/* Wasted space in each stage */
        int excess_bh_size;
 
-       /* protects the ide-tape queue */
-       spinlock_t lock;
-
        /* Measures average tape speed */
        unsigned long avg_time;
        int avg_size;
 {
        struct request *rq = drive->hwif->rq;
        idetape_tape_t *tape = drive->driver_data;
-       unsigned long flags;
        int error;
 
        debug_log(DBG_PROCS, "Enter %s\n", __func__);
                return 0;
        }
 
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&tape->lock, flags);
-
        ide_complete_rq(drive, 0);
 
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tape->lock, flags);
        return 0;
 }
 
        drive->pc_update_buffers = idetape_update_buffers;
        drive->pc_io_buffers     = ide_tape_io_buffers;
 
-       spin_lock_init(&tape->lock);
-
        drive->dev_flags |= IDE_DFLAG_DSC_OVERLAP;
 
        if (drive->hwif->host_flags & IDE_HFLAG_NO_DSC) {