diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 2755a7e0f1ce..3e5d98f861a1 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -5126,9 +5126,6 @@ static void do_sched_cfs_slack_timer(struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b)
 		return;
 
 	distribute_cfs_runtime(cfs_b);
-
-	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&cfs_b->lock, flags);
-	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cfs_b->lock, flags);
 }
 
 /*