diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
index d9851eeb6e1d..b7adf1d4310c 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
@@ -428,20 +428,10 @@ struct mm_struct {
 
 	/* numa_scan_seq prevents two threads setting pte_numa */
 	int numa_scan_seq;
-
-	/*
-	 * The first node a task was scheduled on. If a task runs on
-	 * a different node than Make PTE Scan Go Now.
-	 */
-	int first_nid;
 #endif
 	struct uprobes_state uprobes_state;
 };
 
-/* first nid will either be a valid NID or one of these values */
-#define NUMA_PTE_SCAN_INIT	-1
-#define NUMA_PTE_SCAN_ACTIVE	-2
-
 static inline void mm_init_cpumask(struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPUMASK_OFFSTACK
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 086fe73ad6bd..7192d91b5415 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -816,9 +816,6 @@ struct mm_struct *dup_mm(struct task_struct *tsk)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE
 	mm->pmd_huge_pte = NULL;
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_NUMA_BALANCING
-	mm->first_nid = NUMA_PTE_SCAN_INIT;
 #endif
 	if (!mm_init(mm, tsk))
 		goto fail_nomem;
diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 464207fc9eef..49b11faa2961 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -900,24 +900,6 @@ void task_numa_work(struct callback_head *work)
 	if (p->flags & PF_EXITING)
 		return;
 
-	/*
-	 * We do not care about task placement until a task runs on a node
-	 * other than the first one used by the address space. This is
-	 * largely because migrations are driven by what CPU the task
-	 * is running on. If it's never scheduled on another node, it'll
-	 * not migrate so why bother trapping the fault.
-	 */
-	if (mm->first_nid == NUMA_PTE_SCAN_INIT)
-		mm->first_nid = numa_node_id();
-	if (mm->first_nid != NUMA_PTE_SCAN_ACTIVE) {
-		/* Are we running on a new node yet? */
-		if (numa_node_id() == mm->first_nid &&
-		    !sched_feat_numa(NUMA_FORCE))
-			return;
-
-		mm->first_nid = NUMA_PTE_SCAN_ACTIVE;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Reset the scan period if enough time has gone by. Objective is that
 	 * scanning will be reduced if pages are properly placed. As tasks
diff --git a/kernel/sched/features.h b/kernel/sched/features.h
index 99399f8e4799..cba5c616a157 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/features.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/features.h
@@ -63,10 +63,8 @@ SCHED_FEAT(LB_MIN, false)
 /*
  * Apply the automatic NUMA scheduling policy. Enabled automatically
  * at runtime if running on a NUMA machine. Can be controlled via
- * numa_balancing=. Allow PTE scanning to be forced on UMA machines
- * for debugging the core machinery.
+ * numa_balancing=
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA_BALANCING
 SCHED_FEAT(NUMA,	false)
-SCHED_FEAT(NUMA_FORCE,	false)
 #endif