struct drm_device *dev = obj->dev;
        struct msm_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
 
-       WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&dev->struct_mutex));
-
        /* object should not be on active list: */
        WARN_ON(is_active(msm_obj));
 
 {
        struct msm_drm_private *priv =
                container_of(work, struct msm_drm_private, free_work);
-       struct drm_device *dev = priv->dev;
        struct llist_node *freed;
        struct msm_gem_object *msm_obj, *next;
 
        while ((freed = llist_del_all(&priv->free_list))) {
-
-               mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-
                llist_for_each_entry_safe(msm_obj, next,
                                          freed, freed)
                        free_object(msm_obj);
 
-               mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-
                if (need_resched())
                        break;
        }