diff --git a/pkg/lockfile/lockfile.go b/pkg/lockfile/lockfile.go
index 77bd0aa070..f639357f4a 100644
--- a/pkg/lockfile/lockfile.go
+++ b/pkg/lockfile/lockfile.go
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ type Locker interface {
 	// IsReadWrite() checks if the lock file is read-write
 	IsReadWrite() bool
 
-	// Locked() checks if lock is locked for writing by a thread in this process
-	Locked() bool
-
 	// AssertLocked() can be used by callers that _know_ that they hold the lock (for reading or writing), for sanity checking.
 	// It might do nothing at all, or it may panic if the caller is not the owner of this lock.
 	AssertLocked()
diff --git a/pkg/lockfile/lockfile_unix.go b/pkg/lockfile/lockfile_unix.go
index 1ec6c458b9..21378e9420 100644
--- a/pkg/lockfile/lockfile_unix.go
+++ b/pkg/lockfile/lockfile_unix.go
@@ -213,13 +213,6 @@ func (l *lockfile) Unlock() {
 	l.stateMutex.Unlock()
 }
 
-// Locked checks if lockfile is locked for writing by a thread in this process.
-func (l *lockfile) Locked() bool {
-	l.stateMutex.Lock()
-	defer l.stateMutex.Unlock()
-	return l.locked && (l.locktype == unix.F_WRLCK)
-}
-
 func (l *lockfile) AssertLocked() {
 	// DO NOT provide a variant that returns the value of l.locked.
 	//
diff --git a/pkg/lockfile/lockfile_windows.go b/pkg/lockfile/lockfile_windows.go
index 9e9d22f59d..cc898d82b5 100644
--- a/pkg/lockfile/lockfile_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/lockfile/lockfile_windows.go
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ func (l *lockfile) Unlock() {
 	l.mu.Unlock()
 }
 
-func (l *lockfile) Locked() bool {
-	return l.locked
-}
-
 func (l *lockfile) AssertLocked() {
 	// DO NOT provide a variant that returns the value of l.locked.
 	//