diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index 8b9c5ab0abc0..1b0b9f2a4fbf 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ struct fuse_file *fuse_file_alloc(struct fuse_mount *fm, bool release)
 	}
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ff->write_entry);
-	mutex_init(&ff->readdir.lock);
 	refcount_set(&ff->count, 1);
 	RB_CLEAR_NODE(&ff->polled_node);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&ff->poll_wait);
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@ struct fuse_file *fuse_file_alloc(struct fuse_mount *fm, bool release)
 void fuse_file_free(struct fuse_file *ff)
 {
 	kfree(ff->args);
-	mutex_destroy(&ff->readdir.lock);
 	kfree(ff);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
index 0f3521449bb4..3658a70ae414 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
@@ -243,12 +243,6 @@ struct fuse_file {
 
 	/* Readdir related */
 	struct {
-		/*
-		 * Protects below fields against (crazy) parallel readdir on
-		 * same open file.  Uncontended in the normal case.
-		 */
-		struct mutex lock;
-
 		/* Dir stream position */
 		loff_t pos;
 
diff --git a/fs/fuse/readdir.c b/fs/fuse/readdir.c
index c66a54d6c7d3..0377b6dc24c8 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/readdir.c
@@ -592,15 +592,11 @@ int fuse_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 	if (fuse_is_bad(inode))
 		return -EIO;
 
-	mutex_lock(&ff->readdir.lock);
-
 	err = UNCACHED;
 	if (ff->open_flags & FOPEN_CACHE_DIR)
 		err = fuse_readdir_cached(file, ctx);
 	if (err == UNCACHED)
 		err = fuse_readdir_uncached(file, ctx);
 
-	mutex_unlock(&ff->readdir.lock);
-
 	return err;
 }