diff --git a/libcontainer/nsenter/nsexec.c b/libcontainer/nsenter/nsexec.c
index 8199faf3a..49e8f54b6 100644
--- a/libcontainer/nsenter/nsexec.c
+++ b/libcontainer/nsenter/nsexec.c
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@ enum sync_t {
 	SYNC_CHILD_FINISH = 0x45,	/* The child or grandchild has finished. */
 };
 
-/*
- * Synchronisation value for cgroup namespace setup.
- * The same constant is defined in process_linux.go as "createCgroupns".
- */
-#define CREATECGROUPNS 0x80
-
 #define STAGE_SETUP  -1
 /* longjmp() arguments. */
 #define STAGE_PARENT  0
@@ -1075,24 +1069,9 @@ void nsexec(void)
 					bail("setgroups failed");
 			}
 
-			/*
-			 * Wait until our topmost parent has finished cgroup setup in
-			 * p.manager.Apply().
-			 *
-			 * TODO(cyphar): Check if this code is actually needed because we
-			 *               should be in the cgroup even from stage-0, so
-			 *               waiting until now might not make sense.
-			 */
 			if (config.cloneflags & CLONE_NEWCGROUP) {
-				uint8_t value;
-				if (read(pipenum, &value, sizeof(value)) != sizeof(value))
-					bail("read synchronisation value failed");
-				if (value == CREATECGROUPNS) {
-					write_log(DEBUG, "unshare cgroup namespace");
-					if (unshare(CLONE_NEWCGROUP) < 0)
-						bail("failed to unshare cgroup namespace");
-				} else
-					bail("received unknown synchronisation value");
+				if (unshare(CLONE_NEWCGROUP) < 0)
+					bail("failed to unshare cgroup namespace");
 			}
 
 			write_log(DEBUG, "signal completion to stage-0");
diff --git a/libcontainer/process_linux.go b/libcontainer/process_linux.go
index 490a7c8d7..e1649876b 100644
--- a/libcontainer/process_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/process_linux.go
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
-// Synchronisation value for cgroup namespace setup.
-// The same constant is defined in nsexec.c as "CREATECGROUPNS".
-const createCgroupns = 0x80
-
 type parentProcess interface {
 	// pid returns the pid for the running process.
 	pid() int
@@ -411,13 +407,6 @@ func (p *initProcess) start() (retErr error) {
 	}
 	p.setExternalDescriptors(fds)
 
-	// Now it's time to setup cgroup namesapce
-	if p.config.Config.Namespaces.Contains(configs.NEWCGROUP) && p.config.Config.Namespaces.PathOf(configs.NEWCGROUP) == "" {
-		if _, err := p.messageSockPair.parent.Write([]byte{createCgroupns}); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error sending synchronization value to init process: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	// Wait for our first child to exit
 	if err := p.waitForChildExit(childPid); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error waiting for our first child to exit: %w", err)