diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 70c7ed0ef1847..3e8afc82ae2fb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -1306,7 +1306,6 @@ struct kvm_arch {
 	bool pre_fault_allowed;
 	struct hlist_head mmu_page_hash[KVM_NUM_MMU_PAGES];
 	struct list_head active_mmu_pages;
-	struct list_head zapped_obsolete_pages;
 	/*
 	 * A list of kvm_mmu_page structs that, if zapped, could possibly be
 	 * replaced by an NX huge page.  A shadow page is on this list if its
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
index 443845bb2e011..3116c4c31d87c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ struct kvm_shadow_walk_iterator {
 
 static struct kmem_cache *pte_list_desc_cache;
 struct kmem_cache *mmu_page_header_cache;
-static struct percpu_counter kvm_total_used_mmu_pages;
 
 static void mmu_spte_set(u64 *sptep, u64 spte);
 
@@ -1622,27 +1621,15 @@ static void kvm_mmu_check_sptes_at_free(struct kvm_mmu_page *sp)
 #endif
 }
 
-/*
- * This value is the sum of all of the kvm instances's
- * kvm->arch.n_used_mmu_pages values.  We need a global,
- * aggregate version in order to make the slab shrinker
- * faster
- */
-static inline void kvm_mod_used_mmu_pages(struct kvm *kvm, long nr)
-{
-	kvm->arch.n_used_mmu_pages += nr;
-	percpu_counter_add(&kvm_total_used_mmu_pages, nr);
-}
-
 static void kvm_account_mmu_page(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_mmu_page *sp)
 {
-	kvm_mod_used_mmu_pages(kvm, +1);
+	kvm->arch.n_used_mmu_pages++;
 	kvm_account_pgtable_pages((void *)sp->spt, +1);
 }
 
 static void kvm_unaccount_mmu_page(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_mmu_page *sp)
 {
-	kvm_mod_used_mmu_pages(kvm, -1);
+	kvm->arch.n_used_mmu_pages--;
 	kvm_account_pgtable_pages((void *)sp->spt, -1);
 }
 
@@ -6380,6 +6367,7 @@ static void kvm_zap_obsolete_pages(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
 	struct kvm_mmu_page *sp, *node;
 	int nr_zapped, batch = 0;
+	LIST_HEAD(invalid_list);
 	bool unstable;
 
 restart:
@@ -6413,7 +6401,7 @@ static void kvm_zap_obsolete_pages(struct kvm *kvm)
 		}
 
 		unstable = __kvm_mmu_prepare_zap_page(kvm, sp,
-				&kvm->arch.zapped_obsolete_pages, &nr_zapped);
+				&invalid_list, &nr_zapped);
 		batch += nr_zapped;
 
 		if (unstable)
@@ -6429,7 +6417,7 @@ static void kvm_zap_obsolete_pages(struct kvm *kvm)
 	 * kvm_mmu_load()), and the reload in the caller ensure no vCPUs are
 	 * running with an obsolete MMU.
 	 */
-	kvm_mmu_commit_zap_page(kvm, &kvm->arch.zapped_obsolete_pages);
+	kvm_mmu_commit_zap_page(kvm, &invalid_list);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -6492,16 +6480,10 @@ static void kvm_mmu_zap_all_fast(struct kvm *kvm)
 		kvm_tdp_mmu_zap_invalidated_roots(kvm);
 }
 
-static bool kvm_has_zapped_obsolete_pages(struct kvm *kvm)
-{
-	return unlikely(!list_empty_careful(&kvm->arch.zapped_obsolete_pages));
-}
-
 void kvm_mmu_init_vm(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
 	kvm->arch.shadow_mmio_value = shadow_mmio_value;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&kvm->arch.active_mmu_pages);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&kvm->arch.zapped_obsolete_pages);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&kvm->arch.possible_nx_huge_pages);
 	spin_lock_init(&kvm->arch.mmu_unsync_pages_lock);
 
@@ -7112,72 +7094,6 @@ void kvm_mmu_invalidate_mmio_sptes(struct kvm *kvm, u64 gen)
 	}
 }
 
-static unsigned long mmu_shrink_scan(struct shrinker *shrink,
-				     struct shrink_control *sc)
-{
-	struct kvm *kvm;
-	int nr_to_scan = sc->nr_to_scan;
-	unsigned long freed = 0;
-
-	mutex_lock(&kvm_lock);
-
-	list_for_each_entry(kvm, &vm_list, vm_list) {
-		int idx;
-
-		/*
-		 * Never scan more than sc->nr_to_scan VM instances.
-		 * Will not hit this condition practically since we do not try
-		 * to shrink more than one VM and it is very unlikely to see
-		 * !n_used_mmu_pages so many times.
-		 */
-		if (!nr_to_scan--)
-			break;
-		/*
-		 * n_used_mmu_pages is accessed without holding kvm->mmu_lock
-		 * here. We may skip a VM instance errorneosly, but we do not
-		 * want to shrink a VM that only started to populate its MMU
-		 * anyway.
-		 */
-		if (!kvm->arch.n_used_mmu_pages &&
-		    !kvm_has_zapped_obsolete_pages(kvm))
-			continue;
-
-		idx = srcu_read_lock(&kvm->srcu);
-		write_lock(&kvm->mmu_lock);
-
-		if (kvm_has_zapped_obsolete_pages(kvm)) {
-			kvm_mmu_commit_zap_page(kvm,
-			      &kvm->arch.zapped_obsolete_pages);
-			goto unlock;
-		}
-
-		freed = kvm_mmu_zap_oldest_mmu_pages(kvm, sc->nr_to_scan);
-
-unlock:
-		write_unlock(&kvm->mmu_lock);
-		srcu_read_unlock(&kvm->srcu, idx);
-
-		/*
-		 * unfair on small ones
-		 * per-vm shrinkers cry out
-		 * sadness comes quickly
-		 */
-		list_move_tail(&kvm->vm_list, &vm_list);
-		break;
-	}
-
-	mutex_unlock(&kvm_lock);
-	return freed;
-}
-
-static unsigned long mmu_shrink_count(struct shrinker *shrink,
-				      struct shrink_control *sc)
-{
-	return percpu_counter_read_positive(&kvm_total_used_mmu_pages);
-}
-
-static struct shrinker *mmu_shrinker;
-
 static void mmu_destroy_caches(void)
 {
 	kmem_cache_destroy(pte_list_desc_cache);
@@ -7304,23 +7220,8 @@ int kvm_mmu_vendor_module_init(void)
 	if (!mmu_page_header_cache)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (percpu_counter_init(&kvm_total_used_mmu_pages, 0, GFP_KERNEL))
-		goto out;
-
-	mmu_shrinker = shrinker_alloc(0, "x86-mmu");
-	if (!mmu_shrinker)
-		goto out_shrinker;
-
-	mmu_shrinker->count_objects = mmu_shrink_count;
-	mmu_shrinker->scan_objects = mmu_shrink_scan;
-	mmu_shrinker->seeks = DEFAULT_SEEKS * 10;
-
-	shrinker_register(mmu_shrinker);
-
 	return 0;
 
-out_shrinker:
-	percpu_counter_destroy(&kvm_total_used_mmu_pages);
 out:
 	mmu_destroy_caches();
 	return ret;
@@ -7337,8 +7238,6 @@ void kvm_mmu_destroy(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 void kvm_mmu_vendor_module_exit(void)
 {
 	mmu_destroy_caches();
-	percpu_counter_destroy(&kvm_total_used_mmu_pages);
-	shrinker_free(mmu_shrinker);
 }
 
 /*
