diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 266d036d610f..72529727d57c 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -8841,10 +8841,6 @@ static int need_active_balance(struct lb_env *env)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (env->src_grp_type == group_overloaded && env->src_rq->misfit_task_load)
-		return 1;
-
-
 	return unlikely(sd->nr_balance_failed > sd->cache_nice_tries+2);
 }