diff --git a/fs/gfs2/aops.c b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
index 801f244690bf..1e7ab519bfea 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/aops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
@@ -741,7 +741,6 @@ int gfs2_releasepage(struct page *page, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 	 */
 
 	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
-	spin_lock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 	head = bh = page_buffers(page);
 	do {
 		if (atomic_read(&bh->b_count))
@@ -753,7 +752,6 @@ int gfs2_releasepage(struct page *page, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 			goto cannot_release;
 		bh = bh->b_this_page;
 	} while(bh != head);
-	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 
 	head = bh = page_buffers(page);
 	do {
@@ -779,7 +777,6 @@ int gfs2_releasepage(struct page *page, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 	return try_to_free_buffers(page);
 
 cannot_release:
-	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
 	return 0;
 }