diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_globals.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_globals.c
index 81565de..9febf9d 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_globals.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_globals.c
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@
 #include "xfs_sysctl.h"
 
 /*
- * System memory size - used to scale certain data structures in XFS.
- */
-unsigned long xfs_physmem;
-
-/*
  * Tunable XFS parameters.  xfs_params is required even when CONFIG_SYSCTL=n,
  * other XFS code uses these values.  Times are measured in centisecs (i.e.
  * 100ths of a second).
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_globals.h b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_globals.h
index e1a22bf..2770b00 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_globals.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_globals.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #define __XFS_GLOBALS_H__
 
 extern uint64_t	xfs_panic_mask;		/* set to cause more panics */
-extern unsigned long xfs_physmem;
 extern struct cred *sys_cred;
 
 #endif	/* __XFS_GLOBALS_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
index 17ad5e4..2fbf24a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
@@ -907,15 +907,11 @@
 init_xfs_fs( void )
 {
 	int			error;
-	struct sysinfo		si;
 	static char		message[] __initdata = KERN_INFO \
 		XFS_VERSION_STRING " with " XFS_BUILD_OPTIONS " enabled\n";
 
 	printk(message);
 
-	si_meminfo(&si);
-	xfs_physmem = si.totalram;
-
 	ktrace_init(64);
 
 	error = xfs_init_zones();