diff --git a/kernel/cred.c b/kernel/cred.c
index 21f4a97085b4..45d77284aed0 100644
--- a/kernel/cred.c
+++ b/kernel/cred.c
@@ -760,19 +760,6 @@ bool creds_are_invalid(const struct cred *cred)
 {
 	if (cred->magic != CRED_MAGIC)
 		return true;
-#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX
-	/*
-	 * cred->security == NULL if security_cred_alloc_blank() or
-	 * security_prepare_creds() returned an error.
-	 */
-	if (selinux_is_enabled() && cred->security) {
-		if ((unsigned long) cred->security < PAGE_SIZE)
-			return true;
-		if ((*(u32 *)cred->security & 0xffffff00) ==
-		    (POISON_FREE << 24 | POISON_FREE << 16 | POISON_FREE << 8))
-			return true;
-	}
-#endif
 	return false;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(creds_are_invalid);
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index beec1de5c2da..ad227177550b 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -3708,12 +3708,6 @@ static void selinux_cred_free(struct cred *cred)
 {
 	struct task_security_struct *tsec = selinux_cred(cred);
 
-	/*
-	 * cred->security == NULL if security_cred_alloc_blank() or
-	 * security_prepare_creds() returned an error.
-	 */
-	BUG_ON(cred->security && (unsigned long) cred->security < PAGE_SIZE);
-	cred->security = (void *) 0x7UL;
 	kfree(tsec);
 }