diff --git a/sys/dev/amr/amr.c b/sys/dev/amr/amr.c
index 0cf30415f4cb..c79666d251d3 100644
--- a/sys/dev/amr/amr.c
+++ b/sys/dev/amr/amr.c
@@ -1038,11 +1038,10 @@ static int
 amr_quartz_poll_command(struct amr_command *ac)
 {
     struct amr_softc	*sc = ac->ac_sc;
-    int			s, error;
+    int			error;
 
     debug_called(2);
 
-    s = splbio();
     error = 0;
 
     /* now we have a slot, we can map the command (unmapped in amr_complete) */
@@ -1055,7 +1054,6 @@ amr_quartz_poll_command(struct amr_command *ac)
 	error = amr_quartz_poll_command1(sc, ac);
     }
 
-    splx(s);
     return (error);
 }
 
@@ -1389,7 +1387,7 @@ amr_start(struct amr_command *ac)
 static int
 amr_start1(struct amr_softc *sc, struct amr_command *ac)
 {
-    int			done, s, i;
+    int			done, i;
 
     /* mark the new mailbox we are going to copy in as busy */
     ac->ac_mailbox.mb_busy = 1;
@@ -1413,7 +1411,6 @@ amr_start1(struct amr_softc *sc, struct amr_command *ac)
      */
     debug(4, "wait for mailbox");
     for (i = 10000, done = 0; (i > 0) && !done; i--) {
-	s = splbio();
 	
 	/* is the mailbox free? */
 	if (sc->amr_mailbox->mb_busy == 0) {
@@ -1428,7 +1425,6 @@ amr_start1(struct amr_softc *sc, struct amr_command *ac)
 	    /* this is somewhat ugly */
 	    DELAY(100);
 	}
-	splx(s);	/* drop spl to allow completion interrupts */
     }
 
     /*
@@ -1613,16 +1609,14 @@ amr_alloccmd_cluster(struct amr_softc *sc)
 {
     struct amr_command_cluster	*acc;
     struct amr_command		*ac;
-    int				s, i, nextslot;
+    int				i, nextslot;
 
     if (sc->amr_nextslot > sc->amr_maxio)
 	return;
     acc = malloc(AMR_CMD_CLUSTERSIZE, M_DEVBUF, M_NOWAIT | M_ZERO);
     if (acc != NULL) {
-	s = splbio();
 	nextslot = sc->amr_nextslot;
 	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&sc->amr_cmd_clusters, acc, acc_link);
-	splx(s);
 	for (i = 0; i < AMR_CMD_CLUSTERCOUNT; i++) {
 	    ac = &acc->acc_command[i];
 	    ac->ac_sc = sc;
@@ -1689,14 +1683,13 @@ amr_std_submit_command(struct amr_softc *sc)
 static int
 amr_quartz_get_work(struct amr_softc *sc, struct amr_mailbox *mbsave)
 {
-    int		s, worked;
+    int		worked;
     u_int32_t	outd;
     u_int8_t	nstatus;
 
     debug_called(3);
 
     worked = 0;
-    s = splbio();
 
     /* work waiting for us? */
     if ((outd = AMR_QGET_ODB(sc)) == AMR_QODB_READY) {
@@ -1732,20 +1725,18 @@ amr_quartz_get_work(struct amr_softc *sc, struct amr_mailbox *mbsave)
 	worked = 1;			/* got some work */
     }
 
-    splx(s);
     return(worked);
 }
 
 static int
 amr_std_get_work(struct amr_softc *sc, struct amr_mailbox *mbsave)
 {
-    int		s, worked;
+    int		worked;
     u_int8_t	istat;
 
     debug_called(3);
 
     worked = 0;
-    s = splbio();
 
     /* check for valid interrupt status */
     istat = AMR_SGET_ISTAT(sc);
@@ -1759,7 +1750,6 @@ amr_std_get_work(struct amr_softc *sc, struct amr_mailbox *mbsave)
 	worked = 1;
     }
 
-    splx(s);
     return(worked);
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/amr/amr_cam.c b/sys/dev/amr/amr_cam.c
index 9becb73fea80..51d5c6fe7735 100644
--- a/sys/dev/amr/amr_cam.c
+++ b/sys/dev/amr/amr_cam.c
@@ -94,33 +94,24 @@ static void		amr_cam_complete_extcdb(struct amr_command *ac);
 static __inline void
 amr_enqueue_ccb(struct amr_softc *sc, union ccb *ccb)
 {
-    int		s;
 
