diff --git a/net/unix/garbage.c b/net/unix/garbage.c
index e05f0ddf91bb..d417c84c7afc 100644
--- a/net/unix/garbage.c
+++ b/net/unix/garbage.c
@@ -248,10 +248,6 @@ void unix_gc(void)
 			__set_bit(UNIX_GC_CANDIDATE, &u->gc_flags);
 			__set_bit(UNIX_GC_MAYBE_CYCLE, &u->gc_flags);
 
-			if (sk->sk_state == TCP_LISTEN) {
-				unix_state_lock_nested(sk, U_LOCK_GC_LISTENER);
-				unix_state_unlock(sk);
-			}
 		}
 	}