diff --git a/res/res_fax.c b/res/res_fax.c
index 8a796ef6998c3578d38d7bce2b3e596d1778c47b..cb282e5bc215f404ac437a836cfdabdcc7ae20da 100644
--- a/res/res_fax.c
+++ b/res/res_fax.c
@@ -1626,21 +1626,15 @@ static int generic_fax_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_fax_session_det
 		orig_write_format = ao2_bump(ast_channel_writeformat(chan));
 		if (ast_set_write_format(chan, ast_format_slin) < 0) {
 			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "channel '%s' failed to set write format to signed linear'.\n", ast_channel_name(chan));
- 			ao2_lock(faxregistry.container);
- 			ao2_unlink(faxregistry.container, fax);
- 			ao2_unlock(faxregistry.container);
- 			ao2_ref(fax, -1);
-			ast_channel_unlock(chan);
+			ao2_unlink(faxregistry.container, fax);
+			ao2_ref(fax, -1);
 			return -1;
 		}
 		orig_read_format = ao2_bump(ast_channel_readformat(chan));
 		if (ast_set_read_format(chan, ast_format_slin) < 0) {
 			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "channel '%s' failed to set read format to signed linear.\n", ast_channel_name(chan));
- 			ao2_lock(faxregistry.container);
- 			ao2_unlink(faxregistry.container, fax);
- 			ao2_unlock(faxregistry.container);
- 			ao2_ref(fax, -1);
-			ast_channel_unlock(chan);
+			ao2_unlink(faxregistry.container, fax);
+			ao2_ref(fax, -1);
 			return -1;
 		}
 		if (fax->smoother) {
@@ -1818,9 +1812,7 @@ static int generic_fax_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_fax_session_det
 	}
 
 	if (fax) {
-		ao2_lock(faxregistry.container);
 		ao2_unlink(faxregistry.container, fax);
-		ao2_unlock(faxregistry.container);
 		ao2_ref(fax, -1);
 	}
 
@@ -2806,18 +2798,14 @@ static int sendfax_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *data)
 static void destroy_v21_sessions(struct fax_gateway *gateway)
 {
 	if (gateway->chan_v21_session) {
-		ao2_lock(faxregistry.container);
 		ao2_unlink(faxregistry.container, gateway->chan_v21_session);
-		ao2_unlock(faxregistry.container);
 
 		ao2_ref(gateway->chan_v21_session, -1);
 		gateway->chan_v21_session = NULL;
 	}
 
 	if (gateway->peer_v21_session) {
-		ao2_lock(faxregistry.container);
 		ao2_unlink(faxregistry.container, gateway->peer_v21_session);
-		ao2_unlock(faxregistry.container);
 
 		ao2_ref(gateway->peer_v21_session, -1);
 		gateway->peer_v21_session = NULL;
@@ -2835,9 +2823,7 @@ static void destroy_gateway(void *data)
 		fax_session_release(gateway->s, gateway->token);
 		gateway->token = NULL;
 
-		ao2_lock(faxregistry.container);
 		ao2_unlink(faxregistry.container, gateway->s);
-		ao2_unlock(faxregistry.container);
 
 		ao2_ref(gateway->s, -1);
 		gateway->s = NULL;
diff --git a/res/res_fax_spandsp.c b/res/res_fax_spandsp.c
index 1df2d8160f7ab8150bdf8a3c1b079274c6cca64c..914b732a64ae110bb8acb43f8edb2e454d9152fd 100644
--- a/res/res_fax_spandsp.c
+++ b/res/res_fax_spandsp.c
@@ -836,8 +836,8 @@ static int spandsp_fax_gateway_start(struct ast_fax_session *s)
 
 	p->ist38 = 1;
 	p->ast_t38_state = ast_channel_get_t38_state(s->chan);
-	if (!(peer = ast_channel_bridge_peer(s->chan))) {
-		ast_channel_unlock(s->chan);
+	peer = ast_channel_bridge_peer(s->chan);
+	if (!peer) {
 		return -1;
 	}