diff --git a/lib/genalloc.c b/lib/genalloc.c
index f6d276db2d58..eed2bdb865e7 100644
--- a/lib/genalloc.c
+++ b/lib/genalloc.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ void gen_pool_destroy(struct gen_pool *pool)
 	int bit, end_bit;
 
 
-	write_lock(&pool->lock);
 	list_for_each_safe(_chunk, _next_chunk, &pool->chunks) {
 		chunk = list_entry(_chunk, struct gen_pool_chunk, next_chunk);
 		list_del(&chunk->next_chunk);