diff --git a/contrib/pgstattuple/pgstattuple.c b/contrib/pgstattuple/pgstattuple.c
index 68b07aaf26..f48c85d6a2 100644
--- a/contrib/pgstattuple/pgstattuple.c
+++ b/contrib/pgstattuple/pgstattuple.c
@@ -441,7 +441,6 @@ pgstat_hash_page(pgstattuple_type *stat, Relation rel, BlockNumber blkno,
 	Buffer		buf;
 	Page		page;
 
-	_hash_getlock(rel, blkno, HASH_SHARE);
 	buf = _hash_getbuf_with_strategy(rel, blkno, HASH_READ, 0, bstrategy);
 	page = BufferGetPage(buf);
 
@@ -472,7 +471,6 @@ pgstat_hash_page(pgstattuple_type *stat, Relation rel, BlockNumber blkno,
 	}
 
 	_hash_relbuf(rel, buf);
-	_hash_droplock(rel, blkno, HASH_SHARE);
 }
 
 /*