diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
index 7ea559fb0cbf..0f910c828973 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
@@ -3124,29 +3124,6 @@ ssize_t cpuset_write_resmask(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 	int retval = -ENODEV;
 
 	buf = strstrip(buf);
-
-	/*
-	 * CPU or memory hotunplug may leave @cs w/o any execution
-	 * resources, in which case the hotplug code asynchronously updates
-	 * configuration and transfers all tasks to the nearest ancestor
-	 * which can execute.
-	 *
-	 * As writes to "cpus" or "mems" may restore @cs's execution
-	 * resources, wait for the previously scheduled operations before
-	 * proceeding, so that we don't end up keep removing tasks added
-	 * after execution capability is restored.
-	 *
-	 * cpuset_handle_hotplug may call back into cgroup core asynchronously
-	 * via cgroup_transfer_tasks() and waiting for it from a cgroupfs
-	 * operation like this one can lead to a deadlock through kernfs
-	 * active_ref protection.  Let's break the protection.  Losing the
-	 * protection is okay as we check whether @cs is online after
-	 * grabbing cpuset_mutex anyway.  This only happens on the legacy
-	 * hierarchies.
-	 */
-	css_get(&cs->css);
-	kernfs_break_active_protection(of->kn);
-
 	cpus_read_lock();
 	mutex_lock(&cpuset_mutex);
 	if (!is_cpuset_online(cs))
@@ -3179,8 +3156,6 @@ ssize_t cpuset_write_resmask(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&cpuset_mutex);
 	cpus_read_unlock();
-	kernfs_unbreak_active_protection(of->kn);
-	css_put(&cs->css);
 	flush_workqueue(cpuset_migrate_mm_wq);
 	return retval ?: nbytes;
 }