diff --git a/include/linux/rv.h b/include/linux/rv.h
index c22c9b8c1567..2f867d6f72ba 100644
--- a/include/linux/rv.h
+++ b/include/linux/rv.h
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ struct rv_reactor {
 	const char		*description;
 	__printf(1, 2) void	(*react)(const char *msg, ...);
 	struct list_head	list;
-	/* protected by the monitor interface lock */
-	int			counter;
 };
 #endif
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/rv/rv.c b/kernel/trace/rv/rv.c
index 6c0be2fdc52d..6c8498743b98 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/rv/rv.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/rv/rv.c
@@ -769,7 +769,6 @@ static const struct file_operations monitoring_on_fops = {
 
 static void destroy_monitor_dir(struct rv_monitor *mon)
 {
-	reactor_cleanup_monitor(mon);
 	rv_remove(mon->root_d);
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/rv/rv.h b/kernel/trace/rv/rv.h
index 8c38f9dd41bc..1485a70c1bf4 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/rv/rv.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/rv/rv.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ bool rv_is_nested_monitor(struct rv_monitor *mon);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RV_REACTORS
 int reactor_populate_monitor(struct rv_monitor *mon);
-void reactor_cleanup_monitor(struct rv_monitor *mon);
 int init_rv_reactors(struct dentry *root_dir);
 #else
 static inline int reactor_populate_monitor(struct rv_monitor *mon)
@@ -39,11 +38,6 @@ static inline int reactor_populate_monitor(struct rv_monitor *mon)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline void reactor_cleanup_monitor(struct rv_monitor *mon)
-{
-	return;
-}
-
 static inline int init_rv_reactors(struct dentry *root_dir)
 {
 	return 0;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/rv/rv_reactors.c b/kernel/trace/rv/rv_reactors.c
index 2c7909e6d0e7..a8e849e6cd85 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/rv/rv_reactors.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/rv/rv_reactors.c
@@ -172,10 +172,6 @@ static void monitor_swap_reactors_single(struct rv_monitor *mon,
 	if (monitor_enabled)
 		rv_disable_monitor(mon);
 
-	/* swap reactor's usage */
-	mon->reactor->counter--;
-	reactor->counter++;
-
 	mon->reactor = reactor;
 	mon->reacting = reacting;
 	mon->react = reactor->react;
@@ -343,23 +339,10 @@ int rv_register_reactor(struct rv_reactor *reactor)
  */
 int rv_unregister_reactor(struct rv_reactor *reactor)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
-
 	mutex_lock(&rv_interface_lock);
-
-	if (!reactor->counter) {
-		list_del(&reactor->list);
-	} else {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING
-		       "rv: the rv_reactor %s is in use by %d monitor(s)\n",
-		       reactor->name, reactor->counter);
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "rv: the rv_reactor %s cannot be removed\n",
-		       reactor->name);
-		ret = -EBUSY;
-	}
-
+	list_del(&reactor->list);
 	mutex_unlock(&rv_interface_lock);
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -456,23 +439,11 @@ int reactor_populate_monitor(struct rv_monitor *mon)
 	 * Configure as the rv_nop reactor.
 	 */
 	mon->reactor = get_reactor_rdef_by_name("nop");
-	mon->reactor->counter++;
 	mon->reacting = false;
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * reactor_cleanup_monitor - cleanup a monitor reference
- * @mon:       the monitor.
- */
-void reactor_cleanup_monitor(struct rv_monitor *mon)
-{
-	lockdep_assert_held(&rv_interface_lock);
-	mon->reactor->counter--;
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(mon->reactor->counter < 0);
-}
-
 /*
  * Nop reactor register
  */