diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-bdb/dn2id.c b/servers/slapd/back-bdb/dn2id.c
index 1f5f75cef0..bddbe79283 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-bdb/dn2id.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-bdb/dn2id.c
@@ -546,7 +546,6 @@ hdb_dn2id_add(
 	struct bdb_info *bdb = (struct bdb_info *) op->o_bd->be_private;
 	DB *db = bdb->bi_dn2id->bdi_db;
 	DBT		key, data;
-	DB_LOCK		lock;
 	ID		nid;
 	int		rc, rlen, nrlen;
 	diskNode *d;
@@ -580,10 +579,6 @@ hdb_dn2id_add(
 
 	key.data = &nid;
 
-	/* We hold this lock until the TXN completes */
-	rc = bdb_dn2id_lock( bdb, &e->e_nname, 1, TXN_ID( txn ), &lock );
-	if ( rc ) goto leave;
-
 	/* Need to make dummy root node once. Subsequent attempts
 	 * will fail harmlessly.
 	 */