diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index 5341e03b873f..90847e0957bb 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@
 #include "super.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
-struct greedy {
-	struct gfs2_holder gr_gh;
-	struct delayed_work gr_work;
-};
-
 struct gfs2_gl_hash_bucket {
         struct hlist_head hb_list;
 };
@@ -617,30 +612,6 @@ static int rq_demote(struct gfs2_holder *gh)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * rq_greedy - process a queued request to drop greedy status
- * @gh: the glock holder
- *
- * Returns: 1 if the queue is blocked
- */
-
-static int rq_greedy(struct gfs2_holder *gh)
-{
-	struct gfs2_glock *gl = gh->gh_gl;
-
-	list_del_init(&gh->gh_list);
-	/*  gh->gh_error never examined.  */
-	clear_bit(GLF_GREEDY, &gl->gl_flags);
-	spin_unlock(&gl->gl_spin);
-
-	gfs2_holder_uninit(gh);
-	kfree(container_of(gh, struct greedy, gr_gh));
-
-	spin_lock(&gl->gl_spin);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * run_queue - process holder structures on a glock
  * @gl: the glock
@@ -671,8 +642,6 @@ static void run_queue(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 
 			if (test_bit(HIF_DEMOTE, &gh->gh_iflags))
 				blocked = rq_demote(gh);
-			else if (test_bit(HIF_GREEDY, &gh->gh_iflags))
-				blocked = rq_greedy(gh);
 			else
 				gfs2_assert_warn(gl->gl_sbd, 0);
 
@@ -1336,68 +1305,6 @@ void gfs2_glock_dq(struct gfs2_holder *gh)
 	spin_unlock(&gl->gl_spin);
 }
 
-static void greedy_work(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct greedy *gr = container_of(work, struct greedy, gr_work.work);
-	struct gfs2_holder *gh = &gr->gr_gh;
-	struct gfs2_glock *gl = gh->gh_gl;
-	const struct gfs2_glock_operations *glops = gl->gl_ops;
-
-	clear_bit(GLF_SKIP_WAITERS2, &gl->gl_flags);
-
-	if (glops->go_greedy)
-		glops->go_greedy(gl);
-
-	spin_lock(&gl->gl_spin);
-
-	if (list_empty(&gl->gl_waiters2)) {
-		clear_bit(GLF_GREEDY, &gl->gl_flags);
-		spin_unlock(&gl->gl_spin);
-		gfs2_holder_uninit(gh);
-		kfree(gr);
-	} else {
-		gfs2_glock_hold(gl);
-		list_add_tail(&gh->gh_list, &gl->gl_waiters2);
-		run_queue(gl);
-		spin_unlock(&gl->gl_spin);
-		gfs2_glock_put(gl);
-	}
-}
-
-/**
- * gfs2_glock_be_greedy -
- * @gl:
- * @time:
- *
- * Returns: 0 if go_greedy will be called, 1 otherwise
- */
-
-int gfs2_glock_be_greedy(struct gfs2_glock *gl, unsigned int time)
-{
-	struct greedy *gr;
-	struct gfs2_holder *gh;
-
-	if (!time || gl->gl_sbd->sd_args.ar_localcaching ||
-	    test_and_set_bit(GLF_GREEDY, &gl->gl_flags))
-		return 1;
-
-	gr = kmalloc(sizeof(struct greedy), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!gr) {
-		clear_bit(GLF_GREEDY, &gl->gl_flags);
-		return 1;
-	}
-	gh = &gr->gr_gh;
-
-	gfs2_holder_init(gl, 0, 0, gh);
-	set_bit(HIF_GREEDY, &gh->gh_iflags);
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&gr->gr_work, greedy_work);
-
-	set_bit(GLF_SKIP_WAITERS2, &gl->gl_flags);
-	schedule_delayed_work(&gr->gr_work, time);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * gfs2_glock_dq_uninit - dequeue a holder from a glock and initialize it
  * @gh: the holder structure
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.h b/fs/gfs2/glock.h
index bde02a7061ec..ddc56dc4ec9f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.h
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ int gfs2_glock_poll(struct gfs2_holder *gh);
 int gfs2_glock_wait(struct gfs2_holder *gh);
 void gfs2_glock_dq(struct gfs2_holder *gh);
 
