diff --git a/kernel/sched_stats.h b/kernel/sched_stats.h
index 32d2bd4061b..25c2f962f6f 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_stats.h
+++ b/kernel/sched_stats.h
@@ -295,13 +295,7 @@ sched_info_switch(struct task_struct *prev, struct task_struct *next)
 static inline void account_group_user_time(struct task_struct *tsk,
 					   cputime_t cputime)
 {
-	struct thread_group_cputimer *cputimer;
-
-	/* tsk == current, ensure it is safe to use ->signal */
-	if (unlikely(tsk->exit_state))
-		return;
-
-	cputimer = &tsk->signal->cputimer;
+	struct thread_group_cputimer *cputimer = &tsk->signal->cputimer;
 
 	if (!cputimer->running)
 		return;
@@ -325,13 +319,7 @@ static inline void account_group_user_time(struct task_struct *tsk,
 static inline void account_group_system_time(struct task_struct *tsk,
 					     cputime_t cputime)
 {
-	struct thread_group_cputimer *cputimer;
-
-	/* tsk == current, ensure it is safe to use ->signal */
-	if (unlikely(tsk->exit_state))
-		return;
-
-	cputimer = &tsk->signal->cputimer;
+	struct thread_group_cputimer *cputimer = &tsk->signal->cputimer;
 
 	if (!cputimer->running)
 		return;
@@ -355,16 +343,7 @@ static inline void account_group_system_time(struct task_struct *tsk,
 static inline void account_group_exec_runtime(struct task_struct *tsk,
 					      unsigned long long ns)
 {
-	struct thread_group_cputimer *cputimer;
-	struct signal_struct *sig;
-
-	sig = tsk->signal;
-	/* see __exit_signal()->task_rq_unlock_wait() */
-	barrier();
-	if (unlikely(!sig))
-		return;
-
-	cputimer = &sig->cputimer;
+	struct thread_group_cputimer *cputimer = &tsk->signal->cputimer;
 
 	if (!cputimer->running)
 		return;