diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb
index 3a585ae29a8972850ac9cb7cc207e25a9b4b04a8..9aac94ceb03fb8b64dd5a806aeaf2f0befe816c2 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb
@@ -666,7 +666,6 @@ def hash_filter(params, filter)
             # Declaration { user: :name } or { user: [:name, :age, { address: ... }] }.
             params[key] = each_element(value) do |element|
               if element.is_a?(Parameters)
-                element = self.class.new(element) unless element.respond_to?(:permit)
                 element.permit(*Array.wrap(filter[key]))
               end
             end