diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c
index a0f3851ef310..4d420de9ac61 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c
@@ -391,8 +391,6 @@ static int mc_sysdev_add(struct sys_device *sys_dev)
 		return err;
 
 	err = microcode_init_cpu(cpu);
-	if (err)
-		sysfs_remove_group(&sys_dev->kobj, &mc_attr_group);
 
 	return err;
 }