diff --git a/src/lxc/cgfs.c b/src/lxc/cgfs.c
index db2a973ce2..ba7df895ad 100644
--- a/src/lxc/cgfs.c
+++ b/src/lxc/cgfs.c
@@ -1413,14 +1413,6 @@ static bool cgroupfs_mount_cgroup(void *hdata, const char *root, int type)
 				SYSERROR("error bind-mounting %s to %s", mp->mount_point, abs_path);
 				goto out_error;
 			}
-			/* main cgroup path should be read-only */
-			if (type == LXC_AUTO_CGROUP_FULL_RO || type == LXC_AUTO_CGROUP_FULL_MIXED) {
-				r = mount(NULL, abs_path, NULL, MS_REMOUNT|MS_BIND|MS_RDONLY, NULL);
-				if (r < 0) {
-					SYSERROR("error re-mounting %s readonly", abs_path);
-					goto out_error;
-				}
-			}
 			/* own cgroup should be read-write */
 			if (type == LXC_AUTO_CGROUP_FULL_MIXED) {
 				r = mount(abs_path2, abs_path2, NULL, MS_BIND, NULL);
@@ -1487,14 +1479,6 @@ static bool cgroupfs_mount_cgroup(void *hdata, const char *root, int type)
 		parts = NULL;
 	}
 
-	/* try to remount the tmpfs readonly, since the container shouldn't
-	 * change anything (this will also make sure that trying to create
-	 * new cgroups outside the allowed area fails with an error instead
-	 * of simply causing this to create directories in the tmpfs itself)
-	 */
-	if (type != LXC_AUTO_CGROUP_RW && type != LXC_AUTO_CGROUP_FULL_RW)
-		mount(NULL, path, NULL, MS_REMOUNT|MS_RDONLY, NULL);
-
 	free(path);
 
 	return true;