diff --git a/block/graph-lock.c b/block/graph-lock.c
index 9c42bd9799..a92c6ae219 100644
--- a/block/graph-lock.c
+++ b/block/graph-lock.c
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ BdrvGraphLock graph_lock;
 /* Protects the list of aiocontext and orphaned_reader_count */
 static QemuMutex aio_context_list_lock;
 
+#if 0
 /* Written and read with atomic operations. */
 static int has_writer;
+#endif
 
 /*
  * A reader coroutine could move from an AioContext to another.
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@ void unregister_aiocontext(AioContext *ctx)
     g_free(ctx->bdrv_graph);
 }
 
+#if 0
 static uint32_t reader_count(void)
 {
     BdrvGraphRWlock *brdv_graph;
@@ -105,10 +108,17 @@ static uint32_t reader_count(void)
     assert((int32_t)rd >= 0);
     return rd;
 }
+#endif
 
 void bdrv_graph_wrlock(void)
 {
     GLOBAL_STATE_CODE();
+    /*
+     * TODO Some callers hold an AioContext lock when this is called, which
+     * causes deadlocks. Reenable once the AioContext locking is cleaned up (or
+     * AioContext locks are gone).
+     */
+#if 0
     assert(!qatomic_read(&has_writer));
 
     /* Make sure that constantly arriving new I/O doesn't cause starvation */
@@ -139,11 +149,13 @@ void bdrv_graph_wrlock(void)
     } while (reader_count() >= 1);
 
     bdrv_drain_all_end();
+#endif
 }
 
 void bdrv_graph_wrunlock(void)
 {
     GLOBAL_STATE_CODE();
+#if 0
     QEMU_LOCK_GUARD(&aio_context_list_lock);
     assert(qatomic_read(&has_writer));
 
@@ -155,10 +167,13 @@ void bdrv_graph_wrunlock(void)
 
     /* Wake up all coroutine that are waiting to read the graph */
     qemu_co_enter_all(&reader_queue, &aio_context_list_lock);
+#endif
 }
 
 void coroutine_fn bdrv_graph_co_rdlock(void)
 {
+    /* TODO Reenable when wrlock is reenabled */
+#if 0
     BdrvGraphRWlock *bdrv_graph;
     bdrv_graph = qemu_get_current_aio_context()->bdrv_graph;
 
@@ -218,10 +233,12 @@ void coroutine_fn bdrv_graph_co_rdlock(void)
             qemu_co_queue_wait(&reader_queue, &aio_context_list_lock);
         }
     }
+#endif
 }
 
 void coroutine_fn bdrv_graph_co_rdunlock(void)
 {
+#if 0
     BdrvGraphRWlock *bdrv_graph;
     bdrv_graph = qemu_get_current_aio_context()->bdrv_graph;
 
@@ -239,6 +256,7 @@ void coroutine_fn bdrv_graph_co_rdunlock(void)
     if (qatomic_read(&has_writer)) {
         aio_wait_kick();
     }
+#endif
 }
 
 void bdrv_graph_rdlock_main_loop(void)
@@ -256,13 +274,19 @@ void bdrv_graph_rdunlock_main_loop(void)
 void assert_bdrv_graph_readable(void)
 {
     /* reader_count() is slow due to aio_context_list_lock lock contention */
+    /* TODO Reenable when wrlock is reenabled */
+#if 0
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_GRAPH_LOCK
     assert(qemu_in_main_thread() || reader_count());
 #endif
+#endif
 }
 
 void assert_bdrv_graph_writable(void)
 {
     assert(qemu_in_main_thread());
+    /* TODO Reenable when wrlock is reenabled */
+#if 0
     assert(qatomic_read(&has_writer));
+#endif
 }