diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c
index b23e6adf32..00777661d0 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c
@@ -260,14 +260,8 @@ fail:;
 			rc != -1;
 			rc = ldap_result(lc->ld, LDAP_RES_ANY, 0, &tv, &res))
 	{
-		int ab;
-
 		/* check for abandon */
-		ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_lock( &op->o_abandonmutex );
-		ab = op->o_abandon;
-		ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &op->o_abandonmutex );
-
-		if (ab) {
+		if (op->o_abandon) {
 			ldap_abandon(lc->ld, msgid);
 			rc = 0;
 			goto finish;
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-monitor/log.c b/servers/slapd/back-monitor/log.c
index ab379e9222..aef5d34caa 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-monitor/log.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-monitor/log.c
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ monitor_subsys_log_modify(
 
 			goto cleanup;
 		}
-		ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &op->o_abandonmutex );
 #endif
 
 		/* check that the entry still obeys the schema */