diff --git a/act/runner/run_context.go b/act/runner/run_context.go
index 59fcf6f8..ff551322 100644
--- a/act/runner/run_context.go
+++ b/act/runner/run_context.go
@@ -193,8 +193,6 @@ var lxcHelpers string
 
 var startTemplate = template.Must(template.New("start").Parse(`#!/bin/bash -e
 
-exec 5<>/tmp/forgejo-runner-lxc.lock ; flock --timeout 21600 5
-
 LXC_CONTAINER_CONFIG="{{.Config}}"
 LXC_CONTAINER_RELEASE="{{.Release}}"