diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/coda/coda-common.c b/drivers/media/platform/coda/coda-common.c
index c7631e117dd318fd52a82c2ef72e4e2e2a756711..b86d704ae10c95e009506ba223d91949bbc0aba4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/coda/coda-common.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/coda/coda-common.c
@@ -1297,28 +1297,10 @@ static void coda_job_abort(void *priv)
 		 "Aborting task\n");
 }
 
-static void coda_lock(void *m2m_priv)
-{
-	struct coda_ctx *ctx = m2m_priv;
-	struct coda_dev *pcdev = ctx->dev;
-
-	mutex_lock(&pcdev->dev_mutex);
-}
-
-static void coda_unlock(void *m2m_priv)
-{
-	struct coda_ctx *ctx = m2m_priv;
-	struct coda_dev *pcdev = ctx->dev;
-
-	mutex_unlock(&pcdev->dev_mutex);
-}
-
 static const struct v4l2_m2m_ops coda_m2m_ops = {
 	.device_run	= coda_device_run,
 	.job_ready	= coda_job_ready,
 	.job_abort	= coda_job_abort,
-	.lock		= coda_lock,
-	.unlock		= coda_unlock,
 };
 
 static void set_default_params(struct coda_ctx *ctx)
@@ -2092,9 +2074,9 @@ static int coda_open(struct file *file)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctx->buffer_meta_list);
 	spin_lock_init(&ctx->buffer_meta_lock);
 
-	coda_lock(ctx);
+	mutex_lock(&dev->dev_mutex);
 	list_add(&ctx->list, &dev->instances);
-	coda_unlock(ctx);
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->dev_mutex);
 
 	v4l2_dbg(1, coda_debug, &dev->v4l2_dev, "Created instance %d (%p)\n",
 		 ctx->idx, ctx);
@@ -2142,9 +2124,9 @@ static int coda_release(struct file *file)
 		flush_work(&ctx->seq_end_work);
 	}
 
-	coda_lock(ctx);
+	mutex_lock(&dev->dev_mutex);
 	list_del(&ctx->list);
-	coda_unlock(ctx);
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->dev_mutex);
 
 	if (ctx->dev->devtype->product == CODA_DX6)
 		coda_free_aux_buf(dev, &ctx->workbuf);
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/m2m-deinterlace.c b/drivers/media/platform/m2m-deinterlace.c
index 3008892eb8dd95a8c0311ac2fe1ecd899853e910..a566ec566cec091841d237a6f2960019a9c998d6 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/m2m-deinterlace.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/m2m-deinterlace.c
@@ -181,20 +181,6 @@ static void deinterlace_job_abort(void *priv)
 	v4l2_m2m_job_finish(pcdev->m2m_dev, ctx->m2m_ctx);
 }
 
-static void deinterlace_lock(void *priv)
-{
-	struct deinterlace_ctx *ctx = priv;
-	struct deinterlace_dev *pcdev = ctx->dev;
-	mutex_lock(&pcdev->dev_mutex);
-}
-
-static void deinterlace_unlock(void *priv)
-{
-	struct deinterlace_ctx *ctx = priv;
-	struct deinterlace_dev *pcdev = ctx->dev;
-	mutex_unlock(&pcdev->dev_mutex);
-}
-
 static void dma_callback(void *data)
 {
 	struct deinterlace_ctx *curr_ctx = data;
@@ -956,9 +942,9 @@ static __poll_t deinterlace_poll(struct file *file,
 	struct deinterlace_ctx *ctx = file->private_data;
 	__poll_t ret;
 
