diff --git a/ibm/service/vpc/resource_ibm_is_lb_pool.go b/ibm/service/vpc/resource_ibm_is_lb_pool.go
index e1a2ccd382..fa219040ae 100644
--- a/ibm/service/vpc/resource_ibm_is_lb_pool.go
+++ b/ibm/service/vpc/resource_ibm_is_lb_pool.go
@@ -279,9 +279,6 @@ func resourceIBMISLBPoolCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	if hmp, ok := d.GetOk(isLBPoolHealthMonitorPort); ok {
 		healthMonitorPort = int64(hmp.(int))
 	}
-	isLBKey := "load_balancer_key_" + lbID
-	conns.IbmMutexKV.Lock(isLBKey)
-	defer conns.IbmMutexKV.Unlock(isLBKey)
 
 	err := lbPoolCreate(d, meta, name, lbID, algorithm, protocol, healthType, spType, cName, healthMonitorURL, pProtocol, healthDelay, maxRetries, healthTimeOut, healthMonitorPort)
 	if err != nil {