diff --git a/src/libsodium/randombytes/salsa20/randombytes_salsa20_random.c b/src/libsodium/randombytes/salsa20/randombytes_salsa20_random.c
index 1d3eb607..66969d39 100644
--- a/src/libsodium/randombytes/salsa20/randombytes_salsa20_random.c
+++ b/src/libsodium/randombytes/salsa20/randombytes_salsa20_random.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include "randombytes.h"
 #include "randombytes_salsa20_random.h"
 #include "utils.h"
-#include "private/mutex.h"
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 # include <windows.h>
@@ -306,7 +305,7 @@ randombytes_salsa20_random_rekey(const unsigned char * const mix)
 }
 
 static void
-randombytes_salsa20_random_stir_unlocked(void)
+randombytes_salsa20_random_stir(void)
 {
     /* constant to personalize the hash function */
     const unsigned char hsigma[crypto_generichash_KEYBYTES] = {
@@ -364,30 +363,18 @@ randombytes_salsa20_random_stir_unlocked(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-static void
-randombytes_salsa20_random_stir(void)
-{
-    if (sodium_crit_enter() != 0) {
-        abort();
-    }
-    randombytes_salsa20_random_stir_unlocked();
-    if (sodium_crit_leave() != 0) {
-        abort();
-    }
-}
-
 static void
 randombytes_salsa20_random_stir_if_needed(void)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_GETPID
     if (stream.initialized == 0) {
-        randombytes_salsa20_random_stir_unlocked();
+        randombytes_salsa20_random_stir();
     } else if (stream.pid != getpid()) {
         abort();
     }
 #else
     if (stream.initialized == 0) {
-        randombytes_salsa20_random_stir_unlocked();
+        randombytes_salsa20_random_stir();
     }
 #endif
 }
@@ -397,9 +384,6 @@ randombytes_salsa20_random_close(void)
 {
     int ret = -1;
 
-    if (sodium_crit_enter() != 0) {
-        abort();
-    }
 #ifndef _WIN32
     if (stream.random_data_source_fd != -1 &&
         close(stream.random_data_source_fd) == 0) {
@@ -427,9 +411,6 @@ randombytes_salsa20_random_close(void)
         ret = 0;
     }
 #endif
-    if (sodium_crit_leave() != 0) {
-        abort();
-    }
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -439,9 +420,6 @@ randombytes_salsa20_random_buf(void * const buf, const size_t size)
     size_t i;
     int    ret;
 
-    if (sodium_crit_enter() != 0) {
-        abort();
-    }
     randombytes_salsa20_random_stir_if_needed();
     COMPILER_ASSERT(sizeof stream.nonce == crypto_stream_salsa20_NONCEBYTES);
 #ifdef ULONG_LONG_MAX
@@ -457,9 +435,6 @@ randombytes_salsa20_random_buf(void * const buf, const size_t size)
     stream.nonce++;
     crypto_stream_salsa20_xor(stream.key, stream.key, sizeof stream.key,
                               (unsigned char *) &stream.nonce, stream.key);
-    if (sodium_crit_leave() != 0) {
-        abort();
-    }
 }
 
 static uint32_t
@@ -468,9 +443,6 @@ randombytes_salsa20_random(void)
     uint32_t val;
     int      ret;
 
-    if (sodium_crit_enter() != 0) {
-        abort();
-    }
     COMPILER_ASSERT(sizeof stream.rnd32 >= (sizeof stream.key) + (sizeof val));
     COMPILER_ASSERT(((sizeof stream.rnd32) - (sizeof stream.key))
                     % sizeof val == (size_t) 0U);
@@ -489,9 +461,7 @@ randombytes_salsa20_random(void)
     stream.rnd32_outleft -= sizeof val;
     memcpy(&val, &stream.rnd32[stream.rnd32_outleft], sizeof val);
     memset(&stream.rnd32[stream.rnd32_outleft], 0, sizeof val);
-    if (sodium_crit_leave() != 0) {
-        abort();
-    }
+
     return val;
 }