diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 4aa08d036f..0514540485 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -741,9 +741,7 @@ static void
 virDomainObjListDataFree(void *payload, const void *name ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 {
     virDomainObjPtr obj = payload;
-    virDomainObjLock(obj);
-    if (virObjectUnref(obj))
-        virDomainObjUnlock(obj);
+    virObjectUnref(obj);
 }
 
 int virDomainObjListInit(virDomainObjListPtr doms)
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 684892452a..e963ed384a 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -3499,8 +3499,8 @@ endjob:
     ignore_value(qemuDomainObjEndAsyncJob(driver, wdEvent->vm));
 
 unlock:
-    if (virObjectUnref(wdEvent->vm))
-        virDomainObjUnlock(wdEvent->vm);
+    virDomainObjUnlock(wdEvent->vm);
+    virObjectUnref(wdEvent->vm);
     qemuDriverUnlock(driver);
     VIR_FREE(wdEvent);
 }
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserver.c b/src/rpc/virnetserver.c
index 23493bd665..ae4ed46fb0 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserver.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserver.c
@@ -191,10 +191,7 @@ static void virNetServerHandleJob(void *jobOpaque, void *opaque)
     if (virNetServerProcessMsg(srv, job->client, job->prog, job->msg) < 0)
         goto error;
 
-    virNetServerLock(srv);
     virObjectUnref(job->prog);
-    virNetServerUnlock(srv);
-
     virObjectUnref(job->client);
     VIR_FREE(job);
     return;