diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index 8228808..a85a700 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -2116,7 +2116,7 @@
 		retval = -EAGAIN;
 		goto out_free_group_list;
 	}
-	/* take a reference on each task in the group to go in the array. */
+
 	tsk = leader;
 	i = nr_migrating_tasks = 0;
 	do {
@@ -2128,7 +2128,6 @@
 
 		/* as per above, nr_threads may decrease, but not increase. */
 		BUG_ON(i >= group_size);
-		get_task_struct(tsk);
 		/*
 		 * saying GFP_ATOMIC has no effect here because we did prealloc
 		 * earlier, but it's good form to communicate our expectations.
@@ -2150,7 +2149,7 @@
 	/* methods shouldn't be called if no task is actually migrating */
 	retval = 0;
 	if (!nr_migrating_tasks)
-		goto out_put_tasks;
+		goto out_free_group_list;
 
 	/*
 	 * step 1: check that we can legitimately attach to the cgroup.
@@ -2234,12 +2233,6 @@
 				ss->cancel_attach(ss, cgrp, &tset);
 		}
 	}
-out_put_tasks:
-	/* clean up the array of referenced threads in the group. */
-	for (i = 0; i < group_size; i++) {
-		tc = flex_array_get(group, i);
-		put_task_struct(tc->task);
-	}
 out_free_group_list:
 	flex_array_free(group);
 	return retval;