diff --git a/arch/mips/pci/pci-ar71xx.c b/arch/mips/pci/pci-ar71xx.c
index d471a26dd5f891664fbed0bcc6d330f73027cffd..2b534aea20e4caebe1873aeeb949433965d53807 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pci/pci-ar71xx.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pci/pci-ar71xx.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 
 struct ar71xx_pci_controller {
 	void __iomem *cfg_base;
-	spinlock_t lock;
 	int irq;
 	int irq_base;
 	struct pci_controller pci_ctrl;
@@ -182,7 +181,6 @@ static int ar71xx_pci_read_config(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn,
 {
 	struct ar71xx_pci_controller *apc = pci_bus_to_ar71xx_controller(bus);
 	void __iomem *base = apc->cfg_base;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	u32 data;
 	int err;
 	int ret;
@@ -190,8 +188,6 @@ static int ar71xx_pci_read_config(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn,
 	ret = PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL;
 	data = ~0;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&apc->lock, flags);
-
 	err = ar71xx_pci_set_cfgaddr(bus, devfn, where, size,
 				     AR71XX_PCI_CFG_CMD_READ);
 	if (err)
@@ -199,8 +195,6 @@ static int ar71xx_pci_read_config(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn,
 	else
 		data = __raw_readl(base + AR71XX_PCI_REG_CFG_RDDATA);
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&apc->lock, flags);
-
 	*value = (data >> (8 * (where & 3))) & ar71xx_pci_read_mask[size & 7];
 
 	return ret;
@@ -211,15 +205,12 @@ static int ar71xx_pci_write_config(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn,
 {
 	struct ar71xx_pci_controller *apc = pci_bus_to_ar71xx_controller(bus);
 	void __iomem *base = apc->cfg_base;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int err;
 	int ret;
 
 	value = value << (8 * (where & 3));
 	ret = PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&apc->lock, flags);
-
 	err = ar71xx_pci_set_cfgaddr(bus, devfn, where, size,
 				     AR71XX_PCI_CFG_CMD_WRITE);
 	if (err)
@@ -227,8 +218,6 @@ static int ar71xx_pci_write_config(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn,
 	else
 		__raw_writel(value, base + AR71XX_PCI_REG_CFG_WRDATA);
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&apc->lock, flags);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -360,8 +349,6 @@ static int ar71xx_pci_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!apc)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&apc->lock);
-
 	res = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, "cfg_base");
 	apc->cfg_base = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, res);
 	if (IS_ERR(apc->cfg_base))
diff --git a/arch/mips/pci/pci-ar724x.c b/arch/mips/pci/pci-ar724x.c
index 785b2659b519bce10085ee6bd42831937c616d4b..b7a6fcbb8852a3fa098e0dad61e9c21bea5b5ab0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pci/pci-ar724x.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pci/pci-ar724x.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
  *  by the Free Software Foundation.
  */
 
-#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
@@ -48,8 +47,6 @@ struct ar724x_pci_controller {
 	bool bar0_is_cached;
 	u32  bar0_value;
 
-	spinlock_t lock;
-
 	struct pci_controller pci_controller;
 	struct resource io_res;
 	struct resource mem_res;
@@ -75,7 +72,6 @@ pci_bus_to_ar724x_controller(struct pci_bus *bus)
 static int ar724x_pci_local_write(struct ar724x_pci_controller *apc,
 				  int where, int size, u32 value)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	void __iomem *base;
 	u32 data;
 	int s;
@@ -86,8 +82,6 @@ static int ar724x_pci_local_write(struct ar724x_pci_controller *apc,
 		return PCIBIOS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND;
 
 	base = apc->crp_base;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&apc->lock, flags);
 	data = __raw_readl(base + (where & ~3));
 
 	switch (size) {
@@ -105,14 +99,12 @@ static int ar724x_pci_local_write(struct ar724x_pci_controller *apc,
 		data = value;
 		break;
 	default:
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&apc->lock, flags);
 		return PCIBIOS_BAD_REGISTER_NUMBER;
 	}
 
 	__raw_writel(data, base + (where & ~3));
 	/* flush write */
 	__raw_readl(base + (where & ~3));
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&apc->lock, flags);
 
 	return PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL;
 }
@@ -121,7 +113,6 @@ static int ar724x_pci_read(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn, int where,
 			    int size, uint32_t *value)
 {
 	struct ar724x_pci_controller *apc;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	void __iomem *base;
 	u32 data;
 
@@ -133,8 +124,6 @@ static int ar724x_pci_read(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn, int where,
 		return PCIBIOS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND;
 
 	base = apc->devcfg_base;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&apc->lock, flags);
 	data = __raw_readl(base + (where & ~3));
 
 	switch (size) {
@@ -153,13 +142,9 @@ static int ar724x_pci_read(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn, int where,
 	case 4:
 		break;
 	default:
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&apc->lock, flags);
-
 		return PCIBIOS_BAD_REGISTER_NUMBER;
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&apc->lock, flags);
-
 	if (where == PCI_BASE_ADDRESS_0 && size == 4 &&
 	    apc->bar0_is_cached) {
 		/* use the cached value */
@@ -175,7 +160,6 @@ static int ar724x_pci_write(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn, int where,
 			     int size, uint32_t value)
 {
 	struct ar724x_pci_controller *apc;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	void __iomem *base;
 	u32 data;
 	int s;
@@ -209,8 +193,6 @@ static int ar724x_pci_write(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn, int where,
 	}
 
 	base = apc->devcfg_base;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&apc->lock, flags);
 	data = __raw_readl(base + (where & ~3));
 
 	switch (size) {
@@ -228,15 +210,12 @@ static int ar724x_pci_write(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn, int where,
 		data = value;
 		break;
 	default:
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&apc->lock, flags);
-
 		return PCIBIOS_BAD_REGISTER_NUMBER;
 	}
 
 	__raw_writel(data, base + (where & ~3));
 	/* flush write */
 	__raw_readl(base + (where & ~3));
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&apc->lock, flags);
 
 	return PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL;
 }
@@ -380,8 +359,6 @@ static int ar724x_pci_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (apc->irq < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&apc->lock);
-
 	res = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_IO, "io_base");
 	if (!res)
 		return -EINVAL;