1 files changed, 0 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 8344ba73a2a6..a6f64a98ac50 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -922,12 +922,6 @@ int prepare_binprm(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
         int retval;
 
         mode = inode->i_mode;
-        /*
-         * Check execute perms again - if the caller has CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE,
-         * generic_permission lets a non-executable through
-         */
-        if (!(mode & 0111))     /* with at least _one_ execute bit set */
-                return -EACCES;
         if (bprm->file->f_op == NULL)
                 return -EACCES;