diff --git a/kernel/sched/deadline.c b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
index b819577c21de..15cbc17fbf84 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/deadline.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static inline void dl_clear_overload(struct rq *rq)
 
 static void update_dl_migration(struct dl_rq *dl_rq)
 {
-	if (dl_rq->dl_nr_migratory && dl_rq->dl_nr_total > 1) {
+	if (dl_rq->dl_nr_migratory && dl_rq->dl_nr_running > 1) {
 		if (!dl_rq->overloaded) {
 			dl_set_overload(rq_of_dl_rq(dl_rq));
 			dl_rq->overloaded = 1;
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ static void inc_dl_migration(struct sched_dl_entity *dl_se, struct dl_rq *dl_rq)
 	struct task_struct *p = dl_task_of(dl_se);
 	dl_rq = &rq_of_dl_rq(dl_rq)->dl;
 
-	dl_rq->dl_nr_total++;
 	if (p->nr_cpus_allowed > 1)
 		dl_rq->dl_nr_migratory++;
 
@@ -149,7 +148,6 @@ static void dec_dl_migration(struct sched_dl_entity *dl_se, struct dl_rq *dl_rq)
 	struct task_struct *p = dl_task_of(dl_se);
 	dl_rq = &rq_of_dl_rq(dl_rq)->dl;
 
-	dl_rq->dl_nr_total--;
 	if (p->nr_cpus_allowed > 1)
 		dl_rq->dl_nr_migratory--;
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index c2119fd20f8b..f964add50f38 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -462,7 +462,6 @@ struct dl_rq {
 	} earliest_dl;
 
 	unsigned long dl_nr_migratory;
-	unsigned long dl_nr_total;
 	int overloaded;
 
 	/*