diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DataSetLockManager.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DataSetLockManager.java
index 1d59f87ab2..eac1259fb8 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DataSetLockManager.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DataSetLockManager.java
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ public void addLock(LockLevel level, String... resources) {
   public void removeLock(LockLevel level, String... resources) {
     String lockName = generateLockName(level, resources);
     try (AutoCloseDataSetLock lock = writeLock(level, resources)) {
-      lock.lock();
       lockMap.removeLock(lockName);
     }
   }