diff --git a/settings.cpp b/settings.cpp
index e16c4d8..f76c081 100644
--- a/settings.cpp
+++ b/settings.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 #include "settings.hpp"
 
 #include <QDebug>
-#include <QMutex>
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 
 QSettings &settings::settings() {
-    QMutexLocker l(lock);
     static QSettings settings(dir().absoluteFilePath("settings.ini"), QSettings::IniFormat);
     return settings;
 }