diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
index b91851f..4610fd6 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
@@ -245,13 +245,11 @@
 		crypto_free_blkcipher(crypt_stat->tfm);
 	if (crypt_stat->hash_tfm)
 		crypto_free_hash(crypt_stat->hash_tfm);
-	mutex_lock(&crypt_stat->keysig_list_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(key_sig, key_sig_tmp,
 				 &crypt_stat->keysig_list, crypt_stat_list) {
 		list_del(&key_sig->crypt_stat_list);
 		kmem_cache_free(ecryptfs_key_sig_cache, key_sig);
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&crypt_stat->keysig_list_mutex);
 	memset(crypt_stat, 0, sizeof(struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat));
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/super.c b/fs/ecryptfs/super.c
index 12d6496..b15a43a 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/super.c
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@
 	struct ecryptfs_inode_info *inode_info;
 
 	inode_info = ecryptfs_inode_to_private(inode);
-	mutex_lock(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
 	if (inode_info->lower_file) {
 		struct dentry *lower_dentry =
 			inode_info->lower_file->f_dentry;
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@
 			d_drop(lower_dentry);
 		}
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
 	ecryptfs_destroy_crypt_stat(&inode_info->crypt_stat);
 	kmem_cache_free(ecryptfs_inode_info_cache, inode_info);
 }