diff --git a/kernel/cred.c b/kernel/cred.c
index ce1a52b9e8a3bd7b99f2e9b2ad4b1cadcebc6cc3..62af1816c2352eaa9238887ef567a0b62ab5426f 100644
--- a/kernel/cred.c
+++ b/kernel/cred.c
@@ -793,8 +793,6 @@ bool creds_are_invalid(const struct cred *cred)
 {
 	if (cred->magic != CRED_MAGIC)
 		return true;
-	if (atomic_read(&cred->usage) < atomic_read(&cred->subscribers))
-		return true;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX
 	if (selinux_is_enabled()) {
 		if ((unsigned long) cred->security < PAGE_SIZE)