diff --git a/src/api.rs b/src/api.rs
index 00d2cb6..fa61625 100644
--- a/src/api.rs
+++ b/src/api.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ use std::io;
 use std::path::*;
 use std::ops::Deref;
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::sync::Mutex;
 
 use iron::prelude::*;
 use iron::headers::CookiePair;
@@ -46,14 +45,13 @@ impl From<PError> for IronError {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn get_api_handler(collection: Arc<Mutex<Collection>>) -> Mount {
+pub fn get_api_handler(collection: Arc<Collection>) -> Mount {
     let mut api_handler = Mount::new();
 
     {
         let collection = collection.clone();
         api_handler.mount("/auth/", move |request: &mut Request| {
-            let acquired_collection = collection.deref().lock().unwrap();
-            self::auth(request, acquired_collection.deref())
+            self::auth(request, collection.deref())
         });
     }
 
@@ -62,22 +60,19 @@ pub fn get_api_handler(collection: Arc<Mutex<Collection>>) -> Mount {
         {
             let collection = collection.clone();
             auth_api_mount.mount("/browse/", move |request: &mut Request| {
-                let acquired_collection = collection.deref().lock().unwrap();
-                self::browse(request, acquired_collection.deref())
+                self::browse(request, collection.deref())
             });
         }
         {
             let collection = collection.clone();
             auth_api_mount.mount("/flatten/", move |request: &mut Request| {
-                let acquired_collection = collection.deref().lock().unwrap();
-                self::flatten(request, acquired_collection.deref())
+                self::flatten(request, collection.deref())
             });
         }
         {
             let collection = collection.clone();
             auth_api_mount.mount("/serve/", move |request: &mut Request| {
-                let acquired_collection = collection.deref().lock().unwrap();
-                self::serve(request, acquired_collection.deref())
+                self::serve(request, collection.deref())
             });
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 8e466da..ab3e70d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ use mount::Mount;
 use staticfile::Static;
 use std::path;
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::sync::Mutex;
 
 mod api;
 mod collection;
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ fn main() {
         {
             let mut collection = collection::Collection::new();
             collection.load_config(&config).unwrap();
-            let collection = Arc::new(Mutex::new(collection));
+            let collection = Arc::new(collection);
             api_handler = api::get_api_handler(collection);
         }
         api_chain = Chain::new(api_handler);