diff --git a/drivers/sn/ioc3.c b/drivers/sn/ioc3.c
index 12357e1fa558..93449a1a0065 100644
--- a/drivers/sn/ioc3.c
+++ b/drivers/sn/ioc3.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static int nic_reset(struct ioc3_driver_data *idd)
         return presence;
 }
 
-static inline int nic_read_bit(struct ioc3_driver_data *idd)
+static int nic_read_bit(struct ioc3_driver_data *idd)
 {
 	int result;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static inline int nic_read_bit(struct ioc3_driver_data *idd)
 	return result;
 }
 
-static inline void nic_write_bit(struct ioc3_driver_data *idd, int bit)
+static void nic_write_bit(struct ioc3_driver_data *idd, int bit)
 {
 	if (bit)
 		writel(mcr_pack(6, 110), &idd->vma->mcr);
@@ -371,8 +371,7 @@ static void probe_nic(struct ioc3_driver_data *idd)
 
 /* Interrupts */
 
-static inline void
-write_ireg(struct ioc3_driver_data *idd, uint32_t val, int which)
+static void write_ireg(struct ioc3_driver_data *idd, uint32_t val, int which)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -735,14 +734,12 @@ static int ioc3_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
 	}
 
 	/* Add this IOC3 to all submodules */
-	read_lock(&ioc3_submodules_lock);
 	for(id=0;id<IOC3_MAX_SUBMODULES;id++)
 		if(ioc3_submodules[id] && ioc3_submodules[id]->probe) {
 			idd->active[id] = 1;
 			idd->active[id] = !ioc3_submodules[id]->probe
 						(ioc3_submodules[id], idd);
 		}
-	read_unlock(&ioc3_submodules_lock);
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "IOC3 Master Driver loaded for %s\n", pci_name(pdev));
 
@@ -767,7 +764,6 @@ static void ioc3_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	idd = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	/* Remove this IOC3 from all submodules */
-	read_lock(&ioc3_submodules_lock);
 	for(id=0;id<IOC3_MAX_SUBMODULES;id++)
 		if(idd->active[id]) {
 			if(ioc3_submodules[id] && ioc3_submodules[id]->remove)
@@ -781,7 +777,6 @@ static void ioc3_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 					        pci_name(pdev));
 			idd->active[id] = 0;
 		}
-	read_unlock(&ioc3_submodules_lock);
 
 	/* Clear and disable all IRQs */
 	write_ireg(idd, ~0, IOC3_W_IEC);