diff --git a/net/arp/arp_notify.c b/net/arp/arp_notify.c
index 733bfce3865..562b33ee80b 100644
--- a/net/arp/arp_notify.c
+++ b/net/arp/arp_notify.c
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ void arp_notify(in_addr_t ipaddr)
 
   /* Find an entry with the matching IP address in the list of waiters */
 
-  flags = enter_critical_section();
   for (curr = g_arp_waiters; curr; curr = curr->nt_flink)
     {
       /* Does this entry match?  If the result is okay, then we have