diff --git a/fs/udf/dir.c b/fs/udf/dir.c
index 51552bf..eb8bfe2 100644
--- a/fs/udf/dir.c
+++ b/fs/udf/dir.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
 
 #include "udf_i.h"
@@ -190,18 +189,14 @@
 	struct inode *dir = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
 	int result;
 
-	lock_kernel();
-
 	if (filp->f_pos == 0) {
 		if (filldir(dirent, ".", 1, filp->f_pos, dir->i_ino, DT_DIR) < 0) {
-			unlock_kernel();
 			return 0;
 		}
 		filp->f_pos++;
 	}
 
 	result = do_udf_readdir(dir, filp, filldir, dirent);
-	unlock_kernel();
  	return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/udf/file.c b/fs/udf/file.c
index df0c556..4e3bbd81 100644
--- a/fs/udf/file.c
+++ b/fs/udf/file.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <linux/string.h> /* memset */
 #include <linux/capability.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
-#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/pagemap.h>
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
 #include <linux/aio.h>
@@ -149,8 +148,6 @@
 	long old_block, new_block;
 	int result = -EINVAL;
 
-	lock_kernel();
-
 	if (file_permission(filp, MAY_READ) != 0) {
 		udf_debug("no permission to access inode %lu\n", inode->i_ino);
 		result = -EPERM;
@@ -196,7 +193,6 @@
 	}
 
 out:
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/udf/inode.c b/fs/udf/inode.c
index b2fe4d7..c6a2e78 100644
--- a/fs/udf/inode.c
+++ b/fs/udf/inode.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 
 #include "udfdecl.h"
 #include <linux/mm.h>
-#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/pagemap.h>
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
@@ -96,9 +95,7 @@
 	kfree(iinfo->i_ext.i_data);
 	iinfo->i_ext.i_data = NULL;
 	if (want_delete) {
-		lock_kernel();
 		udf_free_inode(inode);
-		unlock_kernel();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/udf/namei.c b/fs/udf/namei.c
index d5eb000..26815a2 100644
--- a/fs/udf/namei.c
+++ b/fs/udf/namei.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/crc-itu-t.h>
@@ -263,7 +262,6 @@
 	if (dentry->d_name.len > UDF_NAME_LEN - 2)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
 
-	lock_kernel();
 #ifdef UDF_RECOVERY
 	/* temporary shorthand for specifying files by inode number */
 	if (!strncmp(dentry->d_name.name, ".B=", 3)) {
@@ -275,7 +273,6 @@
 		};
 		inode = udf_iget(dir->i_sb, lb);
 		if (!inode) {
-			unlock_kernel();
 			return ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
 		}
 	} else
@@ -291,11 +288,9 @@
 		loc = lelb_to_cpu(cfi.icb.extLocation);
 		inode = udf_iget(dir->i_sb, &loc);
 		if (!inode) {
-			unlock_kernel();
 			return ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
 		}
 	}
-	unlock_kernel();
 
 	return d_splice_alias(inode, dentry);
 }
@@ -562,10 +557,8 @@
 	int err;
 	struct udf_inode_info *iinfo;
 
-	lock_kernel();
 	inode = udf_new_inode(dir, mode, &err);
 	if (!inode) {
-		unlock_kernel();
 		return err;
 	}
 
@@ -583,7 +576,6 @@
 		inode->i_nlink--;
 		mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 		iput(inode);
-		unlock_kernel();
 		return err;
 	}
 	cfi.icb.extLength = cpu_to_le32(inode->i_sb->s_blocksize);
@@ -596,7 +588,6 @@
 	if (fibh.sbh != fibh.ebh)
 		brelse(fibh.ebh);
 	brelse(fibh.sbh);
-	unlock_kernel();
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -614,7 +605,6 @@
 	if (!old_valid_dev(rdev))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	lock_kernel();
 	err = -EIO;
 	inode = udf_new_inode(dir, mode, &err);
 	if (!inode)
@@ -627,7 +617,6 @@
 		inode->i_nlink--;
 		mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 		iput(inode);
-		unlock_kernel();
 		return err;
 	}
 	cfi.icb.extLength = cpu_to_le32(inode->i_sb->s_blocksize);
@@ -646,7 +635,6 @@
 	err = 0;
 
 out:
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -659,7 +647,6 @@
 	struct udf_inode_info *dinfo = UDF_I(dir);
 	struct udf_inode_info *iinfo;
 
