diff --git a/arch/mips/pci/ops-pmcmsp.c b/arch/mips/pci/ops-pmcmsp.c
index 50034f985be1cd0f4a5dfaf9e85cbb6a24e878a9..dd2d9f7e9412aaf283d5e31f97609a07b513a520 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pci/ops-pmcmsp.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pci/ops-pmcmsp.c
@@ -193,8 +193,6 @@ static void pci_proc_init(void)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS && PCI_COUNTERS */
 
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(bpci_lock);
-
 /*****************************************************************************
  *
  *  STRUCT: pci_io_resource
@@ -368,7 +366,6 @@ int msp_pcibios_config_access(unsigned char access_type,
 	struct msp_pci_regs *preg = (void *)PCI_BASE_REG;
 	unsigned char bus_num = bus->number;
 	unsigned char dev_fn = (unsigned char)devfn;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned long intr;
 	unsigned long value;
 	static char pciirqflag;
@@ -401,10 +398,7 @@ int msp_pcibios_config_access(unsigned char access_type,
 	}
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_PMC_MSP7120_GW) || defined(CONFIG_PMC_MSP7120_EVAL)
-	local_irq_save(flags);
 	vpe_status = dvpe();
-#else
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&bpci_lock, flags);
 #endif
 
 	/*
@@ -457,9 +451,6 @@ int msp_pcibios_config_access(unsigned char access_type,
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_PMC_MSP7120_GW) || defined(CONFIG_PMC_MSP7120_EVAL)
 		evpe(vpe_status);
-		local_irq_restore(flags);
-#else
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bpci_lock, flags);
 #endif
 
 		return -1;
@@ -467,9 +458,6 @@ int msp_pcibios_config_access(unsigned char access_type,
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_PMC_MSP7120_GW) || defined(CONFIG_PMC_MSP7120_EVAL)
 	evpe(vpe_status);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
-#else
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bpci_lock, flags);
 #endif
 
 	return PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL;