diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 0e70bfeded7f..d81bcc6362ff 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -8339,10 +8339,6 @@ static int cpu_cgroup_can_attach(struct cgroup_taskset *tset)
 #ifdef CONFIG_RT_GROUP_SCHED
 		if (!sched_rt_can_attach(css_tg(css), task))
 			return -EINVAL;
-#else
-		/* We don't support RT-tasks being in separate groups */
-		if (task->sched_class != &fair_sched_class)
-			return -EINVAL;
 #endif
 	}
 	return 0;