diff --git a/tests/runner.pm b/tests/runner.pm
index efe5681bcc..fa15accda3 100644
--- a/tests/runner.pm
+++ b/tests/runner.pm
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ BEGIN {
         readtestkeywords
         restore_test_env
         runner_init
-        runnerac_clearlocks
         runnerac_shutdown
         runnerac_stopservers
         runnerac_test_preprocess
@@ -1274,12 +1273,6 @@ sub runner_test_run {
     return (0, clearlogs(), \%testtimings, $cmdres, $CURLOUT, $tool, $usedvalgrind);
 }
 
-# Async call runner_clearlocks
-# Called by controller
-sub runnerac_clearlocks {
-    return controlleripccall(\&runner_clearlocks);
-}
-
 # Async call runner_shutdown
 # This call does NOT generate an IPC response and must be the last IPC call
 # received.