diff --git a/include/linux/compaction.h b/include/linux/compaction.h
index d896765a15b0..3238ffa33f68 100644
--- a/include/linux/compaction.h
+++ b/include/linux/compaction.h
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ extern int fragmentation_index(struct zone *zone, unsigned int order);
 extern unsigned long try_to_compact_pages(struct zonelist *zonelist,
 			int order, gfp_t gfp_mask, nodemask_t *mask,
 			enum migrate_mode mode, int *contended,
-			int alloc_flags, int classzone_idx,
-			struct zone **candidate_zone);
+			int alloc_flags, int classzone_idx);
 extern void compact_pgdat(pg_data_t *pgdat, int order);
 extern void reset_isolation_suitable(pg_data_t *pgdat);
 extern unsigned long compaction_suitable(struct zone *zone, int order,
@@ -105,8 +104,7 @@ static inline bool compaction_restarting(struct zone *zone, int order)
 static inline unsigned long try_to_compact_pages(struct zonelist *zonelist,
 			int order, gfp_t gfp_mask, nodemask_t *nodemask,
 			enum migrate_mode mode, int *contended,
-			int alloc_flags, int classzone_idx,
-			struct zone **candidate_zone)
+			int alloc_flags, int classzone_idx)
 {
 	return COMPACT_CONTINUE;
 }
diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
index 1fc6736815e0..75f4c1206d00 100644
--- a/mm/compaction.c
+++ b/mm/compaction.c
@@ -1298,15 +1298,13 @@ int sysctl_extfrag_threshold = 500;
  * @mode: The migration mode for async, sync light, or sync migration
  * @contended: Return value that determines if compaction was aborted due to
  *	       need_resched() or lock contention
- * @candidate_zone: Return the zone where we think allocation should succeed
  *
  * This is the main entry point for direct page compaction.
  */
 unsigned long try_to_compact_pages(struct zonelist *zonelist,
 			int order, gfp_t gfp_mask, nodemask_t *nodemask,
 			enum migrate_mode mode, int *contended,
-			int alloc_flags, int classzone_idx,
-			struct zone **candidate_zone)
+			int alloc_flags, int classzone_idx)
 {
 	enum zone_type high_zoneidx = gfp_zone(gfp_mask);
 	int may_enter_fs = gfp_mask & __GFP_FS;
@@ -1343,7 +1341,6 @@ unsigned long try_to_compact_pages(struct zonelist *zonelist,
 		/* If a normal allocation would succeed, stop compacting */
 		if (zone_watermark_ok(zone, order, low_wmark_pages(zone),
 					classzone_idx, alloc_flags)) {
-			*candidate_zone = zone;
 			/*
 			 * We think the allocation will succeed in this zone,
 			 * but it is not certain, hence the false. The caller
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index e32121fa2ba9..edb0ce1e7cf3 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -2330,7 +2330,6 @@ __alloc_pages_direct_compact(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 	int classzone_idx, int migratetype, enum migrate_mode mode,
 	int *contended_compaction, bool *deferred_compaction)
 {
-	struct zone *last_compact_zone = NULL;
 	unsigned long compact_result;
 	struct page *page;
 
@@ -2341,8 +2340,7 @@ __alloc_pages_direct_compact(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 	compact_result = try_to_compact_pages(zonelist, order, gfp_mask,
 						nodemask, mode,
 						contended_compaction,
-						alloc_flags, classzone_idx,
-						&last_compact_zone);
+						alloc_flags, classzone_idx);
 	current->flags &= ~PF_MEMALLOC;
 
 	switch (compact_result) {
@@ -2379,14 +2377,6 @@ __alloc_pages_direct_compact(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 		return page;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * last_compact_zone is where try_to_compact_pages thought allocation
-	 * should succeed, so it did not defer compaction. But here we know
-	 * that it didn't succeed, so we do the defer.
-	 */
-	if (last_compact_zone && mode != MIGRATE_ASYNC)
-		defer_compaction(last_compact_zone, order);
-
 	/*
 	 * It's bad if compaction run occurs and fails. The most likely reason
 	 * is that pages exist, but not enough to satisfy watermarks.