diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index 5a1d584..37c35664 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -2343,7 +2343,6 @@
 again:
 	if (*ptr) { /* css should be a valid one */
 		memcg = *ptr;
-		VM_BUG_ON(css_is_removed(&memcg->css));
 		if (mem_cgroup_is_root(memcg))
 			goto done;
 		if (nr_pages == 1 && consume_stock(memcg))
@@ -2483,9 +2482,9 @@
 
 /*
  * A helper function to get mem_cgroup from ID. must be called under
- * rcu_read_lock(). The caller must check css_is_removed() or some if
- * it's concern. (dropping refcnt from swap can be called against removed
- * memcg.)
+ * rcu_read_lock().  The caller is responsible for calling css_tryget if
+ * the mem_cgroup is used for charging. (dropping refcnt from swap can be
+ * called against removed memcg.)
  */
 static struct mem_cgroup *mem_cgroup_lookup(unsigned short id)
 {