diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DirectoryScanner.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DirectoryScanner.java
index bbf12ffec3..ce084a74a1 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DirectoryScanner.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DirectoryScanner.java
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.datanode.fsdataset.FsDatasetSpi;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.datanode.fsdataset.FsVolumeSpi;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.datanode.fsdataset.FsVolumeSpi.ScanInfo;
-import org.apache.hadoop.util.AutoCloseableLock;
 import org.apache.hadoop.util.Daemon;
 import org.apache.hadoop.util.StopWatch;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -472,87 +471,85 @@ private void scan() {
     // Pre-sort the reports outside of the lock
     blockPoolReport.sortBlocks();
 
-    // Hold FSDataset lock to prevent further changes to the block map
-    try (AutoCloseableLock lock = dataset.acquireDatasetLock()) {
-      for (final String bpid : blockPoolReport.getBlockPoolIds()) {
-        List<ScanInfo> blockpoolReport = blockPoolReport.getScanInfo(bpid);
+    for (final String bpid : blockPoolReport.getBlockPoolIds()) {
+      List<ScanInfo> blockpoolReport = blockPoolReport.getScanInfo(bpid);
 
-        Stats statsRecord = new Stats(bpid);
-        stats.put(bpid, statsRecord);
-        Collection<ScanInfo> diffRecord = new ArrayList<>();
+      Stats statsRecord = new Stats(bpid);
+      stats.put(bpid, statsRecord);
+      Collection<ScanInfo> diffRecord = new ArrayList<>();
 
-        statsRecord.totalBlocks = blockpoolReport.size();
-        final List<ReplicaInfo> bl = dataset.getSortedFinalizedBlocks(bpid);
+      statsRecord.totalBlocks = blockpoolReport.size();
+      final List<ReplicaInfo> bl;
+      bl = dataset.getSortedFinalizedBlocks(bpid);
 
-        int d = 0; // index for blockpoolReport
-        int m = 0; // index for memReprot
-        while (m < bl.size() && d < blockpoolReport.size()) {
-          ReplicaInfo memBlock = bl.get(m);
-          ScanInfo info = blockpoolReport.get(d);
-          if (info.getBlockId() < memBlock.getBlockId()) {
-            if (!dataset.isDeletingBlock(bpid, info.getBlockId())) {
-              // Block is missing in memory
-              statsRecord.missingMemoryBlocks++;
-              addDifference(diffRecord, statsRecord, info);
-            }
-            d++;
-            continue;
-          }
-          if (info.getBlockId() > memBlock.getBlockId()) {
-            // Block is missing on the disk
-            addDifference(diffRecord, statsRecord, memBlock.getBlockId(),
-                info.getVolume());
-            m++;
-            continue;
-          }
-          // Block file and/or metadata file exists on the disk
-          // Block exists in memory
-          if (info.getVolume().getStorageType() != StorageType.PROVIDED
-              && info.getBlockFile() == null) {
-            // Block metadata file exits and block file is missing
-            addDifference(diffRecord, statsRecord, info);
-          } else if (info.getGenStamp() != memBlock.getGenerationStamp()
-              || info.getBlockLength() != memBlock.getNumBytes()) {
-            // Block metadata file is missing or has wrong generation stamp,
-            // or block file length is different than expected
-            statsRecord.mismatchBlocks++;
-            addDifference(diffRecord, statsRecord, info);
-          } else if (memBlock.compareWith(info) != 0) {
-            // volumeMap record and on-disk files do not match.
-            statsRecord.duplicateBlocks++;
+      int d = 0; // index for blockpoolReport
+      int m = 0; // index for memReprot
+      while (m < bl.size() && d < blockpoolReport.size()) {
+        ReplicaInfo memBlock = bl.get(m);
+        ScanInfo info = blockpoolReport.get(d);
+        if (info.getBlockId() < memBlock.getBlockId()) {
+          if (!dataset.isDeletingBlock(bpid, info.getBlockId())) {
+            // Block is missing in memory
+            statsRecord.missingMemoryBlocks++;
             addDifference(diffRecord, statsRecord, info);
           }
           d++;
+          continue;
+        }
+        if (info.getBlockId() > memBlock.getBlockId()) {
+          // Block is missing on the disk
+          addDifference(diffRecord, statsRecord, memBlock.getBlockId(),
+              info.getVolume());
+          m++;
+          continue;
+        }
+        // Block file and/or metadata file exists on the disk
+        // Block exists in memory
+        if (info.getVolume().getStorageType() != StorageType.PROVIDED
+            && info.getBlockFile() == null) {
+          // Block metadata file exits and block file is missing
+          addDifference(diffRecord, statsRecord, info);
+        } else if (info.getGenStamp() != memBlock.getGenerationStamp()
+            || info.getBlockLength() != memBlock.getNumBytes()) {
+          // Block metadata file is missing or has wrong generation stamp,
+          // or block file length is different than expected
+          statsRecord.mismatchBlocks++;
+          addDifference(diffRecord, statsRecord, info);
+        } else if (memBlock.compareWith(info) != 0) {
+          // volumeMap record and on-disk files do not match.
+          statsRecord.duplicateBlocks++;
+          addDifference(diffRecord, statsRecord, info);
+        }
+        d++;
 
-          if (d < blockpoolReport.size()) {
-            // There may be multiple on-disk records for the same block, do not
-            // increment the memory record pointer if so.
-            ScanInfo nextInfo = blockpoolReport.get(d);
-            if (nextInfo.getBlockId() != info.getBlockId()) {
-              ++m;
-            }
-          } else {
+        if (d < blockpoolReport.size()) {
+          // There may be multiple on-disk records for the same block, do not
+          // increment the memory record pointer if so.
+          ScanInfo nextInfo = blockpoolReport.get(d);
+          if (nextInfo.getBlockId() != info.getBlockId()) {
             ++m;
           }
+        } else {
+          ++m;
         }
-        while (m < bl.size()) {
-          ReplicaInfo current = bl.get(m++);
-          addDifference(diffRecord, statsRecord, current.getBlockId(),
-              current.getVolume());
-        }
-        while (d < blockpoolReport.size()) {
-          if (!dataset.isDeletingBlock(bpid,
-              blockpoolReport.get(d).getBlockId())) {
-            statsRecord.missingMemoryBlocks++;
-            addDifference(diffRecord, statsRecord, blockpoolReport.get(d));
-          }
-          d++;
-        }
-        synchronized (diffs) {
-          diffs.addAll(bpid, diffRecord);
-        }
-        LOG.info("Scan Results: {}", statsRecord);
       }
+      while (m < bl.size()) {
+        ReplicaInfo current = bl.get(m++);
+        addDifference(diffRecord, statsRecord, current.getBlockId(),
+            current.getVolume());
+      }
+      while (d < blockpoolReport.size()) {
+        if (!dataset.isDeletingBlock(bpid,
+            blockpoolReport.get(d).getBlockId())) {
+          statsRecord.missingMemoryBlocks++;
+          addDifference(diffRecord, statsRecord, blockpoolReport.get(d));
+        }
+        d++;
+      }
+      synchronized (diffs) {
+        diffs.addAll(bpid, diffRecord);
+      }
+      LOG.info("Scan Results: {}", statsRecord);
     }
   }