diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index e8aead97454bd..d31fb1e2cb330 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -2028,15 +2028,8 @@ bool mem_cgroup_oom_synchronize(bool handle)
 	mem_cgroup_unmark_under_oom(memcg);
 	finish_wait(&memcg_oom_waitq, &owait.wait);
 
-	if (locked) {
+	if (locked)
 		mem_cgroup_oom_unlock(memcg);
-		/*
-		 * There is no guarantee that an OOM-lock contender
-		 * sees the wakeups triggered by the OOM kill
-		 * uncharges.  Wake any sleepers explicitly.
-		 */
-		memcg_oom_recover(memcg);
-	}
 cleanup:
 	current->memcg_in_oom = NULL;
 	css_put(&memcg->css);