diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c b/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c
index 0254be2d73c6..95e444319f12 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c
@@ -329,7 +329,6 @@ int load_nilfs(struct the_nilfs *nilfs, struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi)
 	printk(KERN_INFO "NILFS: recovery complete.\n");
 
  skip_recovery:
-	set_nilfs_loaded(nilfs);
 	nilfs_clear_recovery_info(&ri);
 	sbi->s_super->s_flags = s_flags;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.h b/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.h
index 69226e14b745..fd85e4c05c6b 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.h
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.h
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@
 /* the_nilfs struct */
 enum {
 	THE_NILFS_INIT = 0,     /* Information from super_block is set */
-	THE_NILFS_LOADED,       /* Roll-back/roll-forward has done and
-				   the latest checkpoint was loaded */
 	THE_NILFS_DISCONTINUED,	/* 'next' pointer chain has broken */
 	THE_NILFS_GC_RUNNING,	/* gc process is running */
 	THE_NILFS_SB_DIRTY,	/* super block is dirty */
@@ -178,7 +176,6 @@ static inline int nilfs_##name(struct the_nilfs *nilfs)			\
 }
 
 THE_NILFS_FNS(INIT, init)
-THE_NILFS_FNS(LOADED, loaded)
 THE_NILFS_FNS(DISCONTINUED, discontinued)
 THE_NILFS_FNS(GC_RUNNING, gc_running)
 THE_NILFS_FNS(SB_DIRTY, sb_dirty)