diff --git a/kernel/cpuset.c b/kernel/cpuset.c
index 854b8bfbc15c..5372b6f5e5b3 100644
--- a/kernel/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cpuset.c
@@ -1967,14 +1967,6 @@ static void remove_tasks_in_empty_cpuset(struct cpuset *cs)
 {
 	struct cpuset *parent;
 
-	/*
-	 * The cgroup's css_sets list is in use if there are tasks
-	 * in the cpuset; the list is empty if there are none;
-	 * the cs->css.refcnt seems always 0.
-	 */
-	if (list_empty(&cs->css.cgroup->css_sets))
-		return;
-
 	/*
 	 * Find its next-highest non-empty parent, (top cpuset
 	 * has online cpus, so can't be empty).