diff --git a/drivers/char/nvram.c b/drivers/char/nvram.c
index 4667844eee69..8206412d25ba 100644
--- a/drivers/char/nvram.c
+++ b/drivers/char/nvram.c
@@ -232,8 +232,6 @@ static ssize_t nvram_misc_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 	ssize_t ret;
 
 
-	if (!access_ok(buf, count))
-		return -EFAULT;
 	if (*ppos >= nvram_size)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -264,8 +262,6 @@ static ssize_t nvram_misc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	char *tmp;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
-	if (!access_ok(buf, count))
-		return -EFAULT;
 	if (*ppos >= nvram_size)
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4000_cs.c b/drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4000_cs.c
index 4edb4174a1e2..89681f07bc78 100644
--- a/drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4000_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4000_cs.c
@@ -1404,7 +1404,6 @@ static long cmm_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	unsigned int iobase = dev->p_dev->resource[0]->start;
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct pcmcia_device *link;
-	int size;
 	int rc;
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 #ifdef CM4000_DEBUG
@@ -1441,19 +1440,6 @@ static long cmm_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		DEBUGP(4, dev, "iocnr mismatch\n");
 		goto out;
 	}
-	size = _IOC_SIZE(cmd);
-	rc = -EFAULT;
-	DEBUGP(4, dev, "iocdir=%.4x iocr=%.4x iocw=%.4x iocsize=%d cmd=%.4x\n",
-	      _IOC_DIR(cmd), _IOC_READ, _IOC_WRITE, size, cmd);
-
-	if (_IOC_DIR(cmd) & _IOC_READ) {
-		if (!access_ok(argp, size))
-			goto out;
-	}
-	if (_IOC_DIR(cmd) & _IOC_WRITE) {
-		if (!access_ok(argp, size))
-			goto out;
-	}
 	rc = 0;
 
 	switch (cmd) {
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
index 439cd737076e..a2426334be61 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
@@ -394,8 +394,7 @@ static int sev_ioctl_do_pek_csr(struct sev_issue_cmd *argp, bool writable)
 		goto cmd;
 
 	/* allocate a physically contiguous buffer to store the CSR blob */
-	if (!access_ok(input.address, input.length) ||
-	    input.length > SEV_FW_BLOB_MAX_SIZE) {
+	if (input.length > SEV_FW_BLOB_MAX_SIZE) {
 		ret = -EFAULT;
 		goto e_free;
 	}
@@ -632,12 +631,6 @@ static int sev_ioctl_do_get_id2(struct sev_issue_cmd *argp)
 	if (copy_from_user(&input, (void __user *)argp->data, sizeof(input)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	/* Check if we have write access to the userspace buffer */
-	if (input.address &&
-	    input.length &&
-	    !access_ok(input.address, input.length))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
 	data = kzalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!data)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -753,15 +746,13 @@ static int sev_ioctl_do_pdh_export(struct sev_issue_cmd *argp, bool writable)
 		goto cmd;
 
 	/* Allocate a physically contiguous buffer to store the PDH blob. */
-	if ((input.pdh_cert_len > SEV_FW_BLOB_MAX_SIZE) ||
-	    !access_ok(input.pdh_cert_address, input.pdh_cert_len)) {
+	if (input.pdh_cert_len > SEV_FW_BLOB_MAX_SIZE) {
 		ret = -EFAULT;
 		goto e_free;
 	}
 
