diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index 791d028207b9..319add31b4a4 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -957,20 +957,6 @@ static int smack_bprm_set_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * smack_bprm_committing_creds - Prepare to install the new credentials
- * from bprm.
- *
- * @bprm: binprm for exec
- */
-static void smack_bprm_committing_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
-{
-	struct task_smack *bsp = bprm->cred->security;
-
-	if (bsp->smk_task != bsp->smk_forked)
-		current->pdeath_signal = 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * Inode hooks
  */
@@ -4633,7 +4619,6 @@ static struct security_hook_list smack_hooks[] __lsm_ro_after_init = {
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(sb_parse_opts_str, smack_parse_opts_str),
 
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(bprm_set_creds, smack_bprm_set_creds),
-	LSM_HOOK_INIT(bprm_committing_creds, smack_bprm_committing_creds),
 
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(inode_alloc_security, smack_inode_alloc_security),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(inode_free_security, smack_inode_free_security),