diff --git a/ipc/msg.c b/ipc/msg.c
index a3c0dc40a0cf31fe489af987ebcc1b6ee00de407..bd60d7e159e8962e1f1927d7b19188696d543d5d 100644
--- a/ipc/msg.c
+++ b/ipc/msg.c
@@ -141,31 +141,6 @@ void __init msg_init(void)
 				IPC_MSG_IDS, sysvipc_msg_proc_show);
 }
 
-/*
- * msg_lock_(check_) routines are called in the paths where the rw_mutex
- * is not held.
- */
-static inline struct msg_queue *msg_lock(struct ipc_namespace *ns, int id)
-{
-	struct kern_ipc_perm *ipcp = ipc_lock(&msg_ids(ns), id);
-
-	if (IS_ERR(ipcp))
-		return (struct msg_queue *)ipcp;
-
-	return container_of(ipcp, struct msg_queue, q_perm);
-}
-
-static inline struct msg_queue *msg_lock_check(struct ipc_namespace *ns,
-						int id)
-{
-	struct kern_ipc_perm *ipcp = ipc_lock_check(&msg_ids(ns), id);
-
-	if (IS_ERR(ipcp))
-		return (struct msg_queue *)ipcp;
-
-	return container_of(ipcp, struct msg_queue, q_perm);
-}
-
 static inline struct msg_queue *msq_obtain_object(struct ipc_namespace *ns, int id)
 {
 	struct kern_ipc_perm *ipcp = ipc_obtain_object(&msg_ids(ns), id);
diff --git a/ipc/sem.c b/ipc/sem.c
index b4b892b5c5f8d6124c478ae10c0dcdce94b56358..d3ad3573bc6ff56dacf73c95da1300e60d52f225 100644
--- a/ipc/sem.c
+++ b/ipc/sem.c
@@ -1296,7 +1296,6 @@ static int semctl_down(struct ipc_namespace *ns, int semid,
 				      &semid64.sem_perm, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(ipcp)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(ipcp);
-		/* the ipc lock is not held upon failure */
 		goto out_unlock1;
 	}