diff --git a/mm/migrate.c b/mm/migrate.c
index e4e05a98c84e..36b2764204b6 100644
--- a/mm/migrate.c
+++ b/mm/migrate.c
@@ -2362,13 +2362,6 @@ static int do_pages_move(struct mm_struct *mm, nodemask_t task_nodes,
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 * The move_pages() man page does not have an -EEXIST choice, so
-		 * use -EFAULT instead.
-		 */
-		if (err == -EEXIST)
-			err = -EFAULT;
-
 		/*
 		 * If the page is already on the target node (!err), store the
 		 * node, otherwise, store the err.