diff --git a/fish_tests.cpp b/fish_tests.cpp
index d66a319f2..382abb39c 100644
--- a/fish_tests.cpp
+++ b/fish_tests.cpp
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ static void test_iothread(void)
 {
     say(L"Testing iothreads");
     int *int_ptr = new int(0);
-    int iterations = 5000000;
+    int iterations = 50000;
     int max_achieved_thread_count = 0;
     double start = timef();
     for (int i=0; i < iterations; i++)
diff --git a/iothread.cpp b/iothread.cpp
index a97007c46..00c307212 100644
--- a/iothread.cpp
+++ b/iothread.cpp
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ static void iothread_service_main_thread_requests(void)
     {
         // Perform each of the functions
         // Note we are NOT responsible for deleting these. They are stack allocated in their respective threads!
-        scoped_lock cond_lock(s_main_thread_performer_lock);
         while (! request_queue.empty())
         {
             MainThreadRequest_t *req = request_queue.front();