diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 9e2c6e38342c..d706c1a8453a 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -6595,11 +6595,6 @@ static int select_idle_sibling(struct task_struct *p, int prev, int target)
 	    (available_idle_cpu(recent_used_cpu) || sched_idle_cpu(recent_used_cpu)) &&
 	    cpumask_test_cpu(p->recent_used_cpu, p->cpus_ptr) &&
 	    asym_fits_capacity(task_util, recent_used_cpu)) {
-		/*
-		 * Replace recent_used_cpu with prev as it is a potential
-		 * candidate for the next wake:
-		 */
-		p->recent_used_cpu = prev;
 		return recent_used_cpu;
 	}