diff --git a/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/Connect.cpp b/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/Connect.cpp
index 5e60fc517..47bfd026b 100644
--- a/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/Connect.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/Connect.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ namespace ripple {
 // XXX Might allow domain for manual connections.
 Json::Value doConnect (RPC::Context& context)
 {
-    auto lock = make_lock(context.app.getMasterMutex());
     if (context.app.config().standalone())
         return "cannot connect in standalone mode";
 
diff --git a/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/ConsensusInfo.cpp b/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/ConsensusInfo.cpp
index 7590466ee..3d79d53fb 100644
--- a/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/ConsensusInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/ConsensusInfo.cpp
@@ -30,10 +30,7 @@ Json::Value doConsensusInfo (RPC::Context& context)
 {
     Json::Value ret (Json::objectValue);
 
-    {
-        auto lock = make_lock(context.app.getMasterMutex());
-        ret[jss::info] = context.netOps.getConsensusInfo ();
-    }
+    ret[jss::info] = context.netOps.getConsensusInfo ();
 
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/Peers.cpp b/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/Peers.cpp
index bca0c9ced..628da745c 100644
--- a/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/Peers.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/Peers.cpp
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ Json::Value doPeers (RPC::Context& context)
     Json::Value jvResult (Json::objectValue);
 
     {
-        auto lock = make_lock(context.app.getMasterMutex());
-
         jvResult[jss::peers] = context.app.overlay ().json ();
 
         auto const now = context.app.timeKeeper().now();
diff --git a/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/UnlList.cpp b/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/UnlList.cpp
index b79d1d993..c063a42c7 100644
--- a/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/UnlList.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/UnlList.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ namespace ripple {
 
 Json::Value doUnlList (RPC::Context& context)
 {
-    auto lock = make_lock(context.app.getMasterMutex());
     Json::Value obj (Json::objectValue);
 
     context.app.validators().for_each_listed (
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ Json::Value doUnlList (RPC::Context& context)
                 TokenType::NodePublic, publicKey);
             node[jss::trusted] = trusted;
 
-            unl.append (node);
+            unl.append (std::move (node));
         });
 
     return obj;