diff --git a/fs/proc/array.c b/fs/proc/array.c
index 71c9be59c9c2..1c8d7b5d7a14 100644
--- a/fs/proc/array.c
+++ b/fs/proc/array.c
@@ -261,7 +261,6 @@ static inline void task_sig(struct seq_file *m, struct task_struct *p)
 	sigemptyset(&ignored);
 	sigemptyset(&caught);
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	if (lock_task_sighand(p, &flags)) {
 		pending = p->pending.signal;
 		shpending = p->signal->shared_pending.signal;
@@ -272,7 +271,6 @@ static inline void task_sig(struct seq_file *m, struct task_struct *p)
 		qlim = p->signal->rlim[RLIMIT_SIGPENDING].rlim_cur;
 		unlock_task_sighand(p, &flags);
 	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	seq_printf(m, "Threads:\t%d\n", num_threads);
 	seq_printf(m, "SigQ:\t%lu/%lu\n", qsize, qlim);
diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index a28840b11b89..bb63fa1d34a2 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ static struct fs_struct *get_fs_struct(struct task_struct *task)
 
 static int get_nr_threads(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
-	/* Must be called with the rcu_read_lock held */
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int count = 0;
 
@@ -471,14 +470,10 @@ static int proc_pid_limits(struct task_struct *task, char *buffer)
 
 	struct rlimit rlim[RLIM_NLIMITS];
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	if (!lock_task_sighand(task,&flags)) {
-		rcu_read_unlock();
+	if (!lock_task_sighand(task, &flags))
 		return 0;
-	}
 	memcpy(rlim, task->signal->rlim, sizeof(struct rlimit) * RLIM_NLIMITS);
 	unlock_task_sighand(task, &flags);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	/*
 	 * print the file header
@@ -3088,9 +3083,7 @@ static int proc_task_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry, struct
 	generic_fillattr(inode, stat);
 
 	if (p) {
-		rcu_read_lock();
 		stat->nlink += get_nr_threads(p);
-		rcu_read_unlock();
 		put_task_struct(p);
 	}
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched_debug.c b/kernel/sched_debug.c
index bbe6b31c3c56..ad958c1ec708 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_debug.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_debug.c
@@ -333,12 +333,10 @@ void proc_sched_show_task(struct task_struct *p, struct seq_file *m)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int num_threads = 1;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	if (lock_task_sighand(p, &flags)) {
 		num_threads = atomic_read(&p->signal->count);
 		unlock_task_sighand(p, &flags);
 	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	SEQ_printf(m, "%s (%d, #threads: %d)\n", p->comm, p->pid, num_threads);
 	SEQ_printf(m,