struct most_c_aim_obj aim1;
        struct list_head trash_fifo;
        struct task_struct *hdm_enqueue_task;
-       struct mutex stop_task_mutex;
        wait_queue_head_t hdm_fifo_wq;
 };
 
        _mbo;                                                           \
 })
 
-static struct mutex deregister_mutex;
-
 /*                  ___             ___
  *                  ___C H A N N E L___
  */
        struct most_c_obj *c, *tmp;
 
        list_for_each_entry_safe(c, tmp, &inst->channel_list, list) {
-               mutex_lock(&deregister_mutex);
                flush_trash_fifo(c);
                flush_channel_fifos(c);
-               mutex_unlock(&deregister_mutex);
                kobject_put(&c->kobj);
        }
        kobject_put(&inst->kobj);
        if (c->aim0.refs + c->aim1.refs >= 2)
                goto out;
 
-       mutex_lock(&c->stop_task_mutex);
        if (c->hdm_enqueue_task)
                kthread_stop(c->hdm_enqueue_task);
        c->hdm_enqueue_task = NULL;
-       mutex_unlock(&c->stop_task_mutex);
 
        if (iface->mod)
                module_put(iface->mod);
                init_completion(&c->cleanup);
                atomic_set(&c->mbo_ref, 0);
                mutex_init(&c->start_mutex);
-               mutex_init(&c->stop_task_mutex);
                list_add_tail(&c->list, &inst->channel_list);
        }
        pr_info("registered new MOST device mdev%d (%s)\n",
        pr_info("init()\n");
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&instance_list);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&aim_list);
-       mutex_init(&deregister_mutex);
        ida_init(&mdev_id);
 
        if (bus_register(&most_bus)) {