diff --git a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendConfig.py b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendConfig.py
index 68d4e48ec6..98f1f572fa 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendConfig.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendConfig.py
@@ -661,6 +661,8 @@ class XendConfig(dict):
             sxpr.append(['status', str(DOM_STATE_HALTED)])
 
         sxpr.append(['state', self._get_old_state_string()])
+        sxpr.append(['memory_dynamic_max', self.get('memory_dynamic_max',
+                                                    self['memory'])])
 
         # For save/restore migration
         if domain:
@@ -718,6 +720,10 @@ class XendConfig(dict):
 
         self['maxmem'] = max(self['memory'], self['maxmem'])
 
+        # convert mem_kb from domain_getinfo to something more descriptive
+        if 'mem_kb' in self:
+            self['memory_dynamic_max'] = (self['mem_kb'] + 1023)/1024
+
         # Verify devices
         for d_uuid, (d_type, d_info) in self['device'].items():
             if d_type not in XendDevices.valid_devices():
diff --git a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py
index 03ca41660a..e13d2bc42d 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py
@@ -1044,11 +1044,6 @@ class XendDomainInfo:
         except:
             log.exception('Failed to restart domain %s.', str(old_domid))
 
-    def getSysMem(self):
-        info = dom_get(self.domid)
-        xs_memory=int(info['mem_kb'])/1024
-        return xs_memory
-
     def _preserveForRestart(self):
         """Preserve a domain that has been shut down, by giving it a new UUID,
         cloning the VM details, and giving it a new name.  This allows us to
diff --git a/tools/python/xen/xend/server/XMLRPCServer.py b/tools/python/xen/xend/server/XMLRPCServer.py
index eb662c4fab..4ab43ca7f9 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/server/XMLRPCServer.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/server/XMLRPCServer.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ methods = ['device_create', 'device_configure',
            'destroyDevice','getDeviceSxprs',
            'setMemoryTarget', 'setName', 'setVCpuCount', 'shutdown',
            'send_sysrq', 'getVCPUInfo', 'waitForDevices',
-           'getRestartCount', 'getSysMem']
+           'getRestartCount']
 
 exclude = ['domain_create', 'domain_restore']
 
diff --git a/tools/python/xen/xm/main.py b/tools/python/xen/xm/main.py
index 48fa4229ed..56467f4df3 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/xm/main.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xm/main.py
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ def parse_doms_info(info):
     return {
         'domid'    : get_info('domid',        int,   -1),
         'name'     : get_info('name',         str,   '??'),
-        'mem'      : get_info('memory',       int,   0),
+        'mem'      : get_info('memory_dynamic_max', int,   0),
         'vcpus'    : get_info('online_vcpus', int,   0),
         'state'    : get_info('state',        str,    ''),
         'cpu_time' : get_info('cpu_time',     float, 0),
@@ -563,12 +563,6 @@ def parse_sedf_info(info):
         }
 
 def xm_brief_list(doms):
-    def get_mem_info():
-       dom_sysMem=server.xend.domain.getSysMem(d['domid'])
-       if dom_sysMem:
-               d['mem']=dom_sysMem
-
-
     print '%-40s %3s %5s %5s %10s %9s' % \
           ('Name', 'ID', 'Mem', 'VCPUs', 'State', 'Time(s)')
     
@@ -577,7 +571,6 @@ def xm_brief_list(doms):
     
     for dom in doms:
         d = parse_doms_info(dom)
-        get_mem_info()
         print format % d
 
 def xm_label_list(doms):