1 files changed, 0 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_txx9.c b/drivers/serial/serial_txx9.c
index 3f1051a4a13f..d085030df70b 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_txx9.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_txx9.c
@@ -442,13 +442,10 @@ static unsigned int serial_txx9_tx_empty(struct uart_port *port)
 static unsigned int serial_txx9_get_mctrl(struct uart_port *port)
 {
         struct uart_txx9_port *up = (struct uart_txx9_port *)port;
-        unsigned long flags;
         unsigned int ret;
 
-        spin_lock_irqsave(&up->port.lock, flags);
         ret =  ((sio_in(up, TXX9_SIFLCR) & TXX9_SIFLCR_RTSSC) ? 0 : TIOCM_RTS)
                 | ((sio_in(up, TXX9_SICISR) & TXX9_SICISR_CTSS) ? 0 : TIOCM_CTS);
-        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&up->port.lock, flags);
 
         return ret;
 }