diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 4d46e90f59c3..6b6e0d70eb30 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -706,12 +706,6 @@ static int recalc_task_prio(task_t *p, unsigned long long now)
 				p->sleep_avg = JIFFIES_TO_NS(MAX_SLEEP_AVG -
 						DEF_TIMESLICE);
 		} else {
-			/*
-			 * The lower the sleep avg a task has the more
-			 * rapidly it will rise with sleep time.
-			 */
-			sleep_time *= (MAX_BONUS - CURRENT_BONUS(p)) ? : 1;
-
 			/*
 			 * Tasks waking from uninterruptible sleep are
 			 * limited in their sleep_avg rise as they