diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/signal.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/signal.c
index a4ec65317a7fa..d5bc96a536c26 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/signal.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/signal.c
@@ -405,14 +405,7 @@ static int __fpu__restore_sig(void __user *buf, void __user *buf_fx, int size)
 	if (use_xsave() && !fx_only) {
 		u64 init_bv = xfeatures_mask_user() & ~user_xfeatures;
 
-		if (using_compacted_format()) {
-			ret = copy_user_to_xstate(&fpu->state.xsave, buf_fx);
-		} else {
-			ret = __copy_from_user(&fpu->state.xsave, buf_fx, state_size);
-
-			if (!ret && state_size > offsetof(struct xregs_state, header))
-				ret = validate_user_xstate_header(&fpu->state.xsave.header);
-		}
+		ret = copy_user_to_xstate(&fpu->state.xsave, buf_fx);
 		if (ret)
 			goto err_out;