diff --git a/net/mwan3/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/15-mwan3 b/net/mwan3/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/15-mwan3
index 5c60128d4..5fe3e33e0 100644
--- a/net/mwan3/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/15-mwan3
+++ b/net/mwan3/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/15-mwan3
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 . /lib/mwan3/mwan3.sh
 . /lib/mwan3/common.sh
 
+initscript=/etc/init.d/mwan3
+. /lib/functions/procd.sh
+
+
 SCRIPTNAME="mwan3-hotplug"
 [ "$ACTION" = "ifup" ] || [ "$ACTION" = "ifdown" ] || [ "$ACTION" = "connected" ] || [ "$ACTION" = "disconnected" ] || exit 1
 [ -n "$INTERFACE" ] || exit 2
@@ -15,18 +19,17 @@ if { [ "$ACTION" = "ifup" ] || [ "$ACTION" = "connected" ] ; } && [ -z "$DEVICE"
 	exit 3
 fi
 
-[ "$MWAN3_STARTUP" = 1 ] || mwan3_lock "$ACTION" "$INTERFACE"
+[ "$MWAN3_STARTUP" = 1 ] || procd_lock
 
 config_load mwan3
 /etc/init.d/mwan3 running || {
-	[ "$MWAN3_STARTUP" = 1 ] || mwan3_unlock "$ACTION" "$INTERFACE"
+	[ "$MWAN3_STARTUP" = 1 ] || procd_lock
 	LOG notice "mwan3 hotplug $ACTION on $INTERFACE not called because globally disabled"
 	mwan3_flush_conntrack "$INTERFACE" "$ACTION"
 	exit 0
 }
 
 $IPT4 -S mwan3_hook &>/dev/null || {
-	mwan3_unlock "$ACTION" "$INTERFACE"
 	LOG warn "hotplug called on $INTERFACE before mwan3 has been set up"
 	exit 0
 }
@@ -43,7 +46,6 @@ fi
 
 config_get_bool enabled $INTERFACE 'enabled' '0'
 [ "${enabled}" -eq 1 ] || {
-	[ "$MWAN3_STARTUP" = 1 ] || mwan3_unlock "$ACTION" "$INTERFACE"
 	LOG notice "mwan3 hotplug on $INTERFACE not called because interface disabled"
 	exit 0
 }
@@ -56,11 +58,6 @@ else
 	status=online
 fi
 
-if [ "$ACTION" = ifup ] || [ "$ACTION" = ifdown ]; then
-	initscript=/etc/init.d/mwan3
-	. /lib/functions/procd.sh
-fi
-
 LOG notice "Execute $ACTION event on interface $INTERFACE (${DEVICE:-unknown})"
 
 case "$ACTION" in
@@ -93,5 +90,4 @@ case "$ACTION" in
 		mwan3_set_policies_iptables
 	;;
 esac
-[ "$MWAN3_STARTUP" = 1 ] || mwan3_unlock "$ACTION" "$INTERFACE"
 exit 0
diff --git a/net/mwan3/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/16-mwan3-user b/net/mwan3/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/16-mwan3-user
index 698fe0909..be857e8ff 100644
--- a/net/mwan3/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/16-mwan3-user
+++ b/net/mwan3/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/16-mwan3-user
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 [ -f "/etc/mwan3.user" ] && {
 	. /lib/functions.sh
 	. /lib/mwan3/mwan3.sh
+        initscript=/etc/init.d/mwan3
+	. /lib/functions/procd.sh
 
-	[ "$MWAN3_SHUTDOWN" != 1 ] && mwan3_lock "$ACTION" "$DEVICE-user"
+	[ "$MWAN3_SHUTDOWN" != 1 ] && procd_lock
 
 	[ "$MWAN3_SHUTDOWN" != 1 ] && ! /etc/init.d/mwan3 running && {
-		mwan3_unlock "$ACTION" "$DEVICE-user"
 		exit 0
 	}
 
