diff --git a/kernel/sched/ems/ego.c b/kernel/sched/ems/ego.c
index d0767bbdd..0f919ff92 100755
--- a/kernel/sched/ems/ego.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ems/ego.c
@@ -473,10 +473,6 @@ static bool ego_should_update_freq(struct ego_policy *egp, u64 time)
 	 */
 	rate_limit_ns = min(egp->up_rate_limit_ns, egp->down_rate_limit_ns);
 
-	/* If the last frequency wasn't set yet then we can still amend it */
-	if (egp->work_in_progress)
-		return true;
-
 	return delta_ns >= rate_limit_ns;
 }