diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 9208c71ed235..a60806547ef0 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 0dff86aa7b9ec65a6d07167b7afb050b5fc98ddc
+refs/heads/master: 8fe91e61cdc407c7556d3cd71cf20141a25bbcea
diff --git a/trunk/include/linux/perf_counter.h b/trunk/include/linux/perf_counter.h
index 53af11d3767b..1ea08e9f31ce 100644
--- a/trunk/include/linux/perf_counter.h
+++ b/trunk/include/linux/perf_counter.h
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ struct perf_counter {
 	struct task_struct		*task;
 	struct file			*filp;
 
-	unsigned int			nr_inherited;
 	struct perf_counter		*parent;
 	/*
 	 * Protect attach/detach:
diff --git a/trunk/kernel/perf_counter.c b/trunk/kernel/perf_counter.c
index 2e73929a6959..48e1dbcdc1cd 100644
--- a/trunk/kernel/perf_counter.c
+++ b/trunk/kernel/perf_counter.c
@@ -1308,7 +1308,6 @@ inherit_counter(struct perf_counter *parent_counter,
 	child_ctx->nr_counters++;
 
 	child_counter->parent = parent_counter;
-	parent_counter->nr_inherited++;
 	/*
 	 * inherit into child's child as well:
 	 */