fs/proc/generic.c
+++ b/fs/proc/generic.c
@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@ static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_create(struct proc_dir_entry **parent,
 	ent->namelen = len;
 	ent->mode = mode;
 	ent->nlink = nlink;
+	atomic_set(&ent->count, 1);
 	ent->pde_users = 0;
 	spin_lock_init(&ent->pde_unload_lock);
 	ent->pde_unload_completion = NULL;
@@ -692,7 +693,6 @@ void free_proc_entry(struct proc_dir_entry *de)
 
 /*
  * Remove a /proc entry and free it if it's not currently in use.
- * If it is in use, we set the 'deleted' flag.
  */
 void remove_proc_entry(const char *name, struct proc_dir_entry *parent)
 {
@@ -741,13 +741,8 @@ continue_removing:
 			parent->nlink--;
 		de->nlink = 0;
 		WARN_ON(de->subdir);
-		if (!atomic_read(&de->count))
+		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&de->count))
 			free_proc_entry(de);
-		else {
-			de->deleted = 1;
-			printk("remove_proc_entry: %s/%s busy, count=%d\n",
-				parent->name, de->name, atomic_read(&de->count));
-		}
 		break;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&proc_subdir_lock);
diff --git a/fs/proc/inode.c b/fs/proc/inode.c
index abe6a3f04368..1a551d92e1d8 100644
--- a/fs/proc/inode.c
+++ b/fs/proc/inode.c
@@ -43,13 +43,8 @@ void de_put(struct proc_dir_entry *de)
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&de->count)) {
-			if (de->deleted) {
-				printk("de_put: deferred delete of %s\n",
-					de->name);
-				free_proc_entry(de);
-			}
-		}		
+		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&de->count))
+			free_proc_entry(de);
 		unlock_kernel();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/fs/proc/root.c b/fs/proc/root.c
index ec9cb3b6c93b..81f99e691f99 100644
--- a/fs/proc/root.c
+++ b/fs/proc/root.c
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ struct proc_dir_entry proc_root = {
 	.name		= "/proc",
 	.mode		= S_IFDIR | S_IRUGO | S_IXUGO, 
 	.nlink		= 2, 
+	.count		= ATOMIC_INIT(1),
 	.proc_iops	= &proc_root_inode_operations, 
 	.proc_fops	= &proc_root_operations,
 	.parent		= &proc_root,
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c b/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c
index 9aa7a06e093f..001144621672 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c
@@ -420,12 +420,6 @@ static void *r_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t * pos)
 		return NULL;
 
 	up_write(&s->s_umount);
-
-	if (de->deleted) {
-		deactivate_super(s);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	return s;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/proc_fs.h b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
index 523528d237b0..a5316829215b 100644
--- a/include/linux/proc_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ struct proc_dir_entry {
 	read_proc_t *read_proc;
 	write_proc_t *write_proc;
 	atomic_t count;		/* use count */
-	int deleted;		/* delete flag */
 	int pde_users;	/* number of callers into module in progress */
 	spinlock_t pde_unload_lock; /* proc_fops checks and pde_users bumps */
 	struct completion *pde_unload_completion;