diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/gstd3d11device.cpp b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/gstd3d11device.cpp
index 95f4114acd..43d5d23e78 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/gstd3d11device.cpp
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/gstd3d11device.cpp
@@ -748,8 +748,6 @@ gst_d3d11_device_log_live_objects (GstD3D11Device * device,
 #endif
 }
 
-static SRWLOCK _device_creation_rwlock = SRWLOCK_INIT;
-
 static void
 gst_d3d11_device_dispose (GObject * object)
 {
@@ -764,8 +762,6 @@ gst_d3d11_device_dispose (GObject * object)
     g_clear_pointer (&priv->device_removed_monitor_thread, g_thread_join);
   }
 
-  AcquireSRWLockExclusive (&_device_creation_rwlock);
-
   priv->ps_cache.clear ();
   priv->vs_cache.clear ();
   priv->sampler_cache.clear ();
@@ -792,7 +788,6 @@ gst_d3d11_device_dispose (GObject * object)
   GST_D3D11_CLEAR_COM (priv->dxgi_info_queue);
 #endif
 
-  ReleaseSRWLockExclusive (&_device_creation_rwlock);
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
 
@@ -1060,7 +1055,6 @@ gst_d3d11_device_new_internal (const GstD3D11DeviceConstructData * data)
 
   debug_init_once ();
 
-  GstD3D11SRWLockGuard lk (&_device_creation_rwlock);
   hr = CreateDXGIFactory1 (IID_PPV_ARGS (&factory));
   if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr, NULL)) {
     GST_WARNING ("cannot create dxgi factory, hr: 0x%x", (guint) hr);
@@ -1434,8 +1428,6 @@ gst_d3d11_device_lock (GstD3D11Device * device)
 
   priv = device->priv;
 
-  AcquireSRWLockShared (&_device_creation_rwlock);
-
   GST_TRACE_OBJECT (device, "device locking");
   priv->extern_lock.lock ();
   GST_TRACE_OBJECT (device, "device locked");
@@ -1461,8 +1453,6 @@ gst_d3d11_device_unlock (GstD3D11Device * device)
 
   priv->extern_lock.unlock ();
   GST_TRACE_OBJECT (device, "device unlocked");
-
-  ReleaseSRWLockShared (&_device_creation_rwlock);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/libs/d3d11device.cpp b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/libs/d3d11device.cpp
index 62f4356ec5..30b89f9adf 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/libs/d3d11device.cpp
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/libs/d3d11device.cpp
@@ -241,20 +241,6 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_device_new_concurrency)
 
 GST_END_TEST;
 
-GST_START_TEST (test_device_lock_recursiveness)
-{
-  GstD3D11Device *device = gst_d3d11_device_new (0, 0);
-
-  gst_d3d11_device_lock (device);
-  gst_d3d11_device_lock (device);
-  gst_d3d11_device_unlock (device);
-  gst_d3d11_device_unlock (device);
-
-  gst_object_unref (device);
-}
-
-GST_END_TEST;
-
 static Suite *
 d3d11device_suite (void)
 {
@@ -270,7 +256,6 @@ d3d11device_suite (void)
   tcase_add_test (tc_basic, test_device_for_adapter_luid);
   tcase_add_test (tc_basic, test_device_new_wrapped);
   tcase_add_test (tc_basic, test_device_new_concurrency);
-  tcase_add_test (tc_basic, test_device_lock_recursiveness);
 
 out:
   return s;