diff --git a/include/linux/compaction.h b/include/linux/compaction.h
index 25a521d299c1c..1de5a1151ee7e 100644
--- a/include/linux/compaction.h
+++ b/include/linux/compaction.h
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ enum compact_result {
 	/* compaction didn't start as it was deferred due to past failures */
 	COMPACT_DEFERRED,
 
-	/* compaction not active last round */
-	COMPACT_INACTIVE = COMPACT_DEFERRED,
-
 	/* For more detailed tracepoint output - internal to compaction */
 	COMPACT_NO_SUITABLE_PAGE,
 	/* compaction should continue to another pageblock */