diff --git a/lib/locking-selftest.c b/lib/locking-selftest.c
index 76c314ab4f034..4264cf4b60bb9 100644
--- a/lib/locking-selftest.c
+++ b/lib/locking-selftest.c
@@ -2273,14 +2273,6 @@ void locking_selftest(void)
 	print_testname("mixed read-lock/lock-write ABBA");
 	pr_cont("             |");
 	dotest(rlock_ABBA1, FAILURE, LOCKTYPE_RWLOCK);
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING
-	/*
-	 * Lockdep does indeed fail here, but there's nothing we can do about
-	 * that now.  Don't kill lockdep for it.
-	 */
-	unexpected_testcase_failures--;
-#endif
-
 	pr_cont("             |");
 	dotest(rwsem_ABBA1, FAILURE, LOCKTYPE_RWSEM);