diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index e3ff3d1c4780..96b2d3929a4e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -1594,23 +1594,8 @@ static void task_numa_placement(struct task_struct *p)
 
 	if (p->numa_group) {
 		update_numa_active_node_mask(p->numa_group);
-		/*
-		 * If the preferred task and group nids are different,
-		 * iterate over the nodes again to find the best place.
-		 */
-		if (max_nid != max_group_nid) {
-			unsigned long weight, max_weight = 0;
-
-			for_each_online_node(nid) {
-				weight = task_weight(p, nid) + group_weight(p, nid);
-				if (weight > max_weight) {
-					max_weight = weight;
-					max_nid = nid;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
 		spin_unlock_irq(group_lock);
+		max_nid = max_group_nid;
 	}
 
 	if (max_faults) {