diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
index 1fb7f562289d..518725b57200 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
@@ -3867,14 +3867,6 @@ static __poll_t cgroup_pressure_poll(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 	return psi_trigger_poll(&ctx->psi.trigger, of->file, pt);
 }
 
-static int cgroup_pressure_open(struct kernfs_open_file *of)
-{
-	if (of->file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE && !capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE))
-		return -EPERM;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void cgroup_pressure_release(struct kernfs_open_file *of)
 {
 	struct cgroup_file_ctx *ctx = of->priv;
@@ -5275,7 +5267,6 @@ static struct cftype cgroup_psi_files[] = {
 	{
 		.name = "io.pressure",
 		.file_offset = offsetof(struct cgroup, psi_files[PSI_IO]),
-		.open = cgroup_pressure_open,
 		.seq_show = cgroup_io_pressure_show,
 		.write = cgroup_io_pressure_write,
 		.poll = cgroup_pressure_poll,
@@ -5284,7 +5275,6 @@ static struct cftype cgroup_psi_files[] = {
 	{
 		.name = "memory.pressure",
 		.file_offset = offsetof(struct cgroup, psi_files[PSI_MEM]),
-		.open = cgroup_pressure_open,
 		.seq_show = cgroup_memory_pressure_show,
 		.write = cgroup_memory_pressure_write,
 		.poll = cgroup_pressure_poll,
@@ -5293,7 +5283,6 @@ static struct cftype cgroup_psi_files[] = {
 	{
 		.name = "cpu.pressure",
 		.file_offset = offsetof(struct cgroup, psi_files[PSI_CPU]),
-		.open = cgroup_pressure_open,
 		.seq_show = cgroup_cpu_pressure_show,
 		.write = cgroup_cpu_pressure_write,
 		.poll = cgroup_pressure_poll,
@@ -5303,7 +5292,6 @@ static struct cftype cgroup_psi_files[] = {
 	{
 		.name = "irq.pressure",
 		.file_offset = offsetof(struct cgroup, psi_files[PSI_IRQ]),
-		.open = cgroup_pressure_open,
 		.seq_show = cgroup_irq_pressure_show,
 		.write = cgroup_irq_pressure_write,
 		.poll = cgroup_pressure_poll,