diff --git a/net/tipc/core.c b/net/tipc/core.c
index e071579e08503c35aa22b6feed83fa8200fb08e2..2da1fc75ad6576a392bb6aba7bdf9fe7197fb6e3 100644
--- a/net/tipc/core.c
+++ b/net/tipc/core.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * net/tipc/core.c: TIPC module code
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2003-2006, Ericsson AB
- * Copyright (c) 2005-2006, Wind River Systems
+ * Copyright (c) 2005-2006, 2010-2011, Wind River Systems
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
 
 int tipc_mode = TIPC_NOT_RUNNING;
 int tipc_random;
-atomic_t tipc_user_count = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 
 const char tipc_alphabet[] =
 	"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789_.";
diff --git a/net/tipc/core.h b/net/tipc/core.h
index 997158546e257d912791d172359483a96fd38b69..37544d9f73e18e381ec4cef5503a561c0effff0f 100644
--- a/net/tipc/core.h
+++ b/net/tipc/core.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * net/tipc/core.h: Include file for TIPC global declarations
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2005-2006, Ericsson AB
- * Copyright (c) 2005-2007, Wind River Systems
+ * Copyright (c) 2005-2007, 2010-2011, Wind River Systems
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ extern int tipc_remote_management;
 extern int tipc_mode;
 extern int tipc_random;
 extern const char tipc_alphabet[];
-extern atomic_t tipc_user_count;
 
 
 /*
diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 2b02a3a8031318008b4dd67d7b37140c5129c2f4..893ca6eb5b41b0b78e3a42270f91bc1b12708640 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * net/tipc/socket.c: TIPC socket API
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2001-2007, Ericsson AB
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2008, Wind River Systems
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2008, 2010-2011, Wind River Systems
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ static int tipc_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 			tipc_set_portunreliable(tp_ptr->ref, 1);
 	}
 
-	atomic_inc(&tipc_user_count);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -321,7 +320,6 @@ static int release(struct socket *sock)
 	sock_put(sk);
 	sock->sk = NULL;
 
-	atomic_dec(&tipc_user_count);
 	return res;
 }