diff --git a/drivers/tty/amiserial.c b/drivers/tty/amiserial.c
index 220579592c20..6d43f550b549 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/amiserial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/amiserial.c
@@ -1529,7 +1529,6 @@ static void rs_wait_until_sent(struct tty_struct *tty, int timeout)
 {
 	struct async_struct * info = tty->driver_data;
 	unsigned long orig_jiffies, char_time;
-	int tty_was_locked = tty_locked();
 	int lsr;
 
 	if (serial_paranoia_check(info, tty->name, "rs_wait_until_sent"))
@@ -1540,12 +1539,6 @@ static void rs_wait_until_sent(struct tty_struct *tty, int timeout)
 
 	orig_jiffies = jiffies;
 
-	/*
-	 * tty_wait_until_sent is called from lots of places,
-	 * with or without the BTM.
-	 */
-	if (!tty_was_locked)
-		tty_lock();
 	/*
 	 * Set the check interval to be 1/5 of the estimated time to
 	 * send a single character, and make it at least 1.  The check
@@ -1586,8 +1579,7 @@ static void rs_wait_until_sent(struct tty_struct *tty, int timeout)
 			break;
 	}
 	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
-	if (!tty_was_locked)
-		tty_unlock();
+
 #ifdef SERIAL_DEBUG_RS_WAIT_UNTIL_SENT
 	printk("lsr = %d (jiff=%lu)...done\n", lsr, jiffies);
 #endif