diff --git a/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_runtime.cpp b/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_runtime.cpp
--- a/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_runtime.cpp
+++ b/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_runtime.cpp
@@ -3985,12 +3985,6 @@
 
   __kmp_reset_root(gtid, root);
 
-  /* free up this thread slot */
-  __kmp_gtid_set_specific(KMP_GTID_DNE);
-#ifdef KMP_TDATA_GTID
-  __kmp_gtid = KMP_GTID_DNE;
-#endif
-
   KMP_MB();
   KC_TRACE(10,
            ("__kmp_unregister_root_current_thread: T#%d unregistered\n", gtid));
@@ -5828,20 +5822,6 @@
   /* NOTE: the gtid is stored as gitd+1 in the thread-local-storage
    * this is because 0 is reserved for the nothing-stored case */
 
-  /* josh: One reason for setting the gtid specific data even when it is being
-     destroyed by pthread is to allow gtid lookup through thread specific data
-     (__kmp_gtid_get_specific).  Some of the code, especially stat code,
-     that gets executed in the call to __kmp_internal_end_thread, actually
-     gets the gtid through the thread specific data.  Setting it here seems
-     rather inelegant and perhaps wrong, but allows __kmp_internal_end_thread
-     to run smoothly.
-     todo: get rid of this after we remove the dependence on
-     __kmp_gtid_get_specific  */
-  if (gtid >= 0 && KMP_UBER_GTID(gtid))
-    __kmp_gtid_set_specific(gtid);
-#ifdef KMP_TDATA_GTID
-  __kmp_gtid = gtid;
-#endif
   __kmp_internal_end_thread(gtid);
 }