diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
index 31f398577ed4..ac607bbde45c 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ static void cdrom_end_request(ide_drive_t *drive, int uptodate)
 		struct request *failed = (struct request *) rq->buffer;
 		struct cdrom_info *info = drive->driver_data;
 		void *sense = &info->sense_data;
-		unsigned long flags;
 
 		if (failed) {
 			if (failed->sense) {
@@ -278,11 +277,9 @@ static void cdrom_end_request(ide_drive_t *drive, int uptodate)
 						failed->hard_nr_sectors))
 					BUG();
 			} else {
-				spin_lock_irqsave(&ide_lock, flags);
-				if (__blk_end_request(failed, -EIO,
-						      failed->data_len))
+				if (blk_end_request(failed, -EIO,
+						    failed->data_len))
 					BUG();
-				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ide_lock, flags);
 			}
 		} else
 			cdrom_analyze_sense_data(drive, NULL, sense);
@@ -1151,16 +1148,13 @@ static ide_startstop_t cdrom_newpc_intr(ide_drive_t *drive)
 
 end_request:
 	if (blk_pc_request(rq)) {
-		unsigned long flags;
 		unsigned int dlen = rq->data_len;
 
 		if (dma)
 			rq->data_len = 0;
 
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&ide_lock, flags);
-		if (__blk_end_request(rq, 0, dlen))
+		if (blk_end_request(rq, 0, dlen))
 			BUG();
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ide_lock, flags);
 
 		hwgroup->rq = NULL;
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
index 709163536015..4a6576f6146b 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 static int __ide_end_request(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq,
 			     int uptodate, unsigned int nr_bytes, int dequeue)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret = 1;
 	int error = 0;
 
@@ -85,10 +84,8 @@ static int __ide_end_request(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq,
 		ide_dma_on(drive);
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&ide_lock, flags);
-	if (!__blk_end_request(rq, error, nr_bytes))
+	if (!blk_end_request(rq, error, nr_bytes))
 		ret = 0;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ide_lock, flags);
 
 	if (ret == 0 && dequeue)
 		drive->hwif->hwgroup->rq = NULL;
@@ -267,10 +264,8 @@ static void ide_complete_pm_request (ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq)
 
 	drive->hwif->hwgroup->rq = NULL;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&ide_lock, flags);
-	if (__blk_end_request(rq, 0, 0))
+	if (blk_end_request(rq, 0, 0))
 		BUG();
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ide_lock, flags);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -291,7 +286,6 @@ void ide_end_drive_cmd (ide_drive_t *drive, u8 stat, u8 err)
 {
 	ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup = drive->hwif->hwgroup;
 	struct request *rq = hwgroup->rq;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (rq->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_ATA_TASKFILE) {
 		ide_task_t *task = (ide_task_t *)rq->special;
@@ -323,11 +317,9 @@ void ide_end_drive_cmd (ide_drive_t *drive, u8 stat, u8 err)
 
 	rq->errors = err;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&ide_lock, flags);
-	if (unlikely(__blk_end_request(rq, (rq->errors ? -EIO : 0),
-				       blk_rq_bytes(rq))))
+	if (unlikely(blk_end_request(rq, (rq->errors ? -EIO : 0),
+				     blk_rq_bytes(rq))))
 		BUG();
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ide_lock, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ide_end_drive_cmd);