diff --git a/kernel/include/kswap.h b/kernel/include/kswap.h
index 9280a2fa44a8..03c4a991bb08 100644
--- a/kernel/include/kswap.h
+++ b/kernel/include/kswap.h
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ static ALWAYS_INLINE unsigned int do_swap(unsigned int key,
 		z_sched_usage_switch(new_thread);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-		_current_cpu->swap_ok = 0;
 		new_thread->base.cpu = arch_curr_cpu()->id;
 
 		if (!is_spinlock) {