diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
index 1fd3ca4ffc1d..ce6ef345102b 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
@@ -314,15 +314,6 @@ void rcu_note_context_switch(bool preempt)
 				       ? rnp->gp_seq
 				       : rcu_seq_snap(&rnp->gp_seq));
 		rcu_preempt_ctxt_queue(rnp, rdp);
-	} else if (t->rcu_read_lock_nesting < 0 &&
-		   t->rcu_read_unlock_special.s) {
-
-		/*
-		 * Complete exit from RCU read-side critical section on
-		 * behalf of preempted instance of __rcu_read_unlock().
-		 */
-		rcu_read_unlock_special(t);
-		rcu_preempt_deferred_qs(t);
 	} else {
 		rcu_preempt_deferred_qs(t);
 	}