diff --git a/drivers/tty/pty.c b/drivers/tty/pty.c
index 11db7dc8676b..bee9776730fd 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/pty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/pty.c
@@ -66,9 +66,7 @@ static void pty_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 			mutex_unlock(&devpts_mutex);
 		}
 #endif
-		tty_unlock(tty);
 		tty_vhangup(tty->link);
-		tty_lock(tty);
 	}
 }