 	/* Allocate a physically contiguous buffer to store the cert chain blob. */
-	if ((input.cert_chain_len > SEV_FW_BLOB_MAX_SIZE) ||
-	    !access_ok(input.cert_chain_address, input.cert_chain_len)) {
+	if (input.cert_chain_len > SEV_FW_BLOB_MAX_SIZE) {
 		ret = -EFAULT;
 		goto e_free;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/test/efi_test.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/test/efi_test.c
index 7baf48c01e72..ddf9eae396fe 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/test/efi_test.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/test/efi_test.c
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ copy_ucs2_from_user_len(efi_char16_t **dst, efi_char16_t __user *src,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!access_ok(src, 1))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
 	buf = memdup_user(src, len);
 	if (IS_ERR(buf)) {
 		*dst = NULL;
@@ -91,9 +88,6 @@ copy_ucs2_from_user_len(efi_char16_t **dst, efi_char16_t __user *src,
 static inline int
 get_ucs2_strsize_from_user(efi_char16_t __user *src, size_t *len)
 {
-	if (!access_ok(src, 1))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
 	*len = user_ucs2_strsize(src);
 	if (*len == 0)
 		return -EFAULT;
@@ -118,9 +112,6 @@ copy_ucs2_from_user(efi_char16_t **dst, efi_char16_t __user *src)
 {
 	size_t len;
 
-	if (!access_ok(src, 1))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
 	len = user_ucs2_strsize(src);
 	if (len == 0)
 		return -EFAULT;
@@ -142,9 +133,6 @@ copy_ucs2_to_user_len(efi_char16_t __user *dst, efi_char16_t *src, size_t len)
 	if (!src)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!access_ok(dst, 1))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
 	return copy_to_user(dst, src, len);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/dfl-afu-dma-region.c b/drivers/fpga/dfl-afu-dma-region.c
index 62f924489db5..d902acb36d14 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/dfl-afu-dma-region.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/dfl-afu-dma-region.c
@@ -324,10 +324,6 @@ int afu_dma_map_region(struct dfl_feature_platform_data *pdata,
 	if (user_addr + length < user_addr)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!access_ok((void __user *)(unsigned long)user_addr,
-		       length))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	region = kzalloc(sizeof(*region), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!region)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/dfl-fme-pr.c b/drivers/fpga/dfl-fme-pr.c
index a233a53db708..1194c0e850e0 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/dfl-fme-pr.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/dfl-fme-pr.c
@@ -97,10 +97,6 @@ static int fme_pr(struct platform_device *pdev, unsigned long arg)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (!access_ok((void __user *)(unsigned long)port_pr.buffer_address,
-		       port_pr.buffer_size))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
 	/*
 	 * align PR buffer per PR bandwidth, as HW ignores the extra padding
 	 * data automatically.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c
index eb009d3ab48f..6a1f6c802415 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c
@@ -569,9 +569,6 @@ ssize_t drm_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buffer,
 	struct drm_device *dev = file_priv->minor->dev;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
-	if (!access_ok(buffer, count))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
 	ret = mutex_lock_interruptible(&file_priv->event_read_lock);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/user_exp_rcv.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/user_exp_rcv.c
index 4da03f823474..f81ca20f4b69 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/user_exp_rcv.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/user_exp_rcv.c
@@ -206,13 +206,6 @@ static int pin_rcv_pages(struct hfi1_filedata *fd, struct tid_user_buf *tidbuf)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* Verify that access is OK for the user buffer */
-	if (!access_ok((void __user *)vaddr,
-		       npages * PAGE_SIZE)) {
-		dd_dev_err(dd, "Fail vaddr %p, %u pages, !access_ok\n",
-			   (void *)vaddr, npages);
-		return -EFAULT;
-	}
 	/* Allocate the array of struct page pointers needed for pinning */
 	pages = kcalloc(npages, sizeof(*pages), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!pages)
diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu.c b/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu.c
index 83eb05bf85ff..8450d7c008d0 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu.c
@@ -2184,8 +2184,6 @@ pmu_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 
 	if (count < 1 || !pp)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (!access_ok(buf, count))
-		return -EFAULT;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&pp->lock, flags);
 	add_wait_queue(&pp->wait, &wait);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c
index ce16d6b99295..2d8328d928d5 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c
@@ -233,8 +233,6 @@ static int vmci_host_setup_notify(struct vmci_ctx *context,
 	 * about the size.
 	 */
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(bool) != sizeof(u8));
-	if (!access_ok((void __user *)uva, sizeof(u8)))
-		return VMCI_ERROR_GENERIC;
 
