diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
index 59392de7a477..358ed77ffb2b 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
@@ -3438,14 +3438,11 @@ static int pool_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **argv)
 static int pool_map(struct dm_target *ti, struct bio *bio)
 {
 	struct pool_c *pt = ti->private;
-	struct pool *pool = pt->pool;
 
 	/*
 	 * As this is a singleton target, ti->begin is always zero.
 	 */
-	spin_lock_irq(&pool->lock);
 	bio_set_dev(bio, pt->data_dev->bdev);
-	spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
 
 	return DM_MAPIO_REMAPPED;
 }