diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 9c1d9f3b364f..b9f37cb0f2e6 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -1468,9 +1468,6 @@ static void *__slab_alloc(struct kmem_cache *s,
 	void **object;
 	struct page *new;
 
-	/* We handle __GFP_ZERO in the caller */
-	gfpflags &= ~__GFP_ZERO;
-
 	if (!c->page)
 		goto new_slab;