diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_object.h b/sys/vm/vm_object.h
index 339ee2aff59..c126cb6ecd4 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_object.h
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_object.h
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
 #define	_VM_OBJECT_
 
 #include <sys/queue.h>
-#include <machine/atomic.h>
 
 enum obj_type { OBJT_DEFAULT, OBJT_SWAP, OBJT_VNODE, OBJT_DEVICE, OBJT_PHYS,
 		OBJT_DEAD };
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_page.c b/sys/vm/vm_page.c
index 39e86032428..b3eb9458e01 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_page.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_page.c
@@ -324,16 +324,14 @@ void
 vm_page_flag_set(vm_page_t m, unsigned short bits)
 {
 	GIANT_REQUIRED;
-	atomic_set_short(&(m)->flags, bits);
-	/* m->flags |= bits; */
+	m->flags |= bits;
 } 
 
 void
 vm_page_flag_clear(vm_page_t m, unsigned short bits)
 {
 	GIANT_REQUIRED;
-	atomic_clear_short(&(m)->flags, bits);
-	/* m->flags &= ~bits; */
+	m->flags &= ~bits;
 }
 
 void
@@ -384,14 +382,14 @@ void
 vm_page_io_start(vm_page_t m)
 {
 	GIANT_REQUIRED;
-	atomic_add_char(&(m)->busy, 1);
+	m->busy++;
 }
 
 void
 vm_page_io_finish(vm_page_t m)
 {
 	GIANT_REQUIRED;
-	atomic_subtract_char(&(m)->busy, 1);
+	m->busy--;
 	if (m->busy == 0)
 		vm_page_flash(m);
 }
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_page.h b/sys/vm/vm_page.h
index c2a10df25c5..c31aa49185e 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_page.h
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_page.h
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <vm/pmap.h>
-#include <machine/atomic.h>
 
 /*
  *	Management of resident (logical) pages.