diff --git a/source3/smbd/blocking.c b/source3/smbd/blocking.c
index d096cd5e8ef..ffc3142b74c 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/blocking.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/blocking.c
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ static bool smbd_smb1_fsp_add_blocked_lock_req(
 
 struct smbd_smb1_do_locks_state {
 	struct tevent_context *ev;
-	struct messaging_context *msg_ctx;
 	struct smb_request *smbreq;
 	struct files_struct *fsp;
 	struct timeval endtime;
@@ -133,7 +132,6 @@ static void smbd_smb1_blocked_locks_cleanup(
 struct tevent_req *smbd_smb1_do_locks_send(
 	TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 	struct tevent_context *ev,
-	struct messaging_context *msg_ctx,
 	struct smb_request **smbreq, /* talloc_move()d into our state */
 	struct files_struct *fsp,
 	uint32_t timeout,
@@ -157,7 +155,6 @@ struct tevent_req *smbd_smb1_do_locks_send(
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	state->ev = ev;
-	state->msg_ctx = msg_ctx;
 	state->smbreq = talloc_move(state, smbreq);
 	state->fsp = fsp;
 	state->large_offset = large_offset;
diff --git a/source3/smbd/proto.h b/source3/smbd/proto.h
index b0e6f89bd80..2f28cf2076f 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/proto.h
+++ b/source3/smbd/proto.h
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ NTSTATUS smbd_do_locks_try(
 struct tevent_req *smbd_smb1_do_locks_send(
 	TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 	struct tevent_context *ev,
-	struct messaging_context *msg_ctx,
 	struct smb_request **smbreq, /* talloc_move()d into our state */
 	struct files_struct *fsp,
 	uint32_t timeout,
diff --git a/source3/smbd/reply.c b/source3/smbd/reply.c
index d2cc2785adb..20e1468f748 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/reply.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/reply.c
@@ -3796,7 +3796,6 @@ void reply_lockread(struct smb_request *req)
 	subreq = smbd_smb1_do_locks_send(
 		fsp,
 		req->sconn->ev_ctx,
-		req->sconn->msg_ctx,
 		&req,
 		fsp,
 		0,
@@ -5725,7 +5724,6 @@ void reply_lock(struct smb_request *req)
 	subreq = smbd_smb1_do_locks_send(
 		fsp,
 		req->sconn->ev_ctx,
-		req->sconn->msg_ctx,
 		&req,
 		fsp,
 		0,
@@ -8480,7 +8478,6 @@ void reply_lockingX(struct smb_request *req)
 	subreq = smbd_smb1_do_locks_send(
 		fsp,
 		req->sconn->ev_ctx,
-		req->sconn->msg_ctx,
 		&req,
 		fsp,
 		lock_timeout,
diff --git a/source3/smbd/trans2.c b/source3/smbd/trans2.c
index 4f183ecd601..4342b03a8c9 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/trans2.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/trans2.c
@@ -7579,7 +7579,6 @@ static NTSTATUS smb_set_posix_lock(connection_struct *conn,
 	subreq = smbd_smb1_do_locks_send(
 		fsp,
 		req->sconn->ev_ctx,
-		req->sconn->msg_ctx,
 		&req,
 		fsp,
 		blocking_lock ? UINT32_MAX : 0,