diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_releasepending.c b/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_releasepending.c
index 2630b7eae9..3d8f9c801b 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_releasepending.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_releasepending.c
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ void up_release_pending(void)
 
   /* Merge the g_pendingtasks list into the ready-to-run task list */
 
-  /* sched_lock(); */
-
   if (nxsched_merge_pending())
     {
       /* The currently active task has changed!  We will need to