diff --git a/src/servers/app/ServerWindow.cpp b/src/servers/app/ServerWindow.cpp
index 055a1864f3..d8fa7b4589 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/ServerWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/app/ServerWindow.cpp
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ ServerWindow::_DispatchMessage(int32 code, BPrivate::LinkReceiver &link)
 			// area assuming that the view was visible when removed
 
 			STRACE(("ServerWindow %s: AS_LAYER_DELETE(self)...\n", fTitle));			
-myRootLayer->Lock();
+
 			Layer *parent = fCurrentLayer->fParent;
 			BRegion *invalidRegion = NULL;