diff --git a/kernel/power/hibernate.c b/kernel/power/hibernate.c
index af8d07bafe02..d2479c69d71a 100644
--- a/kernel/power/hibernate.c
+++ b/kernel/power/hibernate.c
@@ -392,23 +392,6 @@ static int create_image(int platform_mode)
 	return error;
 }
 
-static void shrink_shmem_memory(void)
-{
-	struct sysinfo info;
-	unsigned long nr_shmem_pages, nr_freed_pages;
-
-	si_meminfo(&info);
-	nr_shmem_pages = info.sharedram; /* current page count used for shmem */
-	/*
-	 * The intent is to reclaim all shmem pages. Though shrink_all_memory() can
-	 * only reclaim about half of them, it's enough for creating the hibernation
-	 * image.
-	 */
-	nr_freed_pages = shrink_all_memory(nr_shmem_pages);
-	pr_debug("requested to reclaim %lu shmem pages, actually freed %lu pages\n",
-			nr_shmem_pages, nr_freed_pages);
-}
-
 /**
  * hibernation_snapshot - Quiesce devices and create a hibernation image.
  * @platform_mode: If set, use platform driver to prepare for the transition.
@@ -425,14 +408,9 @@ int hibernation_snapshot(int platform_mode)
 	if (error)
 		goto Close;
 
-	/* Preallocate image memory before shutting down devices. */
-	error = hibernate_preallocate_memory();
-	if (error)
-		goto Close;
-
 	error = freeze_kernel_threads();
 	if (error)
-		goto Cleanup;
+		goto Close;
 
 	if (hibernation_test(TEST_FREEZER)) {
 
@@ -445,19 +423,13 @@ int hibernation_snapshot(int platform_mode)
 	}
 
 	error = dpm_prepare(PMSG_FREEZE);
-	if (error) {
-		dpm_complete(PMSG_RECOVER);
-		goto Thaw;
-	}
+	if (error)
+		goto Complete;
 
-	/*
-	 * Device drivers may move lots of data to shmem in dpm_prepare(). The shmem
-	 * pages will use lots of system memory, causing hibernation image creation
-	 * fail due to insufficient free memory.
-	 * This call is to force flush the shmem pages to swap disk and reclaim
-	 * the system memory so that image creation can succeed.
-	 */
-	shrink_shmem_memory();
+	/* Preallocate image memory before shutting down devices. */
+	error = hibernate_preallocate_memory();
+	if (error)
+		goto Complete;
 
 	console_suspend_all();
 	pm_restrict_gfp_mask();
@@ -492,10 +464,10 @@ int hibernation_snapshot(int platform_mode)
 	platform_end(platform_mode);
 	return error;
 
+ Complete:
+	dpm_complete(PMSG_RECOVER);
  Thaw:
 	thaw_kernel_threads();
- Cleanup:
-	swsusp_free();
 	goto Close;
 }