diff --git a/mm/oom_kill.c b/mm/oom_kill.c
index 82a92ad67af3..c4c9ecd17c6e 100644
--- a/mm/oom_kill.c
+++ b/mm/oom_kill.c
@@ -226,13 +226,6 @@ unsigned long oom_badness(struct task_struct *p, struct mem_cgroup *memcg,
 		mm_pgtables_bytes(p->mm) / PAGE_SIZE;
 	task_unlock(p);
 
-	/*
-	 * Root processes get 3% bonus, just like the __vm_enough_memory()
-	 * implementation used by LSMs.
-	 */
-	if (has_capability_noaudit(p, CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-		points -= (points * 3) / 100;
-
 	/* Normalize to oom_score_adj units */
 	adj *= totalpages / 1000;
 	points += adj;