diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/lb/LoadBalancingRulesManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/lb/LoadBalancingRulesManagerImpl.java
index 462d12790e1..dae8baa935c 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/lb/LoadBalancingRulesManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/lb/LoadBalancingRulesManagerImpl.java
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ public class LoadBalancingRulesManagerImpl implements LoadBalancingRulesManager,
     public boolean assignToLoadBalancer(long loadBalancerId, List<Long> instanceIds) {
         UserContext ctx = UserContext.current();
         Account caller = ctx.getCaller();
-        LoadBalancerVO loadBalancerLock = null;
 
         LoadBalancerVO loadBalancer = _lbDao.findById(loadBalancerId);
         if (loadBalancer == null) {
@@ -164,33 +163,22 @@ public class LoadBalancingRulesManagerImpl implements LoadBalancingRulesManager,
             vmsToAdd.add(vm);
         }
         
+        Transaction txn = Transaction.currentTxn();
+        txn.start();
+        
+        for (UserVm vm : vmsToAdd) {
+            LoadBalancerVMMapVO map = new LoadBalancerVMMapVO(loadBalancer.getId(), vm.getId(), false);
+            map = _lb2VmMapDao.persist(map);
+        }
+        txn.commit();
+        
         try {
-        	loadBalancerLock = _lbDao.acquireInLockTable(loadBalancerId);
-        	if(loadBalancerLock == null)
-    		{
-    			s_logger.warn("Failed to acquire lock to assign VM to load balance rule id " + loadBalancerId);
-    			return false;
-    		}
-
-        	Transaction txn = Transaction.currentTxn();
-            txn.start();
-            
-            for (UserVm vm : vmsToAdd) {
-                LoadBalancerVMMapVO map = new LoadBalancerVMMapVO(loadBalancer.getId(), vm.getId(), false);
-                map = _lb2VmMapDao.persist(map);
-            }
-            txn.commit();
-
             loadBalancer.setState(FirewallRule.State.Add);
             _lbDao.persist(loadBalancer);
             applyLoadBalancerConfig(loadBalancerId);
         } catch (ResourceUnavailableException e) {
             s_logger.warn("Unable to apply the load balancer config because resource is unavaliable.", e);
             return false;
-        } finally {
-        	if (loadBalancerLock != null) {
-        		_lbDao.releaseFromLockTable(loadBalancerId);
-        	}
         }
        
         return true;
@@ -200,7 +188,6 @@ public class LoadBalancingRulesManagerImpl implements LoadBalancingRulesManager,
     @Override @ActionEvent (eventType=EventTypes.EVENT_REMOVE_FROM_LOAD_BALANCER_RULE, eventDescription="removing from load balancer", async=true)
     public boolean removeFromLoadBalancer(long loadBalancerId, List<Long> instanceIds) {
         UserContext caller = UserContext.current();
-        LoadBalancerVO loadBalancerLock = null;
 
         LoadBalancerVO loadBalancer = _lbDao.findById(Long.valueOf(loadBalancerId));
         if (loadBalancer == null) {
@@ -208,15 +195,8 @@ public class LoadBalancingRulesManagerImpl implements LoadBalancingRulesManager,
         } 
         
         _accountMgr.checkAccess(caller.getCaller(), loadBalancer);
-
+       
         try {
-        	loadBalancerLock = _lbDao.acquireInLockTable(loadBalancerId); 
-            if (loadBalancerLock == null)
-    		{
-    			s_logger.warn("Failed to acquire lock to delete load balance rule id " + loadBalancerId);
-    			return false;
-    		}
-
             loadBalancer.setState(FirewallRule.State.Add);
             _lbDao.persist(loadBalancer);
             
@@ -238,10 +218,6 @@ public class LoadBalancingRulesManagerImpl implements LoadBalancingRulesManager,
         } catch (ResourceUnavailableException e) {
             s_logger.warn("Unable to apply the load balancer config because resource is unavaliable.", e);
             return false;
-        } finally {
-        	if (loadBalancerLock != null) {
-        		_lbDao.releaseFromLockTable(loadBalancerId);
-        	}
         }
        
         return true;
@@ -288,8 +264,7 @@ public class LoadBalancingRulesManagerImpl implements LoadBalancingRulesManager,
     @Override @ActionEvent (eventType=EventTypes.EVENT_LOAD_BALANCER_DELETE, eventDescription="deleting load balancer", async=true) 
     public boolean deleteLoadBalancerRule(long loadBalancerId, boolean apply) {
         UserContext caller = UserContext.current();
-        LoadBalancerVO loadBalancerLock = null;
-
+        
         LoadBalancerVO lb = _lbDao.findById(loadBalancerId);
         if (lb == null) {
             throw new InvalidParameterException("Invalid load balancer value: " + loadBalancerId);
@@ -297,13 +272,6 @@ public class LoadBalancingRulesManagerImpl implements LoadBalancingRulesManager,
         
         _accountMgr.checkAccess(caller.getCaller(), lb);
         
-        loadBalancerLock = _lbDao.acquireInLockTable(loadBalancerId);
-        if(loadBalancerLock == null)
-		{
-			s_logger.warn("Failed to acquire lock to delete load balance rule id " + loadBalancerId);
-			return false;
-		}        	
-        
         lb.setState(FirewallRule.State.Revoke);
         _lbDao.persist(lb);
         
@@ -322,14 +290,10 @@ public class LoadBalancingRulesManagerImpl implements LoadBalancingRulesManager,
             } catch (ResourceUnavailableException e) {
                 s_logger.warn("Unable to apply the load balancer config because resource is unavaliable.", e);
                 return false;
-            } finally {
-            	if (loadBalancerLock != null)
-            		_lbDao.releaseFromLockTable(loadBalancerId);
             }
         }
-
+        
         _rulesDao.remove(lb.getId());
-
         UsageEventVO usageEvent = new UsageEventVO(EventTypes.EVENT_LOAD_BALANCER_DELETE, lb.getAccountId(), 0 , lb.getId(), null);
         _usageEventDao.persist(usageEvent);
         s_logger.debug("Load balancer with id " + lb.getId() + " is removed successfully");