-	deinterlace_lock(ctx);
+	mutex_lock(&ctx->dev->dev_mutex);
 	ret = v4l2_m2m_poll(file, ctx->m2m_ctx, wait);
-	deinterlace_unlock(ctx);
+	mutex_unlock(&ctx->dev->dev_mutex);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -992,8 +978,6 @@ static const struct v4l2_m2m_ops m2m_ops = {
 	.device_run	= deinterlace_device_run,
 	.job_ready	= deinterlace_job_ready,
 	.job_abort	= deinterlace_job_abort,
-	.lock		= deinterlace_lock,
-	.unlock		= deinterlace_unlock,
 };
 
 static int deinterlace_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vcodec/mtk_vcodec_dec.c b/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vcodec/mtk_vcodec_dec.c
index 86f0a7134365c3240f4ac0d3a17979ef6f733ace..5523edadb86cb7eb17be627ec6d6ef847660162d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vcodec/mtk_vcodec_dec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vcodec/mtk_vcodec_dec.c
@@ -1411,28 +1411,10 @@ int mtk_vcodec_dec_ctrls_setup(struct mtk_vcodec_ctx *ctx)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void m2mops_vdec_lock(void *m2m_priv)
-{
-	struct mtk_vcodec_ctx *ctx = m2m_priv;
-
-	mtk_v4l2_debug(3, "[%d]", ctx->id);
-	mutex_lock(&ctx->dev->dev_mutex);
-}
-
-static void m2mops_vdec_unlock(void *m2m_priv)
-{
-	struct mtk_vcodec_ctx *ctx = m2m_priv;
-
-	mtk_v4l2_debug(3, "[%d]", ctx->id);
-	mutex_unlock(&ctx->dev->dev_mutex);
-}
-
 const struct v4l2_m2m_ops mtk_vdec_m2m_ops = {
 	.device_run	= m2mops_vdec_device_run,
 	.job_ready	= m2mops_vdec_job_ready,
 	.job_abort	= m2mops_vdec_job_abort,
-	.lock		= m2mops_vdec_lock,
-	.unlock		= m2mops_vdec_unlock,
 };
 
 static const struct vb2_ops mtk_vdec_vb2_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vcodec/mtk_vcodec_enc.c b/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vcodec/mtk_vcodec_enc.c
index 1b1a28abbf1f6f4b913468053aae836beba62b59..6ad408514a9984b999e0e0f99d9d439311716157 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vcodec/mtk_vcodec_enc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vcodec/mtk_vcodec_enc.c
@@ -1181,26 +1181,10 @@ static void m2mops_venc_job_abort(void *priv)
 	ctx->state = MTK_STATE_ABORT;
 }
 
-static void m2mops_venc_lock(void *m2m_priv)
-{
-	struct mtk_vcodec_ctx *ctx = m2m_priv;
-
-	mutex_lock(&ctx->dev->dev_mutex);
-}
-
-static void m2mops_venc_unlock(void *m2m_priv)
-{
-	struct mtk_vcodec_ctx *ctx = m2m_priv;
-
-	mutex_unlock(&ctx->dev->dev_mutex);
-}
-
 const struct v4l2_m2m_ops mtk_venc_m2m_ops = {
 	.device_run	= m2mops_venc_device_run,
 	.job_ready	= m2mops_venc_job_ready,
 	.job_abort	= m2mops_venc_job_abort,
-	.lock		= m2mops_venc_lock,
-	.unlock		= m2mops_venc_unlock,
 };
 
 void mtk_vcodec_enc_set_default_params(struct mtk_vcodec_ctx *ctx)
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/mx2_emmaprp.c b/drivers/media/platform/mx2_emmaprp.c
index 2e64729134b28824bb6a660bac92d17b379adc6f..83b9db895a646d1257832fcf8a17d787f5857f5d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mx2_emmaprp.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mx2_emmaprp.c
@@ -250,20 +250,6 @@ static void emmaprp_job_abort(void *priv)
 	v4l2_m2m_job_finish(pcdev->m2m_dev, ctx->m2m_ctx);
 }
 
-static void emmaprp_lock(void *priv)
-{
-	struct emmaprp_ctx *ctx = priv;
-	struct emmaprp_dev *pcdev = ctx->dev;
-	mutex_lock(&pcdev->dev_mutex);
-}
-
-static void emmaprp_unlock(void *priv)
-{
-	struct emmaprp_ctx *ctx = priv;
-	struct emmaprp_dev *pcdev = ctx->dev;
-	mutex_unlock(&pcdev->dev_mutex);
-}
-
 static inline void emmaprp_dump_regs(struct emmaprp_dev *pcdev)
 {
 	dprintk(pcdev,
@@ -885,8 +871,6 @@ static const struct video_device emmaprp_videodev = {
 static const struct v4l2_m2m_ops m2m_ops = {
 	.device_run	= emmaprp_device_run,
 	.job_abort	= emmaprp_job_abort,
-	.lock		= emmaprp_lock,
-	.unlock		= emmaprp_unlock,
 };
 
