diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/AvailableSpaceVolumeChoosingPolicy.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/AvailableSpaceVolumeChoosingPolicy.java
index 72ed47c67fa..5d12fa72bb1 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/AvailableSpaceVolumeChoosingPolicy.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/AvailableSpaceVolumeChoosingPolicy.java
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ public class AvailableSpaceVolumeChoosingPolicy<V extends FsVolumeSpi>
 
   public AvailableSpaceVolumeChoosingPolicy() {
     this(new Random());
-    initLocks();
   }
 
   private void initLocks() {