diff --git a/mm/internal.h b/mm/internal.h
index 109ef30fee11..93e6dac2077a 100644
--- a/mm/internal.h
+++ b/mm/internal.h
@@ -379,7 +379,6 @@ static inline vm_fault_t vmf_anon_prepare(struct vm_fault *vmf)
 vm_fault_t do_swap_page(struct vm_fault *vmf);
 void folio_rotate_reclaimable(struct folio *folio);
 bool __folio_end_writeback(struct folio *folio);
-void deactivate_file_folio(struct folio *folio);
 void folio_activate(struct folio *folio);
 
 void free_pgtables(struct mmu_gather *tlb, struct ma_state *mas,
diff --git a/mm/swap.c b/mm/swap.c
index fc8281ef4241..7a0dffd5973a 100644
--- a/mm/swap.c
+++ b/mm/swap.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ struct cpu_fbatches {
 	 */
 	local_lock_t lock;
 	struct folio_batch lru_add;
-	struct folio_batch lru_deactivate_file;
 	struct folio_batch lru_deactivate;
 	struct folio_batch lru_lazyfree;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
@@ -524,68 +523,6 @@ void folio_add_lru_vma(struct folio *folio, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		folio_add_lru(folio);
 }
 
-/*
- * If the folio cannot be invalidated, it is moved to the
- * inactive list to speed up its reclaim.  It is moved to the
- * head of the list, rather than the tail, to give the flusher
- * threads some time to write it out, as this is much more
- * effective than the single-page writeout from reclaim.
- *
- * If the folio isn't mapped and dirty/writeback, the folio
- * could be reclaimed asap using the reclaim flag.
- *
- * 1. active, mapped folio -> none
- * 2. active, dirty/writeback folio -> inactive, head, reclaim
- * 3. inactive, mapped folio -> none
- * 4. inactive, dirty/writeback folio -> inactive, head, reclaim
- * 5. inactive, clean -> inactive, tail
- * 6. Others -> none
- *
- * In 4, it moves to the head of the inactive list so the folio is
- * written out by flusher threads as this is much more efficient
- * than the single-page writeout from reclaim.
- */
-static void lru_deactivate_file(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct folio *folio)
-{
-	bool active = folio_test_active(folio) || lru_gen_enabled();
-	long nr_pages = folio_nr_pages(folio);
-
-	if (folio_test_unevictable(folio))
-		return;
-
-	/* Some processes are using the folio */
-	if (folio_mapped(folio))
-		return;
-
-	lruvec_del_folio(lruvec, folio);
-	folio_clear_active(folio);
-	folio_clear_referenced(folio);
-
-	if (folio_test_writeback(folio) || folio_test_dirty(folio)) {
-		/*
-		 * Setting the reclaim flag could race with
-		 * folio_end_writeback() and confuse readahead.  But the
-		 * race window is _really_ small and  it's not a critical
-		 * problem.
-		 */
-		lruvec_add_folio(lruvec, folio);
-		folio_set_reclaim(folio);
-	} else {
-		/*
-		 * The folio's writeback ended while it was in the batch.
-		 * We move that folio to the tail of the inactive list.
-		 */
-		lruvec_add_folio_tail(lruvec, folio);
-		__count_vm_events(PGROTATED, nr_pages);
-	}
-
-	if (active) {
-		__count_vm_events(PGDEACTIVATE, nr_pages);
-		__count_memcg_events(lruvec_memcg(lruvec), PGDEACTIVATE,
-				     nr_pages);
-	}
-}
-
 static void lru_deactivate(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct folio *folio)
 {
 	long nr_pages = folio_nr_pages(folio);
@@ -652,10 +589,6 @@ void lru_add_drain_cpu(int cpu)
 		local_unlock_irqrestore(&cpu_fbatches.lock_irq, flags);
 	}
 
-	fbatch = &fbatches->lru_deactivate_file;
-	if (folio_batch_count(fbatch))
-		folio_batch_move_lru(fbatch, lru_deactivate_file);
-
 	fbatch = &fbatches->lru_deactivate;
 	if (folio_batch_count(fbatch))
 		folio_batch_move_lru(fbatch, lru_deactivate);
@@ -667,28 +600,6 @@ void lru_add_drain_cpu(int cpu)
 	folio_activate_drain(cpu);
 }
 
-/**
- * deactivate_file_folio() - Deactivate a file folio.
- * @folio: Folio to deactivate.
- *
- * This function hints to the VM that @folio is a good reclaim candidate,
- * for example if its invalidation fails due to the folio being dirty
- * or under writeback.
- *
- * Context: Caller holds a reference on the folio.
- */
-void deactivate_file_folio(struct folio *folio)
-{
-	/* Deactivating an unevictable folio will not accelerate reclaim */
-	if (folio_test_unevictable(folio))
-		return;
-
-	if (lru_gen_enabled() && lru_gen_clear_refs(folio))
-		return;
-
-	folio_batch_add_and_move(folio, lru_deactivate_file, true);
-}
-
 /*
  * folio_deactivate - deactivate a folio
  * @folio: folio to deactivate
@@ -772,7 +683,6 @@ static bool cpu_needs_drain(unsigned int cpu)
 	/* Check these in order of likelihood that they're not zero */
 	return folio_batch_count(&fbatches->lru_add) ||
 		folio_batch_count(&fbatches->lru_move_tail) ||
-		folio_batch_count(&fbatches->lru_deactivate_file) ||
 		folio_batch_count(&fbatches->lru_deactivate) ||
 		folio_batch_count(&fbatches->lru_lazyfree) ||
 		folio_batch_count(&fbatches->lru_activate) ||
diff --git a/mm/truncate.c b/mm/truncate.c
index e2e115adfbc5..864aaadc1e91 100644
--- a/mm/truncate.c
+++ b/mm/truncate.c
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ unsigned long mapping_try_invalidate(struct address_space *mapping,
 			 * of interest and try to speed up its reclaim.
 			 */
 			if (!ret) {
-				deactivate_file_folio(folio);
+				folio_set_dropbehind(folio);
 				/* Likely in the lru cache of a remote CPU */
 				if (nr_failed)
 					(*nr_failed)++;
