diff --git a/include/linux/perf_counter.h b/include/linux/perf_counter.h
index 53af11d3767bfe75a0aca77bfbc3636d1ccdcba6..1ea08e9f31ceb25503957916d925cc7cfaf9a43f 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_counter.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_counter.h
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ struct perf_counter {
 	struct task_struct		*task;
 	struct file			*filp;
 
-	unsigned int			nr_inherited;
 	struct perf_counter		*parent;
 	/*
 	 * Protect attach/detach:
diff --git a/kernel/perf_counter.c b/kernel/perf_counter.c
index 2e73929a69595c5ca17416aa93583240f422f06c..48e1dbcdc1cd9c72ccd04aa8dc416884bd584196 100644
--- a/kernel/perf_counter.c
+++ b/kernel/perf_counter.c
@@ -1308,7 +1308,6 @@ inherit_counter(struct perf_counter *parent_counter,
 	child_ctx->nr_counters++;
 
 	child_counter->parent = parent_counter;
-	parent_counter->nr_inherited++;
 	/*
 	 * inherit into child's child as well:
 	 */