diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 48708a73852d..cb46d0156840 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -1175,14 +1175,6 @@ repeat:
 			if (table->child) {
 				if (ctl_perm(table, 001))
 					return -EPERM;
-				if (table->strategy) {
-					error = table->strategy(
-						table, name, nlen,
-						oldval, oldlenp,
-						newval, newlen);
-					if (error)
-						return error;
-				}
 				name++;
 				nlen--;
 				table = table->child;