diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 6f2831cbb..172a61c96 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -351,7 +351,6 @@ CNode* CConnman::ConnectNode(CAddress addrConnect, const char *pszDest, bool fCo
         if (IsLocal(addrConnect))
             return NULL;
 
-        LOCK(cs_vNodes);
         // Look for an existing connection
         CNode* pnode = FindNode((CService)addrConnect);
         if (pnode)
@@ -913,7 +912,7 @@ static bool ReverseCompareNodeTimeConnected(const NodeEvictionCandidate& a, cons
 
 static bool CompareNetGroupKeyed(const NodeEvictionCandidate &a, const NodeEvictionCandidate &b) {
     return a.nKeyedNetGroup < b.nKeyedNetGroup;
-};
+}
 
 static bool CompareNodeBlockTime(const NodeEvictionCandidate &a, const NodeEvictionCandidate &b)
 {
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index e97a04443..de67e5118 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -808,8 +808,6 @@ public:
     ~CNode();
 
 private:
-    CCriticalSection cs_nRefCount;
-
     CNode(const CNode&);
     void operator=(const CNode&);
 
@@ -842,7 +840,6 @@ public:
 
     int GetRefCount()
     {
-        LOCK(cs_nRefCount);
         assert(nRefCount >= 0);
         return nRefCount;
     }
@@ -866,16 +863,13 @@ public:
 
     CNode* AddRef()
     {
-        LOCK(cs_nRefCount);
         nRefCount++;
         return this;
     }
 
     void Release()
     {
-        LOCK(cs_nRefCount);
         nRefCount--;
-        assert(nRefCount >= 0);
     }