diff --git a/kernel/sched/idle_task.c b/kernel/sched/idle_task.c
index e5c922ac40ce..721371bf03bd 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/idle_task.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/idle_task.c
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ static void pre_schedule_idle(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev)
 	idle_exit_fair(rq);
 	rq_last_tick_reset(rq);
 }
-
-static void post_schedule_idle(struct rq *rq)
-{
-	idle_enter_fair(rq);
-}
 #endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
 /*
  * Idle tasks are unconditionally rescheduled:
@@ -41,8 +36,7 @@ pick_next_task_idle(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev)
 
 	schedstat_inc(rq, sched_goidle);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-	/* Trigger the post schedule to do an idle_enter for CFS */
-	rq->post_schedule = 1;
+	idle_enter_fair(rq);
 #endif
 	return rq->idle;
 }
@@ -106,7 +100,6 @@ const struct sched_class idle_sched_class = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	.select_task_rq		= select_task_rq_idle,
 	.pre_schedule		= pre_schedule_idle,
-	.post_schedule		= post_schedule_idle,
 #endif
 
 	.set_curr_task          = set_curr_task_idle,