diff --git a/kernel/events/uprobes.c b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
index d1b2eeb80837..f93532748bca 100644
--- a/kernel/events/uprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
@@ -1392,7 +1392,6 @@ static struct uprobe_task *add_utask(void)
 	if (unlikely(!utask))
 		return NULL;
 
-	utask->active_uprobe = NULL;
 	current->utask = utask;
 	return utask;
 }