diff --git a/arch/h8300/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/h8300/include/asm/processor.h
index 69e8a34eb6d5..e834b6018897 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/h8300/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ struct thread_struct {
 #if defined(__H8300H__)
 #define start_thread(_regs, _pc, _usp)			        \
 do {							        \
-	set_fs(USER_DS);           /* reads from user space */  \
   	(_regs)->pc = (_pc);				        \
 	(_regs)->ccr = 0x00;	   /* clear all flags */        \
 	(_regs)->er5 = current->mm->start_data;	/* GOT base */  \
@@ -91,7 +90,6 @@ do {							        \
 #if defined(__H8300S__)
 #define start_thread(_regs, _pc, _usp)			        \
 do {							        \
-	set_fs(USER_DS);           /* reads from user space */  \
 	(_regs)->pc = (_pc);				        \
 	(_regs)->ccr = 0x00;	   /* clear kernel flag */      \
 	(_regs)->exr = 0x78;       /* enable all interrupts */  \