diff --git a/daemon/call.c b/daemon/call.c
index 00fe95282..26949ba99 100644
--- a/daemon/call.c
+++ b/daemon/call.c
@@ -4104,7 +4104,6 @@ static void __call_free(void *p) {
 	}
 
 	call_buffer_free(&c->buffer);
-	mutex_destroy(&c->buffer_lock);
 	rwlock_destroy(&c->master_lock);
 
 	assert(c->stream_fds.head == NULL);
@@ -4115,7 +4114,6 @@ static call_t *call_create(const str *callid) {
 
 	ilog(LOG_NOTICE, "Creating new call");
 	c = obj_alloc0("call", sizeof(*c), __call_free);
-	mutex_init(&c->buffer_lock);
 	call_buffer_init(&c->buffer);
 	rwlock_init(&c->master_lock);
 	c->tags = tags_ht_new();
diff --git a/include/call.h b/include/call.h
index d687507fa..cd7eb9b2f 100644
--- a/include/call.h
+++ b/include/call.h
@@ -712,7 +712,6 @@ struct call {
 	 */
 	struct obj		obj;
 
-	mutex_t			buffer_lock;
 	call_buffer_t		buffer;
 
 	// use a single poller for all sockets within the call
@@ -862,9 +861,7 @@ const rtp_payload_type *__rtp_stats_codec(struct call_media *m);
 
 INLINE void *call_malloc(size_t l) {
 	void *ret;
-	mutex_lock(&call_memory_arena->buffer_lock);
 	ret = call_buffer_alloc(&call_memory_arena->buffer, l);
-	mutex_unlock(&call_memory_arena->buffer_lock);
 	return ret;
 }