diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 456c99054160..297d1a0eedb0 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -4128,7 +4128,6 @@ asmlinkage void __sched schedule(void)
 		rq->nr_switches++;
 		rq->curr = next;
 		++*switch_count;
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(test_tsk_need_resched(next));
 
 		context_switch(rq, prev, next); /* unlocks the rq */
 		/*