diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetclient.c b/src/rpc/virnetclient.c
index d7455b571d55a2584f3f3f3c572adc88b9f5782f..7fca055e86051e52815fe93509df7885f14f9284 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetclient.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetclient.c
@@ -622,8 +622,6 @@ void virNetClientDispose(void *obj)
 #endif
 
     virNetMessageClear(&client->msg);
-
-    virObjectUnlock(client);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c b/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c
index b2a4fdf7751472ddb574229463f270cf88bd2115..f5259c22dbafffa5c576f1696a31ca2741b6afcf 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c
@@ -866,7 +866,6 @@ void virNetServerClientDispose(void *obj)
     virObjectUnref(client->tlsCtxt);
 #endif
     virObjectUnref(client->sock);
-    virObjectUnlock(client);
 }