diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index dd194923c52c..db0769447d33 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -708,7 +708,17 @@ static int de_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 		remove_parent(current);
 		remove_parent(leader);
 
-		switch_exec_pids(leader, current);
+
+		/* Become a process group leader with the old leader's pid.
+		 * Note: The old leader also uses thispid until release_task
+		 *       is called.  Odd but simple and correct.
+		 */
+		detach_pid(current, PIDTYPE_PID);
+		current->pid = leader->pid;
+		attach_pid(current, PIDTYPE_PID,  current->pid);
+		attach_pid(current, PIDTYPE_PGID, current->signal->pgrp);
+		attach_pid(current, PIDTYPE_SID,  current->signal->session);
+		list_add_tail(&current->tasks, &init_task.tasks);
 
 		current->parent = current->real_parent = leader->real_parent;
 		leader->parent = leader->real_parent = child_reaper;
@@ -722,8 +732,6 @@ static int de_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 			__ptrace_link(current, parent);
 		}
 
-		list_del(&current->tasks);
-		list_add_tail(&current->tasks, &init_task.tasks);
 		current->exit_signal = SIGCHLD;
 
 		BUG_ON(leader->exit_state != EXIT_ZOMBIE);
diff --git a/include/linux/pid.h b/include/linux/pid.h
index 5b2fcb19d2da..099e70ecf7c7 100644
--- a/include/linux/pid.h
+++ b/include/linux/pid.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ extern struct pid *FASTCALL(find_pid(enum pid_type, int));
 
 extern int alloc_pidmap(void);
 extern void FASTCALL(free_pidmap(int));
-extern void switch_exec_pids(struct task_struct *leader, struct task_struct *thread);
 
 #define do_each_task_pid(who, type, task)				\
 	if ((task = find_task_by_pid_type(type, who))) {		\
diff --git a/kernel/pid.c b/kernel/pid.c
index 1acc07246991..7781d9999058 100644
--- a/kernel/pid.c
+++ b/kernel/pid.c
@@ -217,36 +217,6 @@ task_t *find_task_by_pid_type(int type, int nr)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(find_task_by_pid_type);
 
-/*
- * This function switches the PIDs if a non-leader thread calls
- * sys_execve() - this must be done without releasing the PID.
- * (which a detach_pid() would eventually do.)
- */
-void switch_exec_pids(task_t *leader, task_t *thread)
-{
-	__detach_pid(leader, PIDTYPE_PID);
-	__detach_pid(leader, PIDTYPE_TGID);
-	__detach_pid(leader, PIDTYPE_PGID);
-	__detach_pid(leader, PIDTYPE_SID);
-
-	__detach_pid(thread, PIDTYPE_PID);
-	__detach_pid(thread, PIDTYPE_TGID);
-
-	leader->pid = leader->tgid = thread->pid;
-	thread->pid = thread->tgid;
-
-	attach_pid(thread, PIDTYPE_PID, thread->pid);
-	attach_pid(thread, PIDTYPE_TGID, thread->tgid);
-	attach_pid(thread, PIDTYPE_PGID, thread->signal->pgrp);
-	attach_pid(thread, PIDTYPE_SID, thread->signal->session);
-	list_add_tail(&thread->tasks, &init_task.tasks);
-
-	attach_pid(leader, PIDTYPE_PID, leader->pid);
-	attach_pid(leader, PIDTYPE_TGID, leader->tgid);
-	attach_pid(leader, PIDTYPE_PGID, leader->signal->pgrp);
-	attach_pid(leader, PIDTYPE_SID, leader->signal->session);
-}
-
 /*
  * The pid hash table is scaled according to the amount of memory in the
  * machine.  From a minimum of 16 slots up to 4096 slots at one gigabyte or