diff --git a/include/asm-generic/qspinlock.h b/include/asm-generic/qspinlock.h
index a8ed0a352d75..9cc457597ddf 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/qspinlock.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/qspinlock.h
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
  * @lock: Pointer to queued spinlock structure
  * Return: 1 if it is locked, 0 otherwise
  */
-#ifndef queued_spin_is_locked
 static __always_inline int queued_spin_is_locked(struct qspinlock *lock)
 {
 	/*
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ static __always_inline int queued_spin_is_locked(struct qspinlock *lock)
 	 */
 	return atomic_read(&lock->val);
 }
-#endif
 
 /**
  * queued_spin_value_unlocked - is the spinlock structure unlocked?
diff --git a/include/linux/mutex.h b/include/linux/mutex.h
index 14bc0d5d0ee5..3093dd162424 100644
--- a/include/linux/mutex.h
+++ b/include/linux/mutex.h
@@ -146,9 +146,6 @@ extern void __mutex_init(struct mutex *lock, const char *name,
  */
 static inline bool mutex_is_locked(struct mutex *lock)
 {
-	/*
-	 * XXX think about spin_is_locked
-	 */
 	return __mutex_owner(lock) != NULL;
 }