diff --git a/drivers/memstick/core/mspro_block.c b/drivers/memstick/core/mspro_block.c
index a167938d4517b3d735bf70fb681fdd8121fb12eb..b11b2b89ae2230f47e6d3d1391ff8febc72ca944 100644
--- a/drivers/memstick/core/mspro_block.c
+++ b/drivers/memstick/core/mspro_block.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 #define DRIVER_NAME "mspro_block"
 
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(mspro_block_mutex);
 static int major;
 module_param(major, int, 0644);
 
@@ -181,7 +180,6 @@ static int mspro_block_bd_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
 	struct mspro_block_data *msb = disk->private_data;
 	int rc = -ENXIO;
 
-	mutex_lock(&mspro_block_mutex);
 	mutex_lock(&mspro_block_disk_lock);
 
 	if (msb && msb->card) {
@@ -193,7 +191,6 @@ static int mspro_block_bd_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&mspro_block_disk_lock);
-	mutex_unlock(&mspro_block_mutex);
 
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -225,11 +222,7 @@ static int mspro_block_disk_release(struct gendisk *disk)
 
 static int mspro_block_bd_release(struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode)
 {
-	int ret;
-	mutex_lock(&mspro_block_mutex);
-	ret = mspro_block_disk_release(disk);
-	mutex_unlock(&mspro_block_mutex);
-	return ret;
+	return mspro_block_disk_release(disk);
 }
 
 static int mspro_block_bd_getgeo(struct block_device *bdev,