diff --git a/src/test/script_p2sh_tests.cpp b/src/test/script_p2sh_tests.cpp
index a221e02d2f9..53a7c18d4a2 100644
--- a/src/test/script_p2sh_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/script_p2sh_tests.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(script_p2sh_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(sign)
 {
-    LOCK(cs_main);
     // Pay-to-script-hash looks like this:
     // scriptSig:    <sig> <sig...> <serialized_script>
     // scriptPubKey: HASH160 <hash> EQUAL
@@ -149,7 +148,6 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(norecurse)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(set)
 {
-    LOCK(cs_main);
     // Test the CScript::Set* methods
     FillableSigningProvider keystore;
     CKey key[4];
@@ -263,7 +261,6 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(switchover)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(AreInputsStandard)
 {
-    LOCK(cs_main);
     CCoinsView coinsDummy;
     CCoinsViewCache coins(&coinsDummy);
     FillableSigningProvider keystore;
diff --git a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
index 4e6c223ccc4..d26286923cd 100644
--- a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
@@ -745,7 +745,6 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_witness)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_IsStandard)
 {
-    LOCK(cs_main);
     FillableSigningProvider keystore;
     CCoinsView coinsDummy;
     CCoinsViewCache coins(&coinsDummy);