diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Project/src/main/java/ghidra/util/Lock.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Project/src/main/java/ghidra/util/Lock.java
index ccacb4059b..d271a346d3 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/Project/src/main/java/ghidra/util/Lock.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Project/src/main/java/ghidra/util/Lock.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* ###
  * IP: GHIDRA
+ * REVIEWED: YES
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,20 +17,18 @@
 package ghidra.util;
 
 /**
- * Ghidra synchronization lock. This class allows creation of named locks for
+ * Ghidra synchronization lock. This class allows creation of named locks for 
  * modifying tables in the Ghidra data base. This class also creates an instance
- * of a global lock that must first be obtained when synchronizing using
- * multiple of the named locks.
+ * of a global lock that must first be obtained when synchronizing using multiple
+ * of the named locks.
  */
 public class Lock {
 	private Thread owner;
 	private int cnt = 0;
-	private int waiting = 0;
 	private String name;
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates an instance of a lock for synchronization within Ghidra.
-	 * 
 	 * @param name the name of this lock
 	 */
 	public Lock(String name) {
@@ -37,8 +36,8 @@ public class Lock {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Acquire this synchronization lock. (i.e. begin synchronizing on this named
-	 * lock.)
+	 * Acquire this synchronization lock. 
+	 * (i.e. begin synchronizing on this named lock.) 
 	 */
 	public synchronized void acquire() {
 		Thread currThread = Thread.currentThread();
@@ -48,16 +47,15 @@ public class Lock {
 				cnt = 1;
 				owner = currThread;
 				return;
-			} else if (owner == currThread) {
+			}
+			else if (owner == currThread) {
 				cnt++;
 				return;
 			}
 			try {
-				waiting++;
 				wait();
-			} catch (InterruptedException e) {
-			} finally {
-				waiting--;
+			}
+			catch (InterruptedException e) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -72,24 +70,20 @@ public class Lock {
 		if (cnt > 0 && (owner == currThread)) {
 			if (--cnt == 0) {
 				owner = null;
-				// This is purely to help sample profiling.  If notify() is called the
-				// sampler can attribute time to the methods calling this erroneously.  For some reason
-				// the visualvm sampler gets a sample more often when notify() is called.
-				if (waiting != 0) {
-					notify();
-				}
+				notify();
 			}
-		} else {
+		}
+		else {
 			throw new IllegalStateException("Attempted to release an unowned lock: " + name);
 		}
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Gets the thread that currently owns the lock.
-	 * 
 	 * @return the thread that owns the lock or null.
 	 */
 	public Thread getOwner() {
 		return owner;
 	}
+
 }