diff --git a/serial.go b/serial.go
index 91e13696..5439d135 100644
--- a/serial.go
+++ b/serial.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package kvm
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"io"
-	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -142,10 +141,6 @@ func unmountDCControl() error {
 var dcState DCPowerState
 
 func runDCControl() {
-	// Lock to OS thread to isolate DC control serial I/O
-	runtime.LockOSThread()
-	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
-
 	scopedLogger := serialLogger.With().Str("service", "dc_control").Logger()
 	reader := bufio.NewReader(port)
 	hasRestoreFeature := false
@@ -295,10 +290,6 @@ func handleSerialChannel(d *webrtc.DataChannel) {
 
 	d.OnOpen(func() {
 		go func() {
-			// Lock to OS thread to isolate serial I/O
-			runtime.LockOSThread()
-			defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
-
 			buf := make([]byte, 1024)
 			for {
 				n, err := port.Read(buf)