diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index 4c01b3f9abf02..4de3186d8a71b 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -697,9 +697,7 @@ cifs_echo_callback(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 {
 	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = mid->callback_data;
 
-	mutex_lock(&server->srv_mutex);
 	DeleteMidQEntry(mid);
-	mutex_unlock(&server->srv_mutex);
 	add_credits(server, 1, CIFS_ECHO_OP);
 }
 
@@ -1599,9 +1597,7 @@ cifs_readv_callback(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 	}
 
 	queue_work(cifsiod_wq, &rdata->work);
-	mutex_lock(&server->srv_mutex);
 	DeleteMidQEntry(mid);
-	mutex_unlock(&server->srv_mutex);
 	add_credits(server, 1, 0);
 }
 
@@ -2058,7 +2054,6 @@ cifs_writev_callback(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 {
 	struct cifs_writedata *wdata = mid->callback_data;
 	struct cifs_tcon *tcon = tlink_tcon(wdata->cfile->tlink);
-	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = tcon->ses->server;
 	unsigned int written;
 	WRITE_RSP *smb = (WRITE_RSP *)mid->resp_buf;
 
@@ -2095,9 +2090,7 @@ cifs_writev_callback(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 	}
 
 	queue_work(cifsiod_wq, &wdata->work);
-	mutex_lock(&server->srv_mutex);
 	DeleteMidQEntry(mid);
-	mutex_unlock(&server->srv_mutex);
 	add_credits(tcon->ses->server, 1, 0);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index 48ff7703b9191..e0517f499c380 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -2173,9 +2173,7 @@ smb2_echo_callback(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 	if (mid->mid_state == MID_RESPONSE_RECEIVED)
 		credits_received = le16_to_cpu(rsp->hdr.sync_hdr.CreditRequest);
 
-	mutex_lock(&server->srv_mutex);
 	DeleteMidQEntry(mid);
-	mutex_unlock(&server->srv_mutex);
 	add_credits(server, credits_received, CIFS_ECHO_OP);
 }
 
@@ -2433,9 +2431,7 @@ smb2_readv_callback(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 		cifs_stats_fail_inc(tcon, SMB2_READ_HE);
 
 	queue_work(cifsiod_wq, &rdata->work);
-	mutex_lock(&server->srv_mutex);
 	DeleteMidQEntry(mid);
-	mutex_unlock(&server->srv_mutex);
 	add_credits(server, credits_received, 0);
 }
 
@@ -2594,7 +2590,6 @@ smb2_writev_callback(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 {
 	struct cifs_writedata *wdata = mid->callback_data;
 	struct cifs_tcon *tcon = tlink_tcon(wdata->cfile->tlink);
-	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = tcon->ses->server;
 	unsigned int written;
 	struct smb2_write_rsp *rsp = (struct smb2_write_rsp *)mid->resp_buf;
 	unsigned int credits_received = 1;
@@ -2634,9 +2629,7 @@ smb2_writev_callback(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 		cifs_stats_fail_inc(tcon, SMB2_WRITE_HE);
 
 	queue_work(cifsiod_wq, &wdata->work);
-	mutex_lock(&server->srv_mutex);
 	DeleteMidQEntry(mid);
-	mutex_unlock(&server->srv_mutex);
 	add_credits(tcon->ses->server, credits_received, 0);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/transport.c b/fs/cifs/transport.c
index 4d64b5b8fc9c6..de589d0d37392 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/transport.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/transport.c
@@ -613,9 +613,7 @@ cifs_sync_mid_result(struct mid_q_entry *mid, struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
 
-	mutex_lock(&server->srv_mutex);
 	DeleteMidQEntry(mid);
-	mutex_unlock(&server->srv_mutex);
 	return rc;
 }