-int gfs2_glock_be_greedy(struct gfs2_glock *gl, unsigned int time);
-
 void gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(struct gfs2_holder *gh);
 int gfs2_glock_nq_num(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp,
 		      u64 number, const struct gfs2_glock_operations *glops,
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glops.c b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
index b068d10bcb6e..e4da26fe406f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
@@ -318,39 +318,6 @@ static void inode_go_unlock(struct gfs2_holder *gh)
 		gfs2_meta_cache_flush(ip);
 }
 
-/**
- * inode_greedy -
- * @gl: the glock
- *
- */
-
-static void inode_greedy(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
-{
-	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = gl->gl_sbd;
-	struct gfs2_inode *ip = gl->gl_object;
-	unsigned int quantum = gfs2_tune_get(sdp, gt_greedy_quantum);
-	unsigned int max = gfs2_tune_get(sdp, gt_greedy_max);
-	unsigned int new_time;
-
-	spin_lock(&ip->i_spin);
-
-	if (time_after(ip->i_last_pfault + quantum, jiffies)) {
-		new_time = ip->i_greedy + quantum;
-		if (new_time > max)
-			new_time = max;
-	} else {
-		new_time = ip->i_greedy - quantum;
-		if (!new_time || new_time > max)
-			new_time = 1;
-	}
-
-	ip->i_greedy = new_time;
-
-	spin_unlock(&ip->i_spin);
-
-	iput(&ip->i_inode);
-}
-
 /**
  * rgrp_go_demote_ok - Check to see if it's ok to unlock a RG's glock
  * @gl: the glock
@@ -492,7 +459,6 @@ const struct gfs2_glock_operations gfs2_inode_glops = {
 	.go_demote_ok = inode_go_demote_ok,
 	.go_lock = inode_go_lock,
 	.go_unlock = inode_go_unlock,
-	.go_greedy = inode_greedy,
 	.go_type = LM_TYPE_INODE,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index a24c4af09ce0..dc024b18ea96 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ struct gfs2_glock_operations {
 	int (*go_lock) (struct gfs2_holder *gh);
 	void (*go_unlock) (struct gfs2_holder *gh);
 	void (*go_callback) (struct gfs2_glock *gl, unsigned int state);
-	void (*go_greedy) (struct gfs2_glock *gl);
 	const int go_type;
 };
 
@@ -120,7 +119,6 @@ enum {
 	HIF_MUTEX		= 0,
 	HIF_PROMOTE		= 1,
 	HIF_DEMOTE		= 2,
-	HIF_GREEDY		= 3,
 
 	/* States */
 	HIF_ALLOCED		= 4,
@@ -149,7 +147,6 @@ enum {
 	GLF_STICKY		= 2,
 	GLF_DIRTY		= 5,
 	GLF_SKIP_WAITERS2	= 6,
-	GLF_GREEDY		= 7,
 };
 
 struct gfs2_glock {
@@ -166,7 +163,7 @@ struct gfs2_glock {
 	unsigned long gl_ip;
 	struct list_head gl_holders;
 	struct list_head gl_waiters1;	/* HIF_MUTEX */
-	struct list_head gl_waiters2;	/* HIF_DEMOTE, HIF_GREEDY */
+	struct list_head gl_waiters2;	/* HIF_DEMOTE */
 	struct list_head gl_waiters3;	/* HIF_PROMOTE */
 
 	const struct gfs2_glock_operations *gl_ops;
@@ -235,7 +232,6 @@ struct gfs2_inode {
 
 	spinlock_t i_spin;
 	struct rw_semaphore i_rw_mutex;
-	unsigned int i_greedy;
 	unsigned long i_last_pfault;
 