-	lock_kernel();
 	err = -EMLINK;
 	if (dir->i_nlink >= (256 << sizeof(dir->i_nlink)) - 1)
 		goto out;
@@ -712,7 +699,6 @@
 	err = 0;
 
 out:
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -794,7 +780,6 @@
 	struct kernel_lb_addr tloc;
 
 	retval = -ENOENT;
-	lock_kernel();
 	fi = udf_find_entry(dir, &dentry->d_name, &fibh, &cfi);
 	if (!fi)
 		goto out;
@@ -826,7 +811,6 @@
 	brelse(fibh.sbh);
 
 out:
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return retval;
 }
 
@@ -840,7 +824,6 @@
 	struct kernel_lb_addr tloc;
 
 	retval = -ENOENT;
-	lock_kernel();
 	fi = udf_find_entry(dir, &dentry->d_name, &fibh, &cfi);
 	if (!fi)
 		goto out;
@@ -870,7 +853,6 @@
 	brelse(fibh.sbh);
 
 out:
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return retval;
 }
 
@@ -1050,15 +1032,12 @@
 	struct fileIdentDesc cfi, *fi;
 	int err;
 
-	lock_kernel();
 	if (inode->i_nlink >= (256 << sizeof(inode->i_nlink)) - 1) {
-		unlock_kernel();
 		return -EMLINK;
 	}
 
 	fi = udf_add_entry(dir, dentry, &fibh, &cfi, &err);
 	if (!fi) {
-		unlock_kernel();
 		return err;
 	}
 	cfi.icb.extLength = cpu_to_le32(inode->i_sb->s_blocksize);
@@ -1079,7 +1058,6 @@
 	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 	ihold(inode);
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
-	unlock_kernel();
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1100,7 +1078,6 @@
 	struct kernel_lb_addr tloc;
 	struct udf_inode_info *old_iinfo = UDF_I(old_inode);
 
-	lock_kernel();
 	ofi = udf_find_entry(old_dir, &old_dentry->d_name, &ofibh, &ocfi);
 	if (ofi) {
 		if (ofibh.sbh != ofibh.ebh)
@@ -1224,7 +1201,6 @@
 			brelse(nfibh.ebh);
 		brelse(nfibh.sbh);
 	}
-	unlock_kernel();
 
 	return retval;
 }
@@ -1237,7 +1213,6 @@
 	struct fileIdentDesc cfi;
 	struct udf_fileident_bh fibh;
 
-	lock_kernel();
 	if (!udf_find_entry(child->d_inode, &dotdot, &fibh, &cfi))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
@@ -1249,11 +1224,9 @@
 	inode = udf_iget(child->d_inode->i_sb, &tloc);
 	if (!inode)
 		goto out_unlock;
-	unlock_kernel();
 
 	return d_obtain_alias(inode);
 out_unlock:
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/udf/super.c b/fs/udf/super.c
index 441b892..536f89d 100644
--- a/fs/udf/super.c
+++ b/fs/udf/super.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 #include <linux/stat.h>
 #include <linux/cdrom.h>
 #include <linux/nls.h>
-#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
 #include <linux/vfs.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
@@ -1911,8 +1910,6 @@
 	struct kernel_lb_addr rootdir, fileset;
 	struct udf_sb_info *sbi;
 
-	lock_kernel();
-
 	uopt.flags = (1 << UDF_FLAG_USE_AD_IN_ICB) | (1 << UDF_FLAG_STRICT);
 	uopt.uid = -1;
 	uopt.gid = -1;
@@ -1921,10 +1918,8 @@
 	uopt.dmode = UDF_INVALID_MODE;
 
 	sbi = kzalloc(sizeof(struct udf_sb_info), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!sbi) {
-		unlock_kernel();
+	if (!sbi)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	sb->s_fs_info = sbi;
 
@@ -2071,7 +2066,6 @@
 		goto error_out;
 	}
 	sb->s_maxbytes = MAX_LFS_FILESIZE;
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return 0;
 
 error_out:
@@ -2092,7 +2086,6 @@
 	kfree(sbi);
 	sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
 
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return -EINVAL;
 }