{
        struct megasas_instance *instance =
                (struct megasas_instance *)instance_addr;
-       unsigned long flags;
        u32 count, MSIxIndex;
 
        count = instance->msix_vectors > 0 ? instance->msix_vectors : 1;
 
        /* If we have already declared adapter dead, donot complete cmds */
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&instance->hba_lock, flags);
-       if (atomic_read(&instance->adprecovery) == MEGASAS_HW_CRITICAL_ERROR) {
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&instance->hba_lock, flags);
+       if (atomic_read(&instance->adprecovery) == MEGASAS_HW_CRITICAL_ERROR)
                return;
-       }
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&instance->hba_lock, flags);
 
        for (MSIxIndex = 0 ; MSIxIndex < count; MSIxIndex++)
                complete_cmd_fusion(instance, MSIxIndex);