diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/sh-pfc/pinctrl.c b/drivers/pinctrl/sh-pfc/pinctrl.c
index 9bd0a830c140..4ce2753cb2df 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/sh-pfc/pinctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/sh-pfc/pinctrl.c
@@ -334,7 +334,6 @@ static void sh_pfc_map_one_gpio(struct sh_pfc *pfc, struct sh_pfc_pinctrl *pmx,
 /* pinmux ranges -> pinctrl pin descs */
 static int sh_pfc_map_gpios(struct sh_pfc *pfc, struct sh_pfc_pinctrl *pmx)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int i;
 
 	pmx->nr_pads = pfc->info->last_gpio - pfc->info->first_gpio + 1;
@@ -346,8 +345,6 @@ static int sh_pfc_map_gpios(struct sh_pfc *pfc, struct sh_pfc_pinctrl *pmx)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&pfc->lock, flags);
-
 	/*
 	 * We don't necessarily have a 1:1 mapping between pin and linux
 	 * GPIO number, as the latter maps to the associated enum_id.
@@ -368,8 +365,6 @@ static int sh_pfc_map_gpios(struct sh_pfc *pfc, struct sh_pfc_pinctrl *pmx)
 		sh_pfc_map_one_gpio(pfc, pmx, gpio, i);
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pfc->lock, flags);
-
 	return 0;
 }