diff --git a/fs/coredump.c b/fs/coredump.c
index fee1c57aee89af802120029a8e21783ef2bc0d52..c92ffc0bf2c2837467679411d824cff02a6f3270 100644
--- a/fs/coredump.c
+++ b/fs/coredump.c
@@ -377,7 +377,6 @@ static int zap_threads(struct task_struct *tsk,
 	spin_lock_irq(&tsk->sighand->siglock);
 	if (!signal_group_exit(tsk->signal)) {
 		tsk->signal->core_state = core_state;
-		tsk->signal->group_exit_task = tsk;
 		nr = zap_process(tsk, exit_code);
 		clear_tsk_thread_flag(tsk, TIF_SIGPENDING);
 		tsk->flags |= PF_DUMPCORE;
@@ -426,7 +425,6 @@ static void coredump_finish(bool core_dumped)
 	spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
 	if (core_dumped && !__fatal_signal_pending(current))
 		current->signal->group_exit_code |= 0x80;
-	current->signal->group_exit_task = NULL;
 	next = current->signal->core_state->dumper.next;
 	current->signal->core_state = NULL;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);