diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 2712cd3e77a0..cde72d85991d 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -4713,7 +4713,6 @@ nfsd4_open_confirm(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	nfs4_put_stid(&stp->st_stid);
 out:
 	nfsd4_bump_seqid(cstate, status);
-	nfs4_unlock_state();
 	return status;
 }
 
@@ -4760,7 +4759,6 @@ nfsd4_open_downgrade(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 		dprintk("NFSD: %s: od_deleg_want=0x%x ignored\n", __func__,
 			od->od_deleg_want);
 
-	nfs4_lock_state();
 	status = nfs4_preprocess_confirmed_seqid_op(cstate, od->od_seqid,
 					&od->od_stateid, &stp, nn);
 	if (status)
@@ -4826,7 +4824,6 @@ nfsd4_close(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	dprintk("NFSD: nfsd4_close on file %pd\n", 
 			cstate->current_fh.fh_dentry);
 
-	nfs4_lock_state();
 	status = nfs4_preprocess_seqid_op(cstate, close->cl_seqid,
 					&close->cl_stateid,
 					NFS4_OPEN_STID|NFS4_CLOSED_STID,
@@ -4842,7 +4839,6 @@ nfsd4_close(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	/* put reference from nfs4_preprocess_seqid_op */
 	nfs4_put_stid(&stp->st_stid);
 out:
-	nfs4_unlock_state();
 	return status;
 }