diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 33b0c1b..447c57f 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -674,18 +674,6 @@
  *	userspace to load a kernel module with the given name.
  *	@kmod_name name of the module requested by the kernel
  *	Return 0 if successful.
- * @task_setuid:
- *	Check permission before setting one or more of the user identity
- *	attributes of the current process.  The @flags parameter indicates
- *	which of the set*uid system calls invoked this hook and how to
- *	interpret the @id0, @id1, and @id2 parameters.  See the LSM_SETID
- *	definitions at the beginning of this file for the @flags values and
- *	their meanings.
- *	@id0 contains a uid.
- *	@id1 contains a uid.
- *	@id2 contains a uid.
- *	@flags contains one of the LSM_SETID_* values.
- *	Return 0 if permission is granted.
  * @task_fix_setuid:
  *	Update the module's state after setting one or more of the user
  *	identity attributes of the current process.  The @flags parameter
@@ -1536,7 +1524,6 @@
 	int (*kernel_act_as)(struct cred *new, u32 secid);
 	int (*kernel_create_files_as)(struct cred *new, struct inode *inode);
 	int (*kernel_module_request)(char *kmod_name);
-	int (*task_setuid) (uid_t id0, uid_t id1, uid_t id2, int flags);
 	int (*task_fix_setuid) (struct cred *new, const struct cred *old,
 				int flags);
 	int (*task_setgid) (gid_t id0, gid_t id1, gid_t id2, int flags);
@@ -1793,7 +1780,6 @@
 int security_kernel_act_as(struct cred *new, u32 secid);
 int security_kernel_create_files_as(struct cred *new, struct inode *inode);
 int security_kernel_module_request(char *kmod_name);
-int security_task_setuid(uid_t id0, uid_t id1, uid_t id2, int flags);
 int security_task_fix_setuid(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old,
 			     int flags);
 int security_task_setgid(gid_t id0, gid_t id1, gid_t id2, int flags);
@@ -2330,12 +2316,6 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int security_task_setuid(uid_t id0, uid_t id1, uid_t id2,
-				       int flags)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static inline int security_task_fix_setuid(struct cred *new,
 					   const struct cred *old,
 					   int flags)
diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index 8298878..396c11c 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -609,10 +609,6 @@
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	old = current_cred();
 
-	retval = security_task_setuid(ruid, euid, (uid_t)-1, LSM_SETID_RE);
-	if (retval)
-		goto error;
-
 	retval = -EPERM;
 	if (ruid != (uid_t) -1) {
 		new->uid = ruid;
@@ -674,10 +670,6 @@
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	old = current_cred();
 
-	retval = security_task_setuid(uid, (uid_t)-1, (uid_t)-1, LSM_SETID_ID);
-	if (retval)
-		goto error;
-
 	retval = -EPERM;
 	if (capable(CAP_SETUID)) {
 		new->suid = new->uid = uid;
@@ -718,9 +710,6 @@
 	if (!new)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	retval = security_task_setuid(ruid, euid, suid, LSM_SETID_RES);
-	if (retval)
-		goto error;
 	old = current_cred();
 
 	retval = -EPERM;
@@ -850,9 +839,6 @@
 	old = current_cred();
 	old_fsuid = old->fsuid;
 
-	if (security_task_setuid(uid, (uid_t)-1, (uid_t)-1, LSM_SETID_FS) < 0)
-		goto error;
-
 	if (uid == old->uid  || uid == old->euid  ||
 	    uid == old->suid || uid == old->fsuid ||
 	    capable(CAP_SETUID)) {
@@ -863,7 +849,6 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-error:
 	abort_creds(new);
 	return old_fsuid;
 
diff --git a/security/capability.c b/security/capability.c
index a927bde..41ff54f 100644
--- a/security/capability.c
+++ b/security/capability.c
@@ -392,11 +392,6 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int cap_task_setuid(uid_t id0, uid_t id1, uid_t id2, int flags)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int cap_task_setgid(gid_t id0, gid_t id1, gid_t id2, int flags)
 {
 	return 0;
@@ -972,7 +967,6 @@
 	set_to_cap_if_null(ops, kernel_act_as);
 	set_to_cap_if_null(ops, kernel_create_files_as);
 	set_to_cap_if_null(ops, kernel_module_request);
-	set_to_cap_if_null(ops, task_setuid);
 	set_to_cap_if_null(ops, task_fix_setuid);
 	set_to_cap_if_null(ops, task_setgid);
 	set_to_cap_if_null(ops, task_setpgid);
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 6e59426..3900da3 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -732,11 +732,6 @@
 	return security_ops->kernel_module_request(kmod_name);
 }
 
-int security_task_setuid(uid_t id0, uid_t id1, uid_t id2, int flags)
-{
-	return security_ops->task_setuid(id0, id1, id2, flags);
-}
-
 int security_task_fix_setuid(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old,
 			     int flags)
 {