diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index fc6f740d0277..2c115fdab397 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -725,11 +725,6 @@ static ktime_t tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick(struct tick_sched *ts,
 		 */
 		if (delta == 0) {
 			tick_nohz_restart(ts, now);
-			/*
-			 * Make sure next tick stop doesn't get fooled by past
-			 * clock deadline
-			 */
-			ts->next_tick = 0;
 			goto out;
 		}
 	}
@@ -772,7 +767,7 @@ static ktime_t tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick(struct tick_sched *ts,
 	tick = expires;
 
 	/* Skip reprogram of event if its not changed */
-	if (ts->tick_stopped && (expires == ts->next_tick))
+	if (ts->tick_stopped && (expires == dev->next_event))
 		goto out;
 
 	/*
@@ -792,8 +787,6 @@ static ktime_t tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick(struct tick_sched *ts,
 		trace_tick_stop(1, TICK_DEP_MASK_NONE);
 	}
 
-	ts->next_tick = tick;
-
 	/*
 	 * If the expiration time == KTIME_MAX, then we simply stop
 	 * the tick timer.
@@ -809,10 +802,7 @@ static ktime_t tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick(struct tick_sched *ts,
 	else
 		tick_program_event(tick, 1);
 out:
-	/*
-	 * Update the estimated sleep length until the next timer
-	 * (not only the tick).
-	 */
+	/* Update the estimated sleep length */
 	ts->sleep_length = ktime_sub(dev->next_event, now);
 	return tick;
 }
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.h b/kernel/time/tick-sched.h
index 075444e3d48e..bf38226e5c17 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.h
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ enum tick_nohz_mode {
  *			timer is modified for nohz sleeps. This is necessary
  *			to resume the tick timer operation in the timeline
  *			when the CPU returns from nohz sleep.
- * @next_tick:		Next tick to be fired when in dynticks mode.
  * @tick_stopped:	Indicator that the idle tick has been stopped
  * @idle_jiffies:	jiffies at the entry to idle for idle time accounting
  * @idle_calls:		Total number of idle calls
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ struct tick_sched {
 	unsigned long			check_clocks;
 	enum tick_nohz_mode		nohz_mode;
 	ktime_t				last_tick;
-	ktime_t				next_tick;
 	int				inidle;
 	int				tick_stopped;
 	unsigned long			idle_jiffies;