 	struct buffer_head *i_cache[GFS2_MAX_META_HEIGHT];
@@ -423,9 +419,6 @@ struct gfs2_tune {
 	unsigned int gt_complain_secs;
 	unsigned int gt_reclaim_limit; /* Max num of glocks in reclaim list */
 	unsigned int gt_entries_per_readdir;
-	unsigned int gt_greedy_default;
-	unsigned int gt_greedy_quantum;
-	unsigned int gt_greedy_max;
 	unsigned int gt_statfs_quantum;
 	unsigned int gt_statfs_slow;
 };
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_super.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_super.c
index c22738cdbf2d..47369d011214 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_super.c
@@ -452,14 +452,12 @@ out:
 
 static struct inode *gfs2_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip;
 
 	ip = kmem_cache_alloc(gfs2_inode_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (ip) {
 		ip->i_flags = 0;
 		ip->i_gl = NULL;
-		ip->i_greedy = gfs2_tune_get(sdp, gt_greedy_default);
 		ip->i_last_pfault = jiffies;
 	}
 	return &ip->i_inode;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_vm.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_vm.c
index 45a5f11fc39a..14b380fb0602 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_vm.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_vm.c
@@ -28,34 +28,13 @@
 #include "trans.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
-static void pfault_be_greedy(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
-{
-	unsigned int time;
-
-	spin_lock(&ip->i_spin);
-	time = ip->i_greedy;
-	ip->i_last_pfault = jiffies;
-	spin_unlock(&ip->i_spin);
-
-	igrab(&ip->i_inode);
-	if (gfs2_glock_be_greedy(ip->i_gl, time))
-		iput(&ip->i_inode);
-}
-
 static struct page *gfs2_private_nopage(struct vm_area_struct *area,
 					unsigned long address, int *type)
 {
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(area->vm_file->f_mapping->host);
-	struct page *result;
 
 	set_bit(GIF_PAGED, &ip->i_flags);
-
-	result = filemap_nopage(area, address, type);
-
-	if (result && result != NOPAGE_OOM)
-		pfault_be_greedy(ip);
-
-	return result;
+	return filemap_nopage(area, address, type);
 }
 
 static int alloc_page_backing(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct page *page)
@@ -167,7 +146,6 @@ static struct page *gfs2_sharewrite_nopage(struct vm_area_struct *area,
 		set_page_dirty(result);
 	}
 
-	pfault_be_greedy(ip);
 out:
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&i_gh);
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index 3e17dcf35a30..ce5353ac8f3d 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@ void gfs2_tune_init(struct gfs2_tune *gt)
 	gt->gt_complain_secs = 10;
 	gt->gt_reclaim_limit = 5000;
 	gt->gt_entries_per_readdir = 32;
-	gt->gt_greedy_default = HZ / 10;
-	gt->gt_greedy_quantum = HZ / 40;
-	gt->gt_greedy_max = HZ / 4;
 	gt->gt_statfs_quantum = 30;
 	gt->gt_statfs_slow = 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/sys.c b/fs/gfs2/sys.c
index 11206118d983..d01f9f0fda26 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/sys.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/sys.c
@@ -442,9 +442,6 @@ TUNE_ATTR(new_files_directio, 0);
 TUNE_ATTR(quota_simul_sync, 1);
 TUNE_ATTR(quota_cache_secs, 1);
 TUNE_ATTR(stall_secs, 1);
-TUNE_ATTR(greedy_default, 1);
-TUNE_ATTR(greedy_quantum, 1);
-TUNE_ATTR(greedy_max, 1);
 TUNE_ATTR(statfs_quantum, 1);
 TUNE_ATTR_DAEMON(scand_secs, scand_process);
 TUNE_ATTR_DAEMON(recoverd_secs, recoverd_process);
@@ -467,9 +464,6 @@ static struct attribute *tune_attrs[] = {
 	&tune_attr_quota_simul_sync.attr,
 	&tune_attr_quota_cache_secs.attr,
 	&tune_attr_stall_secs.attr,
-	&tune_attr_greedy_default.attr,
-	&tune_attr_greedy_quantum.attr,
-	&tune_attr_greedy_max.attr,
 	&tune_attr_statfs_quantum.attr,
 	&tune_attr_scand_secs.attr,
 	&tune_attr_recoverd_secs.attr,