diff --git a/ext/gnomevfs/gstgnomevfssrc.c b/ext/gnomevfs/gstgnomevfssrc.c
index bee1ffa4a3..92914a16b1 100644
--- a/ext/gnomevfs/gstgnomevfssrc.c
+++ b/ext/gnomevfs/gstgnomevfssrc.c
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ typedef struct _GstGnomeVFSSrc
   gint audiocast_thread_die_outfd;
   gint audiocast_port;
   gint audiocast_fd;
-  GMutex *list_uris_mutex;
 } GstGnomeVFSSrc;
 
 typedef struct _GstGnomeVFSSrcClass
@@ -344,16 +343,9 @@ static gchar **
 gst_gnomevfssrc_uri_get_protocols (void)
 {
   static gchar **protocols = NULL;
-  static GMutex *mutex = NULL;
 
-  if (G_UNLIKELY (!protocols)) {
-    if (!mutex)
-      mutex = g_mutex_new ();
-
-    g_mutex_lock (mutex);
+  if (!protocols)
     protocols = gst_gnomevfs_get_supported_uris ();
-    g_mutex_unlock (mutex);
-  }
 
   return protocols;
 }