diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_proc.c b/sys/kern/kern_proc.c
index 6eeb29556e71..500ecf20768f 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_proc.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_proc.c
@@ -1369,16 +1369,12 @@ kern_proc_out(struct proc *p, struct sbuf *sb, int flags)
 }
 
 static int
-sysctl_out_proc(struct proc *p, struct sysctl_req *req, int flags,
-    int doingzomb)
+sysctl_out_proc(struct proc *p, struct sysctl_req *req, int flags)
 {
 	struct sbuf sb;
 	struct kinfo_proc ki;
-	struct proc *np;
 	int error, error2;
-	pid_t pid;
 
-	pid = p->p_pid;
 	sbuf_new_for_sysctl(&sb, (char *)&ki, sizeof(ki), req);
 	sbuf_clear_flags(&sb, SBUF_INCLUDENUL);
 	error = kern_proc_out(p, &sb, flags);
@@ -1388,20 +1384,6 @@ sysctl_out_proc(struct proc *p, struct sysctl_req *req, int flags,
 		return (error);
 	else if (error2 != 0)
 		return (error2);
-	if (doingzomb)
-		np = zpfind(pid);
-	else {
-		if (pid == 0)
-			return (0);
-		np = pfind(pid);
-	}
-	if (np == NULL)
-		return (ESRCH);
-	if (np != p) {
-		PROC_UNLOCK(np);
-		return (ESRCH);
-	}
-	PROC_UNLOCK(np);
 	return (0);
 }
 
@@ -1435,7 +1417,7 @@ sysctl_kern_proc(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
 		sx_slock(&proctree_lock);
 		error = pget((pid_t)name[0], PGET_CANSEE, &p);
 		if (error == 0)
-			error = sysctl_out_proc(p, req, flags, 0);
+			error = sysctl_out_proc(p, req, flags);
 		sx_sunlock(&proctree_lock);
 		return (error);
 	}
@@ -1566,7 +1548,7 @@ sysctl_kern_proc(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
 
 			}
 
-			error = sysctl_out_proc(p, req, flags, doingzomb);
+			error = sysctl_out_proc(p, req, flags);
 			if (error) {
 				sx_sunlock(&allproc_lock);
 				sx_sunlock(&proctree_lock);