diff --git a/kernel/sched_rt.c b/kernel/sched_rt.c
index d38a8a559aa..c492fd2b2ee 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_rt.c
@@ -567,109 +567,22 @@ static void wakeup_balance_rt(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
 		push_rt_tasks(rq);
 }
 
-/*
- * Load-balancing iterator. Note: while the runqueue stays locked
- * during the whole iteration, the current task might be
- * dequeued so the iterator has to be dequeue-safe. Here we
- * achieve that by always pre-iterating before returning
- * the current task:
- */
-static struct task_struct *load_balance_start_rt(void *arg)
-{
-	struct rq *rq = arg;
-	struct rt_prio_array *array = &rq->rt.active;
-	struct list_head *head, *curr;
-	struct task_struct *p;
-	int idx;
-
-	idx = sched_find_first_bit(array->bitmap);
-	if (idx >= MAX_RT_PRIO)
-		return NULL;
-
-	head = array->queue + idx;
-	curr = head->prev;
-
-	p = list_entry(curr, struct task_struct, run_list);
-
-	curr = curr->prev;
-
-	rq->rt.rt_load_balance_idx = idx;
-	rq->rt.rt_load_balance_head = head;
-	rq->rt.rt_load_balance_curr = curr;
-
-	return p;
-}
-
-static struct task_struct *load_balance_next_rt(void *arg)
-{
-	struct rq *rq = arg;
-	struct rt_prio_array *array = &rq->rt.active;
-	struct list_head *head, *curr;
-	struct task_struct *p;
-	int idx;
-
-	idx = rq->rt.rt_load_balance_idx;
-	head = rq->rt.rt_load_balance_head;
-	curr = rq->rt.rt_load_balance_curr;
-
-	/*
-	 * If we arrived back to the head again then
-	 * iterate to the next queue (if any):
-	 */
-	if (unlikely(head == curr)) {
-		int next_idx = find_next_bit(array->bitmap, MAX_RT_PRIO, idx+1);
-
-		if (next_idx >= MAX_RT_PRIO)
-			return NULL;
-
-		idx = next_idx;
-		head = array->queue + idx;
-		curr = head->prev;
-
-		rq->rt.rt_load_balance_idx = idx;
-		rq->rt.rt_load_balance_head = head;
-	}
-
-	p = list_entry(curr, struct task_struct, run_list);
-
-	curr = curr->prev;
-
-	rq->rt.rt_load_balance_curr = curr;
-
-	return p;
-}
-
 static unsigned long
 load_balance_rt(struct rq *this_rq, int this_cpu, struct rq *busiest,
 		unsigned long max_load_move,
 		struct sched_domain *sd, enum cpu_idle_type idle,
 		int *all_pinned, int *this_best_prio)
 {
-	struct rq_iterator rt_rq_iterator;
-
-	rt_rq_iterator.start = load_balance_start_rt;
-	rt_rq_iterator.next = load_balance_next_rt;
-	/* pass 'busiest' rq argument into
-	 * load_balance_[start|next]_rt iterators
-	 */
-	rt_rq_iterator.arg = busiest;
-
-	return balance_tasks(this_rq, this_cpu, busiest, max_load_move, sd,
-			     idle, all_pinned, this_best_prio, &rt_rq_iterator);
+	/* don't touch RT tasks */
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int
 move_one_task_rt(struct rq *this_rq, int this_cpu, struct rq *busiest,
 		 struct sched_domain *sd, enum cpu_idle_type idle)
 {
-	struct rq_iterator rt_rq_iterator;
-
-	rt_rq_iterator.start = load_balance_start_rt;
-	rt_rq_iterator.next = load_balance_next_rt;
-	rt_rq_iterator.arg = busiest;
-
-	return iter_move_one_task(this_rq, this_cpu, busiest, sd, idle,
-				  &rt_rq_iterator);
+	/* don't touch RT tasks */
+	return 0;
 }
 #else /* CONFIG_SMP */
 # define schedule_tail_balance_rt(rq)	do { } while (0)