diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvadecoder.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvadecoder.c
index 99de6b61ce..3e0163476c 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvadecoder.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvadecoder.c
@@ -212,9 +212,7 @@ gst_va_decoder_is_open (GstVaDecoder * self)
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_VA_DECODER (self), FALSE);
 
-  GST_OBJECT_LOCK (self);
   ret = (self->config != VA_INVALID_ID && self->profile != VAProfileNone);
-  GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (self);
   return ret;
 }
 
@@ -247,11 +245,9 @@ gst_va_decoder_open (GstVaDecoder * self, VAProfile profile, guint rt_format)
     return FALSE;
   }
 
-  GST_OBJECT_LOCK (self);
   self->config = config;
   self->profile = profile;
   self->rt_format = rt_format;
-  GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (self);
 
   /* now we should return now only this profile's caps */
   gst_caps_replace (&self->srcpad_caps, NULL);
@@ -284,9 +280,7 @@ gst_va_decoder_close (GstVaDecoder * self)
     return FALSE;
   }
 
-  GST_OBJECT_LOCK (self);
   gst_va_decoder_init (self);
-  GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (self);
 
   gst_caps_replace (&self->srcpad_caps, NULL);
   gst_caps_replace (&self->sinkpad_caps, NULL);
@@ -306,13 +300,10 @@ gst_va_decoder_set_frame_size_with_surfaces (GstVaDecoder * self,
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_VA_DECODER (self), FALSE);
 
-  GST_OBJECT_LOCK (self);
   if (self->context != VA_INVALID_ID) {
-    GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (self);
     GST_INFO_OBJECT (self, "decoder already has a context");
     return TRUE;
   }
-  GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (self);
 
   if (!gst_va_decoder_is_open (self)) {
     GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "decoder has not been opened yet");
@@ -334,11 +325,9 @@ gst_va_decoder_set_frame_size_with_surfaces (GstVaDecoder * self,
     return FALSE;
   }
 
-  GST_OBJECT_LOCK (self);
   self->context = context;
   self->coded_width = coded_width;
   self->coded_height = coded_height;
-  GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (self);
 
   return TRUE;
 }
@@ -364,19 +353,13 @@ gst_va_decoder_update_frame_size (GstVaDecoder * self, gint coded_width,
     return FALSE;
   }
 
-  GST_OBJECT_LOCK (self);
   if (self->context == VA_INVALID_ID) {
-    GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (self);
     GST_INFO_OBJECT (self, "decoder does not have a context");
     return FALSE;
   }
-  GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (self);
 
-
-  GST_OBJECT_LOCK (self);
   self->coded_width = coded_width;
   self->coded_height = coded_height;
-  GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (self);
 
   return TRUE;
 }
@@ -693,10 +676,8 @@ gst_va_decoder_config_is_equal (GstVaDecoder * self, VAProfile new_profile,
 
   /* @TODO: Check if current buffers are large enough, and reuse
    * them */
-  GST_OBJECT_LOCK (self);
   ret = (self->profile == new_profile && self->rt_format == new_rtformat
       && self->coded_width == new_width && self->coded_height == new_height);
-  GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (self);
 
   return ret;
 }
@@ -710,7 +691,6 @@ gst_va_decoder_get_config (GstVaDecoder * self, VAProfile * profile,
   if (!gst_va_decoder_is_open (self))
     return FALSE;
 
-  GST_OBJECT_LOCK (self);
   if (profile)
     *profile = self->profile;
   if (rt_format)
@@ -719,7 +699,6 @@ gst_va_decoder_get_config (GstVaDecoder * self, VAProfile * profile,
     *width = self->coded_width;
   if (height)
     *height = self->coded_height;
-  GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (self);
 
   return TRUE;
 }