diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/socket/servlet/ServletClientSocketChannel.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/socket/servlet/ServletClientSocketChannel.java
index 378c7f8a60..031ab17d8e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/socket/servlet/ServletClientSocketChannel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/socket/servlet/ServletClientSocketChannel.java
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ class ServletClientSocketChannel extends AbstractChannel
             if (closed) {
                 throw e;
             }
-            lock.lock();
             if (lock.tryLock()) {
                 try {
                     connectAndSendHeaders(true, getRemoteAddress());