diff --git a/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c b/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c
index dd7ef2d..8f1fc3a 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c
@@ -998,10 +998,8 @@ long kvm_arch_vm_ioctl(struct file *filp,
 			goto out;
 		if (irqchip_in_kernel(kvm)) {
 			__s32 status;
-			mutex_lock(&kvm->irq_lock);
 			status = kvm_set_irq(kvm, KVM_USERSPACE_IRQ_SOURCE_ID,
 				    irq_event.irq, irq_event.level);
-			mutex_unlock(&kvm->irq_lock);
 			if (ioctl == KVM_IRQ_LINE_STATUS) {
 				irq_event.status = status;
 				if (copy_to_user(argp, &irq_event,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c b/arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c
index 59021da..211f524 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c
@@ -690,10 +690,8 @@ static void __inject_pit_timer_intr(struct kvm *kvm)
 	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
 	int i;
 
-	mutex_lock(&kvm->irq_lock);
 	kvm_set_irq(kvm, kvm->arch.vpit->irq_source_id, 0, 1);
 	kvm_set_irq(kvm, kvm->arch.vpit->irq_source_id, 0, 0);
-	mutex_unlock(&kvm->irq_lock);
 
 	/*
 	 * Provides NMI watchdog support via Virtual Wire mode.
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
index 61ffcfc..0380107 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
@@ -501,9 +501,7 @@ static void apic_send_ipi(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
 		   irq.trig_mode, irq.level, irq.dest_mode, irq.delivery_mode,
 		   irq.vector);
 
-	mutex_lock(&apic->vcpu->kvm->irq_lock);
 	kvm_irq_delivery_to_apic(apic->vcpu->kvm, apic, &irq);
-	mutex_unlock(&apic->vcpu->kvm->irq_lock);
 }
 
 static u32 apic_get_tmcct(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index de99b84..40adac5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -2261,10 +2261,8 @@ long kvm_arch_vm_ioctl(struct file *filp,
 			goto out;
 		if (irqchip_in_kernel(kvm)) {
 			__s32 status;
-			mutex_lock(&kvm->irq_lock);
 			status = kvm_set_irq(kvm, KVM_USERSPACE_IRQ_SOURCE_ID,
 					irq_event.irq, irq_event.level);
-			mutex_unlock(&kvm->irq_lock);
 			if (ioctl == KVM_IRQ_LINE_STATUS) {
 				irq_event.status = status;
 				if (copy_to_user(argp, &irq_event,
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index c9824e0..6bcc79f 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ struct kvm {
 	struct kvm_coalesced_mmio_ring *coalesced_mmio_ring;
 #endif
 
-	struct mutex irq_lock;
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_KVM_IRQCHIP
 	struct kvm_kernel_irq_routing_entry *irq_routing;
 	spinlock_t irq_routing_lock;
diff --git a/virt/kvm/eventfd.c b/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
index 99017e8..95954ad 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
@@ -61,10 +61,8 @@ irqfd_inject(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct _irqfd *irqfd = container_of(work, struct _irqfd, inject);
 	struct kvm *kvm = irqfd->kvm;
 
-	mutex_lock(&kvm->irq_lock);
 	kvm_set_irq(kvm, KVM_USERSPACE_IRQ_SOURCE_ID, irqfd->gsi, 1);
 	kvm_set_irq(kvm, KVM_USERSPACE_IRQ_SOURCE_ID, irqfd->gsi, 0);
-	mutex_unlock(&kvm->irq_lock);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/virt/kvm/irq_comm.c b/virt/kvm/irq_comm.c
index 7a2b9db..be30124 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/irq_comm.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/irq_comm.c
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ int kvm_irq_delivery_to_apic(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_lapic *src,
 	int i, r = -1;
 	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, *lowest = NULL;
 
-	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&kvm->irq_lock));
-
 	if (irq->dest_mode == 0 && irq->dest_id == 0xff &&
 			kvm_is_dm_lowest_prio(irq))
 		printk(KERN_INFO "kvm: apic: phys broadcast and lowest prio\n");
@@ -118,7 +116,7 @@ static int kvm_set_msi(struct kvm_kernel_irq_routing_entry *e,
 	return kvm_irq_delivery_to_apic(kvm, NULL, &irq);
 }
 
-/* This should be called with the kvm->irq_lock mutex held
+/*
  * Return value:
  *  < 0   Interrupt was ignored (masked or not delivered for other reasons)
  *  = 0   Interrupt was coalesced (previous irq is still pending)
@@ -133,8 +131,6 @@ static int __kvm_set_irq(struct kvm *kvm, int irq_source_id, int irq, int level,
 
 	trace_kvm_set_irq(irq, level, irq_source_id);
 
-	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&kvm->irq_lock));
-
 	if (irq < KVM_IOAPIC_NUM_PINS) {
 		irq_state = (unsigned long *)&kvm->arch.irq_states[irq];
 
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index d2f2fa5..0fa8bbc 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 /*
  * Ordering of locks:
  *
- * 		kvm->slots_lock --> kvm->lock --> kvm->irq_lock
+ * 		kvm->slots_lock --> kvm->lock
  */
 
 DEFINE_SPINLOCK(kvm_lock);
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ static void kvm_assigned_dev_interrupt_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 				    interrupt_work);
 	kvm = assigned_dev->kvm;
 
-	mutex_lock(&kvm->irq_lock);
 	spin_lock_irq(&assigned_dev->assigned_dev_lock);
 	if (assigned_dev->irq_requested_type & KVM_DEV_IRQ_HOST_MSIX) {
 		struct kvm_guest_msix_entry *guest_entries =
@@ -156,7 +155,6 @@ static void kvm_assigned_dev_interrupt_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 			    assigned_dev->guest_irq, 1);
 
 	spin_unlock_irq(&assigned_dev->assigned_dev_lock);
-	mutex_unlock(&assigned_dev->kvm->irq_lock);
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t kvm_assigned_dev_intr(int irq, void *dev_id)
@@ -983,7 +981,6 @@ static struct kvm *kvm_create_vm(void)
 	kvm_io_bus_init(&kvm->pio_bus);
 	kvm_eventfd_init(kvm);
 	mutex_init(&kvm->lock);
-	mutex_init(&kvm->irq_lock);
 	kvm_io_bus_init(&kvm->mmio_bus);
 	init_rwsem(&kvm->slots_lock);
 	atomic_set(&kvm->users_count, 1);
