diff --git a/net/sched/cls_cgroup.c b/net/sched/cls_cgroup.c
index 91a3db4a76f8..1ab4542e61e0 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_cgroup.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_cgroup.c
@@ -62,13 +62,7 @@ static u64 read_classid(struct cgroup *cgrp, struct cftype *cft)
 
 static int write_classid(struct cgroup *cgrp, struct cftype *cft, u64 value)
 {
-	if (!cgroup_lock_live_group(cgrp))
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	cgrp_cls_state(cgrp)->classid = (u32) value;
-
-	cgroup_unlock();
-
 	return 0;
 }