diff --git a/pisi/cli/commands.py b/pisi/cli/commands.py
index 549cb97d..12313069 100644
--- a/pisi/cli/commands.py
+++ b/pisi/cli/commands.py
@@ -309,10 +309,8 @@ This command deletes unused locks from the database directory."""
 
     def run(self):
         self.init()
-        pisi.util.clean_locks()
         self.finalize()
 
-
 class DeleteCache(Command):
     """Delete cache files
 
diff --git a/pisi/util.py b/pisi/util.py
index 34015b65..7a0d0ca7 100644
--- a/pisi/util.py
+++ b/pisi/util.py
@@ -587,14 +587,6 @@ def partition_freespace(directory):
     st = os.statvfs(directory)
     return st[statvfs.F_BSIZE] * st[statvfs.F_BFREE]
 
-def clean_locks(top = '.'):
-    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(top):
-        for fn in files:
-            if fn.endswith('.lock'):
-                path = join_path(root, fn)
-                ctx.ui.info(_('Removing lock %s'), path)
-                os.unlink(path)
-
 ########################################
 # Package/Repository Related Functions #
 ########################################