diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index a43897b03ce94..6fdec541f8bfe 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -1216,7 +1216,6 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 		}
 		reloc_func_desc = interp_load_addr;
 
-		allow_write_access(interpreter);
 		fput(interpreter);
 
 		kfree(interp_elf_ex);
@@ -1308,7 +1307,6 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	kfree(interp_elf_ex);
 	kfree(interp_elf_phdata);
 out_free_file:
-	allow_write_access(interpreter);
 	if (interpreter)
 		fput(interpreter);
 out_free_ph:
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
index b799701454a96..28a3439f163ab 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
@@ -394,7 +394,6 @@ static int load_elf_fdpic_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 			goto error;
 		}
 
-		allow_write_access(interpreter);
 		fput(interpreter);
 		interpreter = NULL;
 	}
@@ -466,10 +465,8 @@ static int load_elf_fdpic_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	retval = 0;
 
 error:
-	if (interpreter) {
-		allow_write_access(interpreter);
+	if (interpreter)
 		fput(interpreter);
-	}
 	kfree(interpreter_name);
 	kfree(exec_params.phdrs);
 	kfree(exec_params.loadmap);
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_misc.c b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
index 68fa225f89e54..21ce5ec1ea762 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_misc.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
@@ -247,13 +247,10 @@ static int load_misc_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	if (retval < 0)
 		goto ret;
 
-	if (fmt->flags & MISC_FMT_OPEN_FILE) {
+	if (fmt->flags & MISC_FMT_OPEN_FILE)
 		interp_file = file_clone_open(fmt->interp_file);
-		if (!IS_ERR(interp_file))
-			deny_write_access(interp_file);
-	} else {
+	else
 		interp_file = open_exec(fmt->interpreter);
-	}
 	retval = PTR_ERR(interp_file);
 	if (IS_ERR(interp_file))
 		goto ret;
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 40073142288f7..4dee205452e2c 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -952,10 +952,6 @@ static struct file *do_open_execat(int fd, struct filename *name, int flags)
 			 path_noexec(&file->f_path)))
 		goto exit;
 
-	err = deny_write_access(file);
-	if (err)
-		goto exit;
-
 out:
 	return file;
 
@@ -971,8 +967,7 @@ static struct file *do_open_execat(int fd, struct filename *name, int flags)
  *
  * Returns ERR_PTR on failure or allocated struct file on success.
  *
- * As this is a wrapper for the internal do_open_execat(), callers
- * must call allow_write_access() before fput() on release. Also see
+ * As this is a wrapper for the internal do_open_execat(). Also see
  * do_close_execat().
  */
 struct file *open_exec(const char *name)
@@ -1524,10 +1519,8 @@ static int prepare_bprm_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 /* Matches do_open_execat() */
 static void do_close_execat(struct file *file)
 {
-	if (!file)
-		return;
-	allow_write_access(file);
-	fput(file);
+	if (file)
+		fput(file);
 }
 
 static void free_bprm(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
@@ -1846,7 +1839,6 @@ static int exec_binprm(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 		bprm->file = bprm->interpreter;
 		bprm->interpreter = NULL;
 
-		allow_write_access(exec);
 		if (unlikely(bprm->have_execfd)) {
 			if (bprm->executable) {
 				fput(exec);
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 99076dbe27d83..763a042eef9cf 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -616,12 +616,6 @@ static void dup_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm, struct mm_struct *oldmm)
 
 	exe_file = get_mm_exe_file(oldmm);
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(mm->exe_file, exe_file);
-	/*
-	 * We depend on the oldmm having properly denied write access to the
-	 * exe_file already.
-	 */
-	if (exe_file && deny_write_access(exe_file))
-		pr_warn_once("deny_write_access() failed in %s\n", __func__);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
@@ -1412,20 +1406,11 @@ int set_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm, struct file *new_exe_file)
 	 */
 	old_exe_file = rcu_dereference_raw(mm->exe_file);
 
-	if (new_exe_file) {
-		/*
-		 * We expect the caller (i.e., sys_execve) to already denied
-		 * write access, so this is unlikely to fail.
-		 */
-		if (unlikely(deny_write_access(new_exe_file)))
-			return -EACCES;
+	if (new_exe_file)
 		get_file(new_exe_file);
-	}
 	rcu_assign_pointer(mm->exe_file, new_exe_file);
-	if (old_exe_file) {
-		allow_write_access(old_exe_file);
+	if (old_exe_file)
 		fput(old_exe_file);
-	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1464,9 +1449,6 @@ int replace_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm, struct file *new_exe_file)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = deny_write_access(new_exe_file);
-	if (ret)
-		return -EACCES;
 	get_file(new_exe_file);
 
 	/* set the new file */
@@ -1475,10 +1457,8 @@ int replace_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm, struct file *new_exe_file)
 	rcu_assign_pointer(mm->exe_file, new_exe_file);
 	mmap_write_unlock(mm);
 
-	if (old_exe_file) {
-		allow_write_access(old_exe_file);
+	if (old_exe_file)
 		fput(old_exe_file);
-	}
 	return 0;
 }