diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
index b716d33912d..c302ddf629a 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ Currently, these files are in /proc/sys/vm:
 - nr_hugepages
 - nr_overcommit_hugepages
 - nr_pdflush_threads
-- nr_pdflush_threads_min
-- nr_pdflush_threads_max
 - nr_trim_pages         (only if CONFIG_MMU=n)
 - numa_zonelist_order
 - oom_dump_tasks
@@ -469,32 +467,6 @@ The default value is 0.
 
 ==============================================================
 
-nr_pdflush_threads_min
-
-This value controls the minimum number of pdflush threads.
-
-At boot time, the kernel will create and maintain 'nr_pdflush_threads_min'
-threads for the kernel's lifetime.
-
-The default value is 2.  The minimum value you can specify is 1, and
-the maximum value is the current setting of 'nr_pdflush_threads_max'.
-
-See 'nr_pdflush_threads_max' below for more information.
-
-==============================================================
-
-nr_pdflush_threads_max
-
-This value controls the maximum number of pdflush threads that can be
-created.  The pdflush algorithm will create a new pdflush thread (up to
-this maximum) if no pdflush threads have been available for >= 1 second.
-
-The default value is 8.  The minimum value you can specify is the
-current value of 'nr_pdflush_threads_min' and the
-maximum is 1000.
-
-==============================================================
-
 overcommit_memory:
 
 This value contains a flag that enables memory overcommitment.
diff --git a/include/linux/writeback.h b/include/linux/writeback.h
index 9c1ed1fb6dd..93445477f86 100644
--- a/include/linux/writeback.h
+++ b/include/linux/writeback.h
@@ -168,8 +168,6 @@ void writeback_set_ratelimit(void);
 /* pdflush.c */
 extern int nr_pdflush_threads;	/* Global so it can be exported to sysctl
 				   read-only. */
-extern int nr_pdflush_threads_max; /* Global so it can be exported to sysctl */
-extern int nr_pdflush_threads_min; /* Global so it can be exported to sysctl */
 
 
 #endif		/* WRITEBACK_H */
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index ea78fa101ad..b2970d56fb7 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ static int __maybe_unused one = 1;
 static int __maybe_unused two = 2;
 static unsigned long one_ul = 1;
 static int one_hundred = 100;
-static int one_thousand = 1000;
 
 /* this is needed for the proc_doulongvec_minmax of vm_dirty_bytes */
 static unsigned long dirty_bytes_min = 2 * PAGE_SIZE;
@@ -1033,28 +1032,6 @@ static struct ctl_table vm_table[] = {
 		.mode		= 0444 /* read-only*/,
 		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec,
 	},
-	{
-		.ctl_name	= CTL_UNNUMBERED,
-		.procname	= "nr_pdflush_threads_min",
-		.data		= &nr_pdflush_threads_min,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof nr_pdflush_threads_min,
-		.mode		= 0644 /* read-write */,
-		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.strategy	= &sysctl_intvec,
-		.extra1		= &one,
-		.extra2		= &nr_pdflush_threads_max,
-	},
-	{
-		.ctl_name	= CTL_UNNUMBERED,
-		.procname	= "nr_pdflush_threads_max",
-		.data		= &nr_pdflush_threads_max,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof nr_pdflush_threads_max,
-		.mode		= 0644 /* read-write */,
-		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.strategy	= &sysctl_intvec,
-		.extra1		= &nr_pdflush_threads_min,
-		.extra2		= &one_thousand,
-	},
 	{
 		.ctl_name	= VM_SWAPPINESS,
 		.procname	= "swappiness",
diff --git a/mm/pdflush.c b/mm/pdflush.c
index f2caf96993f..235ac440c44 100644
--- a/mm/pdflush.c
+++ b/mm/pdflush.c
@@ -57,14 +57,6 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(pdflush_lock);
  */
 int nr_pdflush_threads = 0;
 
-/*
- * The max/min number of pdflush threads. R/W by sysctl at
- * /proc/sys/vm/nr_pdflush_threads_max/min
- */
-int nr_pdflush_threads_max __read_mostly = MAX_PDFLUSH_THREADS;
-int nr_pdflush_threads_min __read_mostly = MIN_PDFLUSH_THREADS;
-
-
 /*
  * The time at which the pdflush thread pool last went empty
  */
@@ -76,7 +68,7 @@ static unsigned long last_empty_jifs;
  * Thread pool management algorithm:
  * 
  * - The minimum and maximum number of pdflush instances are bound
- *   by nr_pdflush_threads_min and nr_pdflush_threads_max.
+ *   by MIN_PDFLUSH_THREADS and MAX_PDFLUSH_THREADS.
  * 
  * - If there have been no idle pdflush instances for 1 second, create
  *   a new one.
@@ -142,13 +134,14 @@ static int __pdflush(struct pdflush_work *my_work)
 		 * To throttle creation, we reset last_empty_jifs.
 		 */
 		if (time_after(jiffies, last_empty_jifs + 1 * HZ)) {
-			if (list_empty(&pdflush_list) &&
-			    nr_pdflush_threads < nr_pdflush_threads_max) {
-				last_empty_jifs = jiffies;
-				nr_pdflush_threads++;
-				spin_unlock_irq(&pdflush_lock);
-				start_one_pdflush_thread();
-				spin_lock_irq(&pdflush_lock);
+			if (list_empty(&pdflush_list)) {
+				if (nr_pdflush_threads < MAX_PDFLUSH_THREADS) {
+					last_empty_jifs = jiffies;
+					nr_pdflush_threads++;
+					spin_unlock_irq(&pdflush_lock);
+					start_one_pdflush_thread();
+					spin_lock_irq(&pdflush_lock);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -160,7 +153,7 @@ static int __pdflush(struct pdflush_work *my_work)
 		 */
 		if (list_empty(&pdflush_list))
 			continue;
-		if (nr_pdflush_threads <= nr_pdflush_threads_min)
+		if (nr_pdflush_threads <= MIN_PDFLUSH_THREADS)
 			continue;
 		pdf = list_entry(pdflush_list.prev, struct pdflush_work, list);
 		if (time_after(jiffies, pdf->when_i_went_to_sleep + 1 * HZ)) {
@@ -266,9 +259,9 @@ static int __init pdflush_init(void)
 	 * Pre-set nr_pdflush_threads...  If we fail to create,
 	 * the count will be decremented.
 	 */
-	nr_pdflush_threads = nr_pdflush_threads_min;
+	nr_pdflush_threads = MIN_PDFLUSH_THREADS;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < nr_pdflush_threads_min; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < MIN_PDFLUSH_THREADS; i++)
 		start_one_pdflush_thread();
 	return 0;
 }