diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index b8c86648a2f..f3eebc121eb 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -860,7 +860,6 @@ enum cpu_idle_type {
 #define SD_BALANCE_FORK		0x0008	/* Balance on fork, clone */
 #define SD_BALANCE_WAKE		0x0010  /* Balance on wakeup */
 #define SD_WAKE_AFFINE		0x0020	/* Wake task to waking CPU */
-#define SD_PREFER_LOCAL		0x0040  /* Prefer to keep tasks local to this domain */
 #define SD_SHARE_CPUPOWER	0x0080	/* Domain members share cpu power */
 #define SD_SHARE_PKG_RESOURCES	0x0200	/* Domain members share cpu pkg resources */
 #define SD_SERIALIZE		0x0400	/* Only a single load balancing instance */
diff --git a/include/linux/topology.h b/include/linux/topology.h
index fec12d66721..d3cf0d6e771 100644
--- a/include/linux/topology.h
+++ b/include/linux/topology.h
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ int arch_update_cpu_topology(void);
 				| 1*SD_BALANCE_FORK			\
 				| 0*SD_BALANCE_WAKE			\
 				| 1*SD_WAKE_AFFINE			\
-				| 0*SD_PREFER_LOCAL			\
 				| 0*SD_SHARE_CPUPOWER			\
 				| 1*SD_SHARE_PKG_RESOURCES		\
 				| 0*SD_SERIALIZE			\
@@ -160,7 +159,6 @@ int arch_update_cpu_topology(void);
 				| 1*SD_BALANCE_FORK			\
 				| 0*SD_BALANCE_WAKE			\
 				| 1*SD_WAKE_AFFINE			\
-				| 0*SD_PREFER_LOCAL			\
 				| 0*SD_SHARE_CPUPOWER			\
 				| 0*SD_SHARE_PKG_RESOURCES		\
 				| 0*SD_SERIALIZE			\
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index c9a3655e572..4376c9f3479 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -6622,7 +6622,6 @@ sd_numa_init(struct sched_domain_topology_level *tl, int cpu)
 					| 0*SD_BALANCE_FORK
 					| 0*SD_BALANCE_WAKE
 					| 0*SD_WAKE_AFFINE
-					| 0*SD_PREFER_LOCAL
 					| 0*SD_SHARE_CPUPOWER
 					| 0*SD_SHARE_PKG_RESOURCES
 					| 1*SD_SERIALIZE
diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 287bfaca642..01d3eda6b7f 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -2686,7 +2686,6 @@ select_task_rq_fair(struct task_struct *p, int sd_flag, int wake_flags)
 	int prev_cpu = task_cpu(p);
 	int new_cpu = cpu;
 	int want_affine = 0;
-	int want_sd = 1;
 	int sync = wake_flags & WF_SYNC;
 
 	if (p->nr_cpus_allowed == 1)
@@ -2703,27 +2702,6 @@ select_task_rq_fair(struct task_struct *p, int sd_flag, int wake_flags)
 		if (!(tmp->flags & SD_LOAD_BALANCE))
 			continue;
 
-		/*
-		 * If power savings logic is enabled for a domain, see if we
-		 * are not overloaded, if so, don't balance wider.
-		 */
-		if (tmp->flags & (SD_PREFER_LOCAL)) {
-			unsigned long power = 0;
-			unsigned long nr_running = 0;
-			unsigned long capacity;
-			int i;
-
-			for_each_cpu(i, sched_domain_span(tmp)) {
-				power += power_of(i);
-				nr_running += cpu_rq(i)->cfs.nr_running;
-			}
-
-			capacity = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(power, SCHED_POWER_SCALE);
-
-			if (nr_running < capacity)
-				want_sd = 0;
-		}
-
 		/*
 		 * If both cpu and prev_cpu are part of this domain,
 		 * cpu is a valid SD_WAKE_AFFINE target.
@@ -2731,21 +2709,15 @@ select_task_rq_fair(struct task_struct *p, int sd_flag, int wake_flags)
 		if (want_affine && (tmp->flags & SD_WAKE_AFFINE) &&
 		    cpumask_test_cpu(prev_cpu, sched_domain_span(tmp))) {
 			affine_sd = tmp;
-			want_affine = 0;
+			break;
 		}
 
-		if (!want_sd && !want_affine)
-			break;
-
-		if (!(tmp->flags & sd_flag))
-			continue;
-
-		if (want_sd)
+		if (tmp->flags & sd_flag)
 			sd = tmp;
 	}
 
 	if (affine_sd) {
-		if (cpu == prev_cpu || wake_affine(affine_sd, p, sync))
+		if (cpu != prev_cpu && wake_affine(affine_sd, p, sync))
 			prev_cpu = cpu;
 
 		new_cpu = select_idle_sibling(p, prev_cpu);