diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-bow.c b/drivers/md/dm-bow.c
index e666ca01d220..cfd1fa63ff97 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-bow.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-bow.c
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ static void set_type(struct bow_context *bc, struct bow_range **br, int type)
 
 	(*br)->type = type;
 
-	mutex_lock(&bc->ranges_lock);
 	if (next->type == type) {
 		if (type == TRIMMED)
 			list_del(&next->trimmed_list);
@@ -250,7 +249,6 @@ static void set_type(struct bow_context *bc, struct bow_range **br, int type)
 		rb_erase(&(*br)->node, &bc->ranges);
 		kfree(*br);
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&bc->ranges_lock);
 
 	*br = NULL;
 }
@@ -601,7 +599,6 @@ static void dm_bow_dtr(struct dm_target *ti)
 	struct bow_context *bc = (struct bow_context *) ti->private;
 	struct kobject *kobj;
 
-	mutex_lock(&bc->ranges_lock);
 	while (rb_first(&bc->ranges)) {
 		struct bow_range *br = container_of(rb_first(&bc->ranges),
 						    struct bow_range, node);
@@ -609,8 +606,6 @@ static void dm_bow_dtr(struct dm_target *ti)
 		rb_erase(&br->node, &bc->ranges);
 		kfree(br);
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&bc->ranges_lock);
-
 	if (bc->workqueue)
 		destroy_workqueue(bc->workqueue);
 	if (bc->bufio)
@@ -1186,7 +1181,6 @@ static void dm_bow_tablestatus(struct dm_target *ti, char *result,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&bc->ranges_lock);
 	for (i = rb_first(&bc->ranges); i; i = rb_next(i)) {
 		struct bow_range *br = container_of(i, struct bow_range, node);
 
@@ -1194,11 +1188,11 @@ static void dm_bow_tablestatus(struct dm_target *ti, char *result,
 				    readable_type[br->type],
 				    (unsigned long long)br->sector);
 		if (result >= end)
-			goto unlock;
+			return;
 
 		result += scnprintf(result, end - result, "\n");
 		if (result >= end)
-			goto unlock;
+			return;
 
 		if (br->type == TRIMMED)
 			++trimmed_range_count;
@@ -1220,22 +1214,19 @@ static void dm_bow_tablestatus(struct dm_target *ti, char *result,
 		if (!rb_next(i)) {
 			scnprintf(result, end - result,
 				  "\nERROR: Last range not of type TOP");
-			goto unlock;
+			return;
 		}
 
 		if (br->sector > range_top(br)) {
 			scnprintf(result, end - result,
 				  "\nERROR: sectors out of order");
-			goto unlock;
+			return;
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (trimmed_range_count != trimmed_list_length)
 		scnprintf(result, end - result,
 			  "\nERROR: not all trimmed ranges in trimmed list");
-
-unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&bc->ranges_lock);
 }
 
 static void dm_bow_status(struct dm_target *ti, status_type_t type,