@@ -19,8 +20,6 @@
 		exit 0
 	}
 
-	[ "$MWAN3_SHUTDOWN" != 1 ] && mwan3_unlock "$ACTION" "$DEVICE-user"
-
 	env -i ACTION="$ACTION" INTERFACE="$INTERFACE" DEVICE="$DEVICE" \
 		/bin/sh /etc/mwan3.user
 }
diff --git a/net/mwan3/files/etc/init.d/mwan3 b/net/mwan3/files/etc/init.d/mwan3
index b7cf91eb1..bd1ea7260 100644
--- a/net/mwan3/files/etc/init.d/mwan3
+++ b/net/mwan3/files/etc/init.d/mwan3
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ start_service() {
 	mwan3_init
 	config_foreach start_tracker interface
 
-	mwan3_lock "command" "mwan3"
-
 	mwan3_update_iface_to_table
 	mwan3_set_connected_ipset
 	mwan3_set_custom_ipset
@@ -43,8 +41,6 @@ start_service() {
 	mwan3_set_policies_iptables
 	mwan3_set_user_rules
 
-	mwan3_unlock "command" "mwan3"
-
 	procd_open_instance rtmon_ipv4
 	procd_set_param command /usr/sbin/mwan3rtmon ipv4
 	procd_set_param respawn
@@ -61,8 +57,6 @@ start_service() {
 stop_service() {
 	local ipset rule IP IPTR IPT family table tid
 
-	mwan3_lock "command" "mwan3"
-
 	config_load mwan3
 	mwan3_init
 	config_foreach mwan3_interface_shutdown interface
@@ -108,7 +102,6 @@ stop_service() {
 
 	rm -rf $MWAN3_STATUS_DIR $MWAN3TRACK_STATUS_DIR
 
-	mwan3_unlock "command" "mwan3"
 }
 
 reload_service() {
diff --git a/net/mwan3/files/lib/mwan3/mwan3.sh b/net/mwan3/files/lib/mwan3/mwan3.sh
index e6e43ebe8..8a5fe6f0d 100644
--- a/net/mwan3/files/lib/mwan3/mwan3.sh
+++ b/net/mwan3/files/lib/mwan3/mwan3.sh
@@ -103,16 +103,6 @@ mwan3_count_one_bits()
 	echo $count
 }
 
-mwan3_lock() {
-	lock /var/run/mwan3.lock
-	#LOG debug "$1 $2 (lock)"
-}
-
-mwan3_unlock() {
-	#LOG debug "$1 $2 (unlock)"
-	lock -u /var/run/mwan3.lock
-}
-
 mwan3_get_iface_id()
 {
 	local _tmp
diff --git a/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3rtmon b/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3rtmon
index 569b4d172..6ece58125 100644
--- a/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3rtmon
+++ b/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3rtmon
@@ -159,16 +159,13 @@ main()
 		IP="$IP4"
 	fi
 	mwan3_init
-	mwan3_lock "mwan3rtmon" "start"
 	sh -c "echo \$\$; exec $IP monitor route" | {
 		read -r monitor_pid
 		trap_with_arg func_trap "$monitor_pid" SIGINT SIGTERM SIGKILL
 		while IFS='' read -r line; do
 			[ -z "${line##*table*}" ] && continue
 			LOG debug "handling route update $family '$line'"
-			mwan3_lock "service" "mwan3rtmon"
 			mwan3_rtmon_route_handle "$line" "$family"
-			mwan3_unlock "service" "mwan3rtmon"
 		done
 	} &
 	child=$!
@@ -176,7 +173,6 @@ main()
 	trap_with_arg func_trap "$child" SIGINT SIGTERM SIGKILL
 	mwan3_set_connected_${family}
 	mwan3_add_all_routes ${family}
-	mwan3_unlock "mwan3rtmon" "start"
 	kill -SIGCONT $child
 	wait $!
 }