diff --git a/include/linux/fprobe.h b/include/linux/fprobe.h
index 2d06bbd99601..a86b3e4df2a0 100644
--- a/include/linux/fprobe.h
+++ b/include/linux/fprobe.h
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ struct fprobe_hlist {
  * @nmissed: The counter for missing events.
  * @flags: The status flag.
  * @entry_data_size: The private data storage size.
- * @nr_maxactive: The max number of active functions. (*deprecated)
  * @entry_handler: The callback function for function entry.
  * @exit_handler: The callback function for function exit.
  * @hlist_array: The fprobe_hlist for fprobe search from IP hash table.
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ struct fprobe {
 	unsigned long		nmissed;
 	unsigned int		flags;
 	size_t			entry_data_size;
-	int			nr_maxactive;
 
 	fprobe_entry_cb entry_handler;
 	fprobe_exit_cb  exit_handler;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c
index 86cd6a8c806a..20ef5cd5d419 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c
@@ -422,7 +422,6 @@ static struct trace_fprobe *alloc_trace_fprobe(const char *group,
 					       const char *event,
 					       const char *symbol,
 					       struct tracepoint *tpoint,
-					       int maxactive,
 					       int nargs, bool is_return)
 {
 	struct trace_fprobe *tf;
@@ -442,7 +441,6 @@ static struct trace_fprobe *alloc_trace_fprobe(const char *group,
 		tf->fp.entry_handler = fentry_dispatcher;
 
 	tf->tpoint = tpoint;
-	tf->fp.nr_maxactive = maxactive;
 
 	ret = trace_probe_init(&tf->tp, event, group, false, nargs);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -1021,12 +1019,11 @@ static int __trace_fprobe_create(int argc, const char *argv[])
 	 *  FETCHARG:TYPE : use TYPE instead of unsigned long.
 	 */
 	struct trace_fprobe *tf = NULL;
-	int i, len, new_argc = 0, ret = 0;
+	int i, new_argc = 0, ret = 0;
 	bool is_return = false;
 	char *symbol = NULL;
 	const char *event = NULL, *group = FPROBE_EVENT_SYSTEM;
 	const char **new_argv = NULL;
-	int maxactive = 0;
 	char buf[MAX_EVENT_NAME_LEN];
 	char gbuf[MAX_EVENT_NAME_LEN];
 	char sbuf[KSYM_NAME_LEN];
@@ -1048,33 +1045,13 @@ static int __trace_fprobe_create(int argc, const char *argv[])
 
 	trace_probe_log_init("trace_fprobe", argc, argv);
 
-	event = strchr(&argv[0][1], ':');
-	if (event)
-		event++;
-
-	if (isdigit(argv[0][1])) {
-		if (event)
-			len = event - &argv[0][1] - 1;
-		else
-			len = strlen(&argv[0][1]);
-		if (len > MAX_EVENT_NAME_LEN - 1) {
-			trace_probe_log_err(1, BAD_MAXACT);
-			goto parse_error;
-		}
-		memcpy(buf, &argv[0][1], len);
-		buf[len] = '\0';
-		ret = kstrtouint(buf, 0, &maxactive);
-		if (ret || !maxactive) {
+	if (argv[0][1] != '\0') {
+		if (argv[0][1] != ':') {
+			trace_probe_log_set_index(0);
 			trace_probe_log_err(1, BAD_MAXACT);
 			goto parse_error;
 		}
-		/* fprobe rethook instances are iterated over via a list. The
-		 * maximum should stay reasonable.
-		 */
-		if (maxactive > RETHOOK_MAXACTIVE_MAX) {
-			trace_probe_log_err(1, MAXACT_TOO_BIG);
-			goto parse_error;
-		}
+		event = &argv[0][2];
 	}
 
 	trace_probe_log_set_index(1);
@@ -1084,12 +1061,6 @@ static int __trace_fprobe_create(int argc, const char *argv[])
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto parse_error;
 
-	if (!is_return && maxactive) {
-		trace_probe_log_set_index(0);
-		trace_probe_log_err(1, BAD_MAXACT_TYPE);
-		goto parse_error;
-	}
-
 	trace_probe_log_set_index(0);
 	if (event) {
 		ret = traceprobe_parse_event_name(&event, &group, gbuf,
@@ -1147,8 +1118,7 @@ static int __trace_fprobe_create(int argc, const char *argv[])
 		goto out;
 
 	/* setup a probe */
-	tf = alloc_trace_fprobe(group, event, symbol, tpoint, maxactive,
-				argc, is_return);
+	tf = alloc_trace_fprobe(group, event, symbol, tpoint, argc, is_return);
 	if (IS_ERR(tf)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(tf);
 		/* This must return -ENOMEM, else there is a bug */
@@ -1230,8 +1200,6 @@ static int trace_fprobe_show(struct seq_file *m, struct dyn_event *ev)
 		seq_putc(m, 't');
 	else
 		seq_putc(m, 'f');
-	if (trace_fprobe_is_return(tf) && tf->fp.nr_maxactive)
-		seq_printf(m, "%d", tf->fp.nr_maxactive);
 	seq_printf(m, ":%s/%s", trace_probe_group_name(&tf->tp),
 				trace_probe_name(&tf->tp));
 
