diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index c3b864588a0b..6633b20224d5 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -289,18 +289,7 @@ void ext4_superblock_csum_set(struct super_block *sb)
 	if (!ext4_has_metadata_csum(sb))
 		return;
 
-	/*
-	 * Locking the superblock prevents the scenario
-	 * where:
-	 *  1) a first thread pauses during checksum calculation.
-	 *  2) a second thread updates the superblock, recalculates
-	 *     the checksum, and updates s_checksum
-	 *  3) the first thread resumes and finishes its checksum calculation
-	 *     and updates s_checksum with a potentially stale or torn value.
-	 */
-	lock_buffer(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_sbh);
 	es->s_checksum = ext4_superblock_csum(sb, es);
-	unlock_buffer(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_sbh);
 }
 
 ext4_fsblk_t ext4_block_bitmap(struct super_block *sb,