diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 2f2dd7d932a25ffd5ff59c4a0cf063984cc51972..611676fd4c2cd95f520e16f32306cdd3c3e6038d 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -745,7 +745,6 @@ static inline int signal_group_exit(const struct signal_struct *sig)
 struct user_struct {
 	atomic_t __count;	/* reference count */
 	atomic_t processes;	/* How many processes does this user have? */
-	atomic_t files;		/* How many open files does this user have? */
 	atomic_t sigpending;	/* How many pending signals does this user have? */
 #ifdef CONFIG_INOTIFY_USER
 	atomic_t inotify_watches; /* How many inotify watches does this user have? */
diff --git a/kernel/user.c b/kernel/user.c
index 294fc6a9416845f7d5aa2b2d2029fe1b95bcbdbd..4efa39350e4401213d15a06987e7603460121ef7 100644
--- a/kernel/user.c
+++ b/kernel/user.c
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(uidhash_lock);
 struct user_struct root_user = {
 	.__count	= ATOMIC_INIT(1),
 	.processes	= ATOMIC_INIT(1),
-	.files		= ATOMIC_INIT(0),
 	.sigpending	= ATOMIC_INIT(0),
 	.locked_shm     = 0,
 	.uid		= GLOBAL_ROOT_UID,