diff --git a/src/rpcblockchain.cpp b/src/rpcblockchain.cpp
index e24f4f61f..1912e8f63 100644
--- a/src/rpcblockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcblockchain.cpp
@@ -267,8 +267,6 @@ UniValue getrawmempool(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
             + HelpExampleRpc("getrawmempool", "true")
         );
 
-    LOCK(cs_main);
-
     bool fVerbose = false;
     if (params.size() > 0)
         fVerbose = params[0].get_bool();