diff --git a/kernel/kthread.c b/kernel/kthread.c
index eb8751aa0418..5fe709982caa 100644
--- a/kernel/kthread.c
+++ b/kernel/kthread.c
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <trace/events/sched.h>
 
-#define KTHREAD_NICE_LEVEL (-5)
-
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(kthread_create_lock);
 static LIST_HEAD(kthread_create_list);
 struct task_struct *kthreadd_task;
@@ -145,7 +143,6 @@ struct task_struct *kthread_create(int (*threadfn)(void *data),
 		 * The kernel thread should not inherit these properties.
 		 */
 		sched_setscheduler_nocheck(create.result, SCHED_NORMAL, &param);
-		set_user_nice(create.result, KTHREAD_NICE_LEVEL);
 		set_cpus_allowed_ptr(create.result, cpu_all_mask);
 	}
 	return create.result;
@@ -221,7 +218,6 @@ int kthreadd(void *unused)
 	/* Setup a clean context for our children to inherit. */
 	set_task_comm(tsk, "kthreadd");
 	ignore_signals(tsk);
-	set_user_nice(tsk, KTHREAD_NICE_LEVEL);
 	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(tsk, cpu_all_mask);
 	set_mems_allowed(node_possible_map);
 
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 0668795d8818..ea1b4e7674d5 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -317,8 +317,6 @@ static int worker_thread(void *__cwq)
 	if (cwq->wq->freezeable)
 		set_freezable();
 
-	set_user_nice(current, -5);
-
 	for (;;) {
 		prepare_to_wait(&cwq->more_work, &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		if (!freezing(current) &&