diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
index 809419a258ed..6770210aae70 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
+++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
@@ -1731,7 +1731,6 @@ struct f2fs_sb_info {
 	unsigned int gc_mode;			/* current GC state */
 	unsigned int next_victim_seg[2];	/* next segment in victim section */
 	spinlock_t gc_urgent_high_lock;
-	bool gc_urgent_high_limited;		/* indicates having limited trial count */
 	unsigned int gc_urgent_high_remaining;	/* remaining trial count for GC_URGENT_HIGH */
 
 	/* for skip statistic */
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.c b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
index 2a3816c20f84..fd400d148afb 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ static int gc_thread_func(void *data)
 		 */
 		if (sbi->gc_mode == GC_URGENT_HIGH) {
 			spin_lock(&sbi->gc_urgent_high_lock);
-			if (sbi->gc_urgent_high_limited &&
-					!sbi->gc_urgent_high_remaining--) {
-				sbi->gc_urgent_high_limited = false;
-				sbi->gc_mode = GC_NORMAL;
+			if (sbi->gc_urgent_high_remaining) {
+				sbi->gc_urgent_high_remaining--;
+				if (!sbi->gc_urgent_high_remaining)
+					sbi->gc_mode = GC_NORMAL;
 			}
 			spin_unlock(&sbi->gc_urgent_high_lock);
 		}
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c b/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
index eba5fb1629d7..39ebf0ad133a 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
@@ -527,7 +527,6 @@ static ssize_t __sbi_store(struct f2fs_attr *a,
 
 	if (!strcmp(a->attr.name, "gc_urgent_high_remaining")) {
 		spin_lock(&sbi->gc_urgent_high_lock);
-		sbi->gc_urgent_high_limited = t != 0;
 		sbi->gc_urgent_high_remaining = t;
 		spin_unlock(&sbi->gc_urgent_high_lock);