diff --git a/libutils/Threads.cpp b/libutils/Threads.cpp
index d8d75acf4..111d46af9 100644
--- a/libutils/Threads.cpp
+++ b/libutils/Threads.cpp
@@ -313,11 +313,6 @@ void androidSetCreateThreadFunc(android_create_thread_fn func)
 int androidSetThreadPriority(pid_t tid, int pri)
 {
     int rc = 0;
-    int curr_pri = getpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, tid);
-
-    if (curr_pri == pri) {
-        return rc;
-    }
 
     if (setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, tid, pri) < 0) {
         rc = INVALID_OPERATION;