 	/*
 	 * Lock physical page backing a given user VA.
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c
index 8a6e02aa553f..5a754fb5f854 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c
@@ -2166,10 +2166,6 @@ lpfc_debugfs_lockstat_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	char *pbuf;
 	int i;
 
-	/* Protect copy from user */
-	if (!access_ok(buf, nbytes))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
 	memset(mybuf, 0, sizeof(mybuf));
 
 	if (copy_from_user(mybuf, buf, nbytes))
@@ -2621,10 +2617,6 @@ lpfc_debugfs_multixripools_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	if (nbytes > 64)
 		nbytes = 64;
 
-	/* Protect copy from user */
-	if (!access_ok(buf, nbytes))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
 	memset(mybuf, 0, sizeof(mybuf));
 
 	if (copy_from_user(mybuf, buf, nbytes))
@@ -2787,10 +2779,6 @@ lpfc_debugfs_scsistat_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	char mybuf[6] = {0};
 	int i;
 
-	/* Protect copy from user */
-	if (!access_ok(buf, nbytes))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
 	if (copy_from_user(mybuf, buf, (nbytes >= sizeof(mybuf)) ?
 				       (sizeof(mybuf) - 1) : nbytes))
 		return -EFAULT;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c b/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c
index 991f49ee4026..b09eac4b6d64 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c
@@ -423,13 +423,6 @@ static ssize_t n_hdlc_tty_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 	struct n_hdlc_buf *rbuf;
 	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
 
-	/* verify user access to buffer */
-	if (!access_ok(buf, nr)) {
-		pr_warn("%s(%d) %s() can't verify user buffer\n",
-				__FILE__, __LINE__, __func__);
-		return -EFAULT;
-	}
-
 	add_wait_queue(&tty->read_wait, &wait);
 
 	for (;;) {
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/devices.c b/drivers/usb/core/devices.c
index 44f28a114c2b..94b6fa6e585e 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/devices.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/devices.c
@@ -598,8 +598,6 @@ static ssize_t usb_device_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (nbytes <= 0)
 		return 0;
-	if (!access_ok(buf, nbytes))
-		return -EFAULT;
 
 	mutex_lock(&usb_bus_idr_lock);
 	/* print devices for all busses */
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
index d93d94d7ff50..96d4507d988a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
@@ -1136,11 +1136,6 @@ static int proc_control(struct usb_dev_state *ps, void __user *arg)
 		ctrl.bRequestType, ctrl.bRequest, ctrl.wValue,
 		ctrl.wIndex, ctrl.wLength);
 	if (ctrl.bRequestType & 0x80) {
-		if (ctrl.wLength && !access_ok(ctrl.data,
-					       ctrl.wLength)) {
-			ret = -EINVAL;
-			goto done;
-		}
 		pipe = usb_rcvctrlpipe(dev, 0);
 		snoop_urb(dev, NULL, pipe, ctrl.wLength, tmo, SUBMIT, NULL, 0);
 
@@ -1225,10 +1220,6 @@ static int proc_bulk(struct usb_dev_state *ps, void __user *arg)
 	}
 	tmo = bulk.timeout;
 	if (bulk.ep & 0x80) {
-		if (len1 && !access_ok(bulk.data, len1)) {
-			ret = -EINVAL;
-			goto done;
-		}
 		snoop_urb(dev, NULL, pipe, len1, tmo, SUBMIT, NULL, 0);
 
 		usb_unlock_device(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_hid.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_hid.c
index f3816a5c861e..df671acdd464 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_hid.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_hid.c
@@ -252,9 +252,6 @@ static ssize_t f_hidg_read(struct file *file, char __user *buffer,
 	if (!count)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!access_ok(buffer, count))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&hidg->read_spinlock, flags);
 
