--- a/src/mediaserver/contentdirectory.cxx
+++ b/src/mediaserver/contentdirectory.cxx
@@ -535,7 +535,6 @@
     if (nullptr == g_config) {
         return false;
     }
-    std::unique_lock<std::mutex>(g_configlock);
     return g_config->get(nm, val);
 }