diff --git a/management/server/peer.go b/management/server/peer.go
index fd3076224..e04bbaeae 100644
--- a/management/server/peer.go
+++ b/management/server/peer.go
@@ -423,9 +423,6 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) AddPeer(ctx context.Context, setupKey, userID s
 		return nil, nil, nil, status.Errorf(status.NotFound, "failed adding new peer: account not found")
 	}
 
-	unlock := am.Store.AcquireWriteLockByUID(ctx, accountID)
-	defer unlock()
-
 	// This is a handling for the case when the same machine (with the same WireGuard pub key) tries to register twice.
 	// Such case is possible when AddPeer function takes long time to finish after AcquireWriteLockByUID (e.g., database is slow)
 	// and the peer disconnects with a timeout and tries to register again.