 #define READ_COND (!list_empty(&hidg->completed_out_req))
@@ -339,9 +336,6 @@ static ssize_t f_hidg_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
 	unsigned long flags;
 	ssize_t status = -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (!access_ok(buffer, count))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&hidg->write_spinlock, flags);
 
 #define WRITE_COND (!hidg->write_pending)
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/amifb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/amifb.c
index 20e03e00b66d..6062104f3afb 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/amifb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/amifb.c
@@ -1855,8 +1855,6 @@ static int ami_get_var_cursorinfo(struct fb_var_cursorinfo *var,
 	var->yspot = par->crsr.spot_y;
 	if (size > var->height * var->width)
 		return -ENAMETOOLONG;
-	if (!access_ok(data, size))
-		return -EFAULT;
 	delta = 1 << par->crsr.fmode;
 	lspr = lofsprite + (delta << 1);
 	if (par->bplcon0 & BPC0_LACE)
@@ -1935,8 +1933,6 @@ static int ami_set_var_cursorinfo(struct fb_var_cursorinfo *var,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (!var->height)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (!access_ok(data, var->width * var->height))
-		return -EFAULT;
 	delta = 1 << fmode;
 	lofsprite = shfsprite = (u_short *)spritememory;
 	lspr = lofsprite + (delta << 1);
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-ioctl.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-ioctl.c
index 56995f44e76d..f40be68d5aac 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-ioctl.c
@@ -482,9 +482,6 @@ static int omapfb_memory_read(struct fb_info *fbi,
 	if (!display || !display->driver->memory_read)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	if (!access_ok(mr->buffer, mr->buffer_size))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
 	if (mr->w > 4096 || mr->h > 4096)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/send.c b/fs/btrfs/send.c
index c5f41bd86765..6a92ecf9eaa2 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/send.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/send.c
@@ -7065,13 +7065,6 @@ long btrfs_ioctl_send(struct file *mnt_file, struct btrfs_ioctl_send_args *arg)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (!access_ok(arg->clone_sources,
-			sizeof(*arg->clone_sources) *
-			arg->clone_sources_count)) {
-		ret = -EFAULT;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	if (arg->flags & ~BTRFS_SEND_FLAG_MASK) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
diff --git a/fs/fat/dir.c b/fs/fat/dir.c
index 054acd9fd033..b4ddf48fa444 100644
--- a/fs/fat/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fat/dir.c
@@ -804,8 +804,6 @@ static long fat_dir_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 		return fat_generic_ioctl(filp, cmd, arg);
 	}
 
-	if (!access_ok(d1, sizeof(struct __fat_dirent[2])))
-		return -EFAULT;
 	/*
 	 * Yes, we don't need this put_user() absolutely. However old
 	 * code didn't return the right value. So, app use this value,
@@ -844,8 +842,6 @@ static long fat_compat_dir_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned cmd,
 		return fat_generic_ioctl(filp, cmd, (unsigned long)arg);
 	}
 
-	if (!access_ok(d1, sizeof(struct compat_dirent[2])))
-		return -EFAULT;
 	/*
 	 * Yes, we don't need this put_user() absolutely. However old
 	 * code didn't return the right value. So, app use this value,
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c
index 1de77f1a600b..a06f19b67d3b 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c
@@ -291,9 +291,6 @@ static ssize_t dlmfs_file_write(struct file *filp,
 	if (!count)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!access_ok(buf, count))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
 	lvb_buf = kmalloc(count, GFP_NOFS);
 	if (!lvb_buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/security/tomoyo/common.c b/security/tomoyo/common.c
index 1b467381986f..f93f8acd05f7 100644
--- a/security/tomoyo/common.c
+++ b/security/tomoyo/common.c
@@ -2662,8 +2662,6 @@ ssize_t tomoyo_write_control(struct tomoyo_io_buffer *head,
 
 	if (!head->write)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (!access_ok(buffer, buffer_len))
-		return -EFAULT;
 	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&head->io_sem))
 		return -EINTR;
 	head->read_user_buf_avail = 0;