diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_bridgecall/mod_bridgecall.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_bridgecall/mod_bridgecall.c
index cc18d87d63..b4da03930c 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_bridgecall/mod_bridgecall.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_bridgecall/mod_bridgecall.c
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ static void audio_bridge_function(switch_core_session_t *session, char *data)
 		switch_channel_hangup(caller_channel, SWITCH_CAUSE_REQUESTED_CHAN_UNAVAIL);
 		return;
 	} else {
-		/* peer channel is read locked now the bridge func will unlock it for us */
 		switch_ivr_multi_threaded_bridge(session, peer_session, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/switch_ivr.c b/src/switch_ivr.c
index fbdfdeb858..6ec076db25 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr.c
@@ -1560,7 +1560,6 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_originate(switch_core_session_t *sess
 	}
 
 	if (switch_channel_test_flag(peer_channel, CF_ANSWERED) || switch_channel_test_flag(peer_channel, CF_EARLY_MEDIA)) {
-		switch_core_session_read_lock(peer_session);
 		*bleg = peer_session;
 		if (caller_channel) {
 			switch_channel_set_variable(caller_channel, "originate_disposition", "call accepted");