diff --git a/src/drivers/i2c/tpm/tpm_tis_i2c.c b/src/drivers/i2c/tpm/tpm_tis_i2c.c
index e700c3ab95..008fac6e8f 100644
--- a/src/drivers/i2c/tpm/tpm_tis_i2c.c
+++ b/src/drivers/i2c/tpm/tpm_tis_i2c.c
@@ -429,7 +429,6 @@ static int tpm_tis_i2c_recv(struct tpm_chip *chip, uint8_t *buf, size_t count)
 
 out:
 	tpm_tis_i2c_ready(chip);
-	release_locality(chip, chip->vendor.locality, 0);
 
 	return size;
 }
@@ -444,9 +443,6 @@ static int tpm_tis_i2c_send(struct tpm_chip *chip, uint8_t *buf, size_t len)
 	if (len > TPM_BUFSIZE)
 		return -1; //E2BIG; /* command is too long for our tpm, sorry */
 
-	if (request_locality(chip, 0) < 0)
-		return -1; //EBUSY;
-
 	status = tpm_tis_i2c_status(chip);
 	if ((status & TPM_STS_COMMAND_READY) == 0) {
 		tpm_tis_i2c_ready(chip);
@@ -499,7 +495,6 @@ static int tpm_tis_i2c_send(struct tpm_chip *chip, uint8_t *buf, size_t len)
 	return len;
 out_err:
 	tpm_tis_i2c_ready(chip);
-	release_locality(chip, chip->vendor.locality, 0);
 
 	return rc;
 }