diff --git a/kernel/events/uprobes.c b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
index 8d182bdecc2e..a4453d1c8199 100644
--- a/kernel/events/uprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
@@ -321,17 +321,6 @@ out:
  */
 int __weak set_swbp(struct arch_uprobe *auprobe, struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long vaddr)
 {
-	int result;
-	/*
-	 * See the comment near uprobes_hash().
-	 */
-	result = is_swbp_at_addr(mm, vaddr);
-	if (result == 1)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (result)
-		return result;
-
 	return write_opcode(auprobe, mm, vaddr, UPROBE_SWBP_INSN);
 }