diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 25bab6032dfe1fc098721b9d9037c07ac00e5453..611052bacaff212072c0bfc41475608159264f53 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -820,12 +820,10 @@ static void nfs4_free_closedata(struct nfs4_closedata *calldata)
 {
 	struct nfs4_state *state = calldata->state;
 	struct nfs4_state_owner *sp = state->owner;
-	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(calldata->inode);
 
 	nfs4_put_open_state(calldata->state);
 	nfs_free_seqid(calldata->arg.seqid);
 	nfs4_put_state_owner(sp);
-	up_read(&server->nfs4_state->cl_sem);
 	kfree(calldata);
 }
 
@@ -2758,7 +2756,6 @@ static int _nfs4_proc_unlck(struct nfs4_state *state, int cmd, struct file_lock
 {
 	struct inode *inode = state->inode;
 	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(inode);
-	struct nfs4_client *clp = server->nfs4_state;
 	struct nfs_lockargs arg = {
 		.fh = NFS_FH(inode),
 		.type = nfs4_lck_type(cmd, request),
@@ -2778,7 +2775,6 @@ static int _nfs4_proc_unlck(struct nfs4_state *state, int cmd, struct file_lock
 	struct nfs_locku_opargs luargs;
 	int status;
 			
-	down_read(&clp->cl_sem);
 	status = nfs4_set_lock_state(state, request);
 	if (status != 0)
 		goto out;
@@ -2802,7 +2798,6 @@ static int _nfs4_proc_unlck(struct nfs4_state *state, int cmd, struct file_lock
 out:
 	if (status == 0)
 		do_vfs_lock(request->fl_file, request);
-	up_read(&clp->cl_sem);
 	return status;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index 86c08c165ce78dcaff9a987daccaa7c87f684d50..bb35743619586cf8ac3f1c1e85cf885fab27397c 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -481,17 +481,15 @@ void nfs4_put_open_state(struct nfs4_state *state)
 }
 
 /*
- * Beware! Caller must be holding no references to clp->cl_sem!
+ * Close the current file.
  */
 void nfs4_close_state(struct nfs4_state *state, mode_t mode)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = state->inode;
 	struct nfs4_state_owner *owner = state->owner;
-	struct nfs4_client *clp = owner->so_client;
 	int newstate;
 
 	atomic_inc(&owner->so_count);
-	down_read(&clp->cl_sem);
 	/* Protect against nfs4_find_state() */
 	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 	if (mode & FMODE_READ)
@@ -523,7 +521,6 @@ void nfs4_close_state(struct nfs4_state *state, mode_t mode)
 out:
 	nfs4_put_open_state(state);
 	nfs4_put_state_owner(owner);
-	up_read(&clp->cl_sem);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -704,8 +701,6 @@ void nfs_free_seqid(struct nfs_seqid *seqid)
 }
 
 /*
- * Called with clp->cl_sem held.
- *
  * Increment the seqid if the OPEN/OPEN_DOWNGRADE/CLOSE succeeded, or
  * failed with a seqid incrementing error -
  * see comments nfs_fs.h:seqid_mutating_error()
@@ -743,8 +738,6 @@ void nfs_increment_open_seqid(int status, struct nfs_seqid *seqid)
 }
 
 /*
- * Called with clp->cl_sem held.
- *
  * Increment the seqid if the LOCK/LOCKU succeeded, or
  * failed with a seqid incrementing error -
  * see comments nfs_fs.h:seqid_mutating_error()