1 files changed, 1 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/re.c b/re.c
index 7e57b856c1..a35851f36d 100644
--- a/re.c
+++ b/re.c
@@ -645,12 +645,7 @@ rb_reg_search(re, str, pos, reverse)
 	return result;
     }
 
-    if (rb_thread_scope_shared_p()) {
-	match = Qnil;
-    }
-    else {
-	match = rb_backref_get();
-    }
+    match = rb_backref_get();
     if (NIL_P(match) || FL_TEST(match, MATCH_BUSY)) {
 	match = match_alloc();
     }