diff --git a/builtin/index-pack.c b/builtin/index-pack.c
index 0f05533902..f8f1b48e56 100644
--- a/builtin/index-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/index-pack.c
@@ -159,10 +159,6 @@ static pthread_mutex_t deepest_delta_mutex;
 #define deepest_delta_lock()	lock_mutex(&deepest_delta_mutex)
 #define deepest_delta_unlock()	unlock_mutex(&deepest_delta_mutex)
 
-static pthread_mutex_t type_cas_mutex;
-#define type_cas_lock()		lock_mutex(&type_cas_mutex)
-#define type_cas_unlock()	unlock_mutex(&type_cas_mutex)
-
 static pthread_key_t key;
 
 static inline void lock_mutex(pthread_mutex_t *mutex)
@@ -186,7 +182,6 @@ static void init_thread(void)
 	init_recursive_mutex(&read_mutex);
 	pthread_mutex_init(&counter_mutex, NULL);
 	pthread_mutex_init(&work_mutex, NULL);
-	pthread_mutex_init(&type_cas_mutex, NULL);
 	if (show_stat)
 		pthread_mutex_init(&deepest_delta_mutex, NULL);
 	pthread_key_create(&key, NULL);
@@ -209,7 +204,6 @@ static void cleanup_thread(void)
 	pthread_mutex_destroy(&read_mutex);
 	pthread_mutex_destroy(&counter_mutex);
 	pthread_mutex_destroy(&work_mutex);
-	pthread_mutex_destroy(&type_cas_mutex);
 	if (show_stat)
 		pthread_mutex_destroy(&deepest_delta_mutex);
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_threads; i++)