diff --git a/kernel/time/ntp.c b/kernel/time/ntp.c
index a331ebc32e21..12ff13a838c6 100644
--- a/kernel/time/ntp.c
+++ b/kernel/time/ntp.c
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
 
 /*
  * NTP timekeeping variables:
+ *
+ * Note: All of the NTP state is protected by the timekeeping locks.
  */
 
-DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(ntp_lock);
-
 
 /* USER_HZ period (usecs): */
 unsigned long			tick_usec = TICK_USEC;
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ static inline void pps_reset_freq_interval(void)
 
 /**
  * pps_clear - Clears the PPS state variables
- *
- * Must be called while holding a write on the ntp_lock
  */
 static inline void pps_clear(void)
 {
@@ -148,8 +146,6 @@ static inline void pps_clear(void)
 /* Decrease pps_valid to indicate that another second has passed since
  * the last PPS signal. When it reaches 0, indicate that PPS signal is
  * missing.
- *
- * Must be called while holding a write on the ntp_lock
  */
 static inline void pps_dec_valid(void)
 {
@@ -344,10 +340,6 @@ static void ntp_update_offset(long offset)
  */
 void ntp_clear(void)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&ntp_lock, flags);
-
 	time_adjust	= 0;		/* stop active adjtime() */
 	time_status	|= STA_UNSYNC;
 	time_maxerror	= NTP_PHASE_LIMIT;
@@ -360,20 +352,12 @@ void ntp_clear(void)
 
 	/* Clear PPS state variables */
 	pps_clear();
-	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ntp_lock, flags);
-
 }
 
 
 u64 ntp_tick_length(void)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-	s64 ret;
-
-	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&ntp_lock, flags);
-	ret = tick_length;
-	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ntp_lock, flags);
-	return ret;
+	return tick_length;
 }
 
 
@@ -391,9 +375,6 @@ int second_overflow(unsigned long secs)
 {
 	s64 delta;
 	int leap = 0;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&ntp_lock, flags);
 
 	/*
 	 * Leap second processing. If in leap-insert state at the end of the
@@ -475,8 +456,6 @@ int second_overflow(unsigned long secs)
 	time_adjust = 0;
 
 out:
-	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ntp_lock, flags);
-
 	return leap;
 }
 
@@ -571,10 +550,7 @@ static inline void process_adj_status(struct timex *txc, struct timespec *ts)
 	time_status |= txc->status & ~STA_RONLY;
 }
 
-/*
- * Called with ntp_lock held, so we can access and modify
- * all the global NTP state:
- */
+
 static inline void process_adjtimex_modes(struct timex *txc,
 						struct timespec *ts,
 						s32 *time_tai)
@@ -666,8 +642,6 @@ int __do_adjtimex(struct timex *txc, struct timespec *ts, s32 *time_tai)
 {
 	int result;
 
-	raw_spin_lock_irq(&ntp_lock);
-
 	if (txc->modes & ADJ_ADJTIME) {
 		long save_adjust = time_adjust;
 
@@ -708,8 +682,6 @@ int __do_adjtimex(struct timex *txc, struct timespec *ts, s32 *time_tai)
 	/* fill PPS status fields */
 	pps_fill_timex(txc);
 
-	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&ntp_lock);
-
 	txc->time.tv_sec = ts->tv_sec;
 	txc->time.tv_usec = ts->tv_nsec;
 	if (!(time_status & STA_NANO))
@@ -906,8 +878,6 @@ void __hardpps(const struct timespec *phase_ts, const struct timespec *raw_ts)
 
 	pts_norm = pps_normalize_ts(*phase_ts);
 
-	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&ntp_lock, flags);
-
 	/* clear the error bits, they will be set again if needed */
 	time_status &= ~(STA_PPSJITTER | STA_PPSWANDER | STA_PPSERROR);
 
@@ -919,7 +889,6 @@ void __hardpps(const struct timespec *phase_ts, const struct timespec *raw_ts)
 	 * just start the frequency interval */
 	if (unlikely(pps_fbase.tv_sec == 0)) {
 		pps_fbase = *raw_ts;
-		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ntp_lock, flags);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -934,7 +903,6 @@ void __hardpps(const struct timespec *phase_ts, const struct timespec *raw_ts)
 		time_status |= STA_PPSJITTER;
 		/* restart the frequency calibration interval */
 		pps_fbase = *raw_ts;
-		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ntp_lock, flags);
 		pr_err("hardpps: PPSJITTER: bad pulse\n");
 		return;
 	}
@@ -951,7 +919,6 @@ void __hardpps(const struct timespec *phase_ts, const struct timespec *raw_ts)
 
 	hardpps_update_phase(pts_norm.nsec);
 
-	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ntp_lock, flags);
 }
 #endif	/* CONFIG_NTP_PPS */