diff --git a/cmd/micro/initlua.go b/cmd/micro/initlua.go
index 41d752cc..77349caa 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/initlua.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/initlua.go
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ func luaImportMicro() *lua.LTable {
 	ulua.L.SetField(pkg, "Tabs", luar.New(ulua.L, func() *action.TabList {
 		return action.Tabs
 	}))
-	ulua.L.SetField(pkg, "Lock", luar.New(ulua.L, &ulua.Lock))
 	ulua.L.SetField(pkg, "After", luar.New(ulua.L, func(t time.Duration, f func()) {
 		time.AfterFunc(t, func() {
 			timerChan <- f
diff --git a/cmd/micro/micro.go b/cmd/micro/micro.go
index 09c9ab2b..303d7173 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/micro.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/micro.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/zyedidia/micro/v2/internal/buffer"
 	"github.com/zyedidia/micro/v2/internal/clipboard"
 	"github.com/zyedidia/micro/v2/internal/config"
-	ulua "github.com/zyedidia/micro/v2/internal/lua"
 	"github.com/zyedidia/micro/v2/internal/screen"
 	"github.com/zyedidia/micro/v2/internal/shell"
 	"github.com/zyedidia/micro/v2/internal/util"
@@ -418,15 +417,11 @@ func DoEvent() {
 	select {
 	case f := <-shell.Jobs:
 		// If a new job has finished while running in the background we should execute the callback
-		ulua.Lock.Lock()
 		f.Function(f.Output, f.Args)
-		ulua.Lock.Unlock()
 	case <-config.Autosave:
-		ulua.Lock.Lock()
 		for _, b := range buffer.OpenBuffers {
 			b.Save()
 		}
-		ulua.Lock.Unlock()
 	case <-shell.CloseTerms:
 	case event = <-screen.Events:
 	case <-screen.DrawChan():
@@ -478,12 +473,10 @@ func DoEvent() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	ulua.Lock.Lock()
 	_, resize := event.(*tcell.EventResize)
 	if action.InfoBar.HasPrompt && !resize {
 		action.InfoBar.HandleEvent(event)
 	} else {
 		action.Tabs.HandleEvent(event)
 	}
-	ulua.Lock.Unlock()
 }
diff --git a/internal/lua/lua.go b/internal/lua/lua.go
index d7af16b0..e17f2a66 100644
--- a/internal/lua/lua.go
+++ b/internal/lua/lua.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 	"unicode/utf8"
 
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 var L *lua.LState
-var Lock sync.Mutex
 
 // LoadFile loads a lua file
 func LoadFile(module string, file string, data []byte) error {