diff --git a/fs/pipe.c b/fs/pipe.c
index 6b3d91a691bf..f1fa2b412f0e 100644
--- a/fs/pipe.c
+++ b/fs/pipe.c
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ void pipe_wait(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe)
 	 * Pipes are system-local resources, so sleeping on them
 	 * is considered a noninteractive wait:
 	 */
-	prepare_to_wait(&pipe->wait, &wait,
-			TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE | TASK_NONINTERACTIVE);
+	prepare_to_wait(&pipe->wait, &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 	if (pipe->inode)
 		mutex_unlock(&pipe->inode->i_mutex);
 	schedule();
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 47e3717a0356..49c7b374eac8 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -175,8 +175,7 @@ print_cfs_rq(struct seq_file *m, int cpu, struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 #define EXIT_ZOMBIE		16
 #define EXIT_DEAD		32
 /* in tsk->state again */
-#define TASK_NONINTERACTIVE	64
-#define TASK_DEAD		128
+#define TASK_DEAD		64
 
 #define __set_task_state(tsk, state_value)		\
 	do { (tsk)->state = (state_value); } while (0)