-    s = splbio();
     TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&sc->amr_cam_ccbq, &ccb->ccb_h, sim_links.tqe);
-    splx(s);
 }
 
 static __inline void
 amr_requeue_ccb(struct amr_softc *sc, union ccb *ccb)
 {
-    int		s;
 
-    s = splbio();
     TAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&sc->amr_cam_ccbq, &ccb->ccb_h, sim_links.tqe);
-    splx(s);
 }
 
 static __inline union ccb *
 amr_dequeue_ccb(struct amr_softc *sc)
 {
     union ccb	*ccb;
-    int		s;
 
-    s = splbio();
     if ((ccb = (union ccb *)TAILQ_FIRST(&sc->amr_cam_ccbq)) != NULL)
 	TAILQ_REMOVE(&sc->amr_cam_ccbq, &ccb->ccb_h, sim_links.tqe);
-    splx(s);
     return(ccb);
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/amr/amr_pci.c b/sys/dev/amr/amr_pci.c
index c2c9f1b91c5d..5a3152b01ea0 100644
--- a/sys/dev/amr/amr_pci.c
+++ b/sys/dev/amr/amr_pci.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ static int
 amr_pci_shutdown(device_t dev)
 {
     struct amr_softc	*sc = device_get_softc(dev);
-    int			i,error,s;
+    int			i,error;
 
     debug_called(1);
 
@@ -356,7 +356,6 @@ amr_pci_shutdown(device_t dev)
     device_printf(sc->amr_dev, "flushing cache...");
     printf("%s\n", amr_flush(sc) ? "failed" : "done");
 
-    s = splbio();
     error = 0;
 
     /* delete all our child devices */
@@ -371,7 +370,6 @@ amr_pci_shutdown(device_t dev)
     /* XXX disable interrupts? */
 
 shutdown_out:
-    splx(s);
     return(error);
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/amr/amrvar.h b/sys/dev/amr/amrvar.h
index cfb813c335cb..61ed563acf96 100644
--- a/sys/dev/amr/amrvar.h
+++ b/sys/dev/amr/amrvar.h
@@ -274,101 +274,74 @@ extern void	amrd_intr(void *data);
 static __inline void
 amr_enqueue_bio(struct amr_softc *sc, struct bio *bio)
 {
-    int		s;
 
-    s = splbio();
     bioq_insert_tail(&sc->amr_bioq, bio);
-    splx(s);
 }
 
 static __inline struct bio *
 amr_dequeue_bio(struct amr_softc *sc)
 {
     struct bio	*bio;
-    int		s;
 
-    s = splbio();
     if ((bio = bioq_first(&sc->amr_bioq)) != NULL)
 	bioq_remove(&sc->amr_bioq, bio);
-    splx(s);
     return(bio);
 }
 
 static __inline void
 amr_enqueue_ready(struct amr_command *ac)
 {
-    int		s;
 
-    s = splbio();
     TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&ac->ac_sc->amr_ready, ac, ac_link);
-    splx(s);
 }
 
 static __inline void
 amr_requeue_ready(struct amr_command *ac)
 {
-    int		s;
 
-    s = splbio();
     TAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&ac->ac_sc->amr_ready, ac, ac_link);
-    splx(s);
 }
 
 static __inline struct amr_command *
 amr_dequeue_ready(struct amr_softc *sc)
 {
     struct amr_command	*ac;
-    int			s;
 
-    s = splbio();
     if ((ac = TAILQ_FIRST(&sc->amr_ready)) != NULL)
 	TAILQ_REMOVE(&sc->amr_ready, ac, ac_link);
-    splx(s);
     return(ac);
 }
 
 static __inline void
 amr_enqueue_completed(struct amr_command *ac)
 {
-    int		s;
 
-    s = splbio();
     TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&ac->ac_sc->amr_completed, ac, ac_link);
-    splx(s);
 }
 
 static __inline struct amr_command *
 amr_dequeue_completed(struct amr_softc *sc)
 {
     struct amr_command	*ac;
-    int			s;
 
-    s = splbio();
     if ((ac = TAILQ_FIRST(