diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocblit.cpp b/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocblit.cpp
index 3e4e753295..c4a9210ebb 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocblit.cpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocblit.cpp
@@ -616,9 +616,6 @@ bool DmaBlitManager::hsaCopy(
     bool                enableCopyRect,
     bool                flushDMA) const
 {
-    // todo integerops long_math test exposes
-    // a HW hang without lock protection. note: Runtime kernel copy works fine
-    amd::ScopedLock k(dev().hsaCopyOps());
     address src = reinterpret_cast<address>(srcMemory.getDeviceMemory());
     address dst = reinterpret_cast<address>(dstMemory.getDeviceMemory());
 
@@ -666,8 +663,6 @@ bool DmaBlitManager::hsaCopy(
 bool DmaBlitManager::hsaCopyStaged(
     const_address hostSrc, address hostDst, size_t size, address staging, bool hostToDev) const
 {
-    amd::ScopedLock k(dev().hsaCopyOps());
-
     // No allocation is necessary for Full Profile
     hsa_status_t status;
     if (dev().agent_profile() == HSA_PROFILE_FULL) {
diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocdevice.cpp b/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocdevice.cpp
index 359e865b61..84dd70f527 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocdevice.cpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocdevice.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ Device::Device(hsa_agent_t bkendDevice)
     , xferQueue_(nullptr)
     , xferRead_(nullptr)
     , xferWrite_(nullptr)
-    , hsaCopyOps_(nullptr)
     , numOfVgpus_(0)
 {
     group_segment_.handle = 0;
@@ -208,7 +207,6 @@ Device::~Device()
     }
     delete mapCache_;
     delete mapCacheOps_;
-    delete hsaCopyOps_;
 
     // Destroy temporary buffers for read/write
     delete xferRead_;
@@ -628,11 +626,6 @@ Device::create()
         return false;
     }
 
-    hsaCopyOps_ = new amd::Monitor("HSA copy Lock", true);
-    if (nullptr == hsaCopyOps_) {
-        return false;
-    }
-
     mapCache_ = new std::vector<amd::Memory*>();
     if (mapCache_ == NULL) {
         return false;
diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocdevice.hpp b/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocdevice.hpp
index 2d8a8109e6..ed12234cd9 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocdevice.hpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocdevice.hpp
@@ -411,8 +411,6 @@ public:
         amd::Memory* mem    //!< Pointer to AMD memory object
         ) const;
 
-    amd::Monitor& hsaCopyOps() const { return *hsaCopyOps_; }
-
 private:
     static hsa_ven_amd_loader_1_00_pfn_t amd_loader_ext_table;
 
@@ -441,10 +439,6 @@ private:
     XferBuffers*    xferRead_;      //!< Transfer buffers read
     XferBuffers*    xferWrite_;     //!< Transfer buffers write
 
-    //! todo it shouldn't require a lock proteciton,
-    //! but currently it causes a HW hang in MT environment
-    amd::Monitor*   hsaCopyOps_;    //!< HSA copy is protected under lock
-
 public:
     amd::Atomic<uint>   numOfVgpus_; //!< Virtual gpu unique index
 };  // class roc::Device