diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
index ae995ed0e6f9..f33ca43659e2 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
@@ -951,10 +951,6 @@ int drbd_send_state(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 	struct p_state p;
 	int ok = 0;
 
-	/* Grab state lock so we wont send state if we're in the middle
-	 * of a cluster wide state change on another thread */
-	drbd_state_lock(mdev);
-
 	mutex_lock(&mdev->tconn->data.mutex);
 
 	p.state = cpu_to_be32(mdev->state.i); /* Within the send mutex */
@@ -966,7 +962,6 @@ int drbd_send_state(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 
 	mutex_unlock(&mdev->tconn->data.mutex);
 
-	drbd_state_unlock(mdev);
 	return ok;
 }