 static int emmaprp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/sti/delta/delta-v4l2.c b/drivers/media/platform/sti/delta/delta-v4l2.c
index 232d508c5b660bf4ee45a51e22f534c051ee9eb6..0b42acd4e3a6e793650ffd1ec7ba6c05330a5a83 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/sti/delta/delta-v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/sti/delta/delta-v4l2.c
@@ -339,22 +339,6 @@ static void register_decoders(struct delta_dev *delta)
 	}
 }
 
-static void delta_lock(void *priv)
-{
-	struct delta_ctx *ctx = priv;
-	struct delta_dev *delta = ctx->dev;
-
-	mutex_lock(&delta->lock);
-}
-
-static void delta_unlock(void *priv)
-{
-	struct delta_ctx *ctx = priv;
-	struct delta_dev *delta = ctx->dev;
-
-	mutex_unlock(&delta->lock);
-}
-
 static int delta_open_decoder(struct delta_ctx *ctx, u32 streamformat,
 			      u32 pixelformat, const struct delta_dec **pdec)
 {
@@ -1099,8 +1083,6 @@ static const struct v4l2_m2m_ops delta_m2m_ops = {
 	.device_run     = delta_device_run,
 	.job_ready	= delta_job_ready,
 	.job_abort      = delta_job_abort,
-	.lock		= delta_lock,
-	.unlock		= delta_unlock,
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/ti-vpe/vpe.c b/drivers/media/platform/ti-vpe/vpe.c
index de968295ca7d339f4455a3f9234caa00d12b9bd9..d70871d0ad2d9654fbf02f7b1977aa2a4e8a7aa3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/ti-vpe/vpe.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/ti-vpe/vpe.c
@@ -953,23 +953,6 @@ static void job_abort(void *priv)
 	ctx->aborting = 1;
 }
 
-/*
- * Lock access to the device
- */
-static void vpe_lock(void *priv)
-{
-	struct vpe_ctx *ctx = priv;
-	struct vpe_dev *dev = ctx->dev;
-	mutex_lock(&dev->dev_mutex);
-}
-
-static void vpe_unlock(void *priv)
-{
-	struct vpe_ctx *ctx = priv;
-	struct vpe_dev *dev = ctx->dev;
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->dev_mutex);
-}
-
 static void vpe_dump_regs(struct vpe_dev *dev)
 {
 #define DUMPREG(r) vpe_dbg(dev, "%-35s %08x\n", #r, read_reg(dev, VPE_##r))
@@ -2434,8 +2417,6 @@ static const struct v4l2_m2m_ops m2m_ops = {
 	.device_run	= device_run,
 	.job_ready	= job_ready,
 	.job_abort	= job_abort,
-	.lock		= vpe_lock,
-	.unlock		= vpe_unlock,
 };
 
 static int vpe_runtime_get(struct platform_device *pdev)
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-mem2mem.h b/include/media/v4l2-mem2mem.h
index 3d07ba3a8262dffa2b986d58281af150fab7e425..8f4b208cfee7c1950b4354723c161294c61a1008 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-mem2mem.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-mem2mem.h
@@ -40,17 +40,11 @@
  *		v4l2_m2m_job_finish() (as if the transaction ended normally).
  *		This function does not have to (and will usually not) wait
  *		until the device enters a state when it can be stopped.
- * @lock:	optional. Define a driver's own lock callback, instead of using
- *		&v4l2_m2m_ctx->q_lock.
- * @unlock:	optional. Define a driver's own unlock callback, instead of
- *		using &v4l2_m2m_ctx->q_lock.
  */
 struct v4l2_m2m_ops {
 	void (*device_run)(void *priv);
 	int (*job_ready)(void *priv);
 	void (*job_abort)(void *priv);
-	void (*lock)(void *priv);
-	void (*unlock)(void *priv);
 };
 
 struct v4l2_m2m_dev;