diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/khugepaged.c b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/khugepaged.c
index 8a4d34cce36b..4341ce6b3b38 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/khugepaged.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/khugepaged.c
@@ -561,8 +561,6 @@ static bool wait_for_scan(const char *msg, char *p, int nr_hpages,
 		usleep(TICK);
 	}
 
-	madvise(p, nr_hpages * hpage_pmd_size, MADV_NOHUGEPAGE);
-
 	return timeout == -1;
 }