diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_cmd.c b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_cmd.c
index 178836ec252b3ddf2373a820e6c6c13e3cc51fbc..bf07c3a188d4c0f5b694b51d84f053ab3b526838 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_cmd.c
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ struct memory_increment {
 	struct list_head list;
 	u16 rn;
 	int standby;
-	int usecount;
 };
 
 struct assign_storage_sccb {
@@ -463,21 +462,10 @@ static int sclp_mem_change_state(unsigned long start, unsigned long size,
 			break;
 		if (start > istart + rzm - 1)
 			continue;
-		if (online) {
-			if (incr->usecount++)
-				continue;
-			/*
-			 * Don't break the loop if one assign fails. Loop may
-			 * be walked again on CANCEL and we can't save
-			 * information if state changed before or not.
-			 * So continue and increase usecount for all increments.
-			 */
+		if (online)
 			rc |= sclp_assign_storage(incr->rn);
-		} else {
-			if (--incr->usecount)
-				continue;
+		else
 			sclp_unassign_storage(incr->rn);
-		}
 	}
 	return rc ? -EIO : 0;
 }
@@ -561,8 +549,6 @@ static void __init sclp_add_standby_memory(void)
 	add_memory_merged(0);
 }
 
-#define MEM_SCT_SIZE (1UL << SECTION_SIZE_BITS)
-
 static void __init insert_increment(u16 rn, int standby, int assigned)
 {
 	struct memory_increment *incr, *new_incr;
@@ -574,8 +560,6 @@ static void __init insert_increment(u16 rn, int standby, int assigned)
 		return;
 	new_incr->rn = rn;
 	new_incr->standby = standby;
-	if (!standby)
-		new_incr->usecount = rzm > MEM_SCT_SIZE ? rzm/MEM_SCT_SIZE : 1;
 	last_rn = 0;
 	prev = &sclp_mem_list;
 	list_for_each_entry(incr, &sclp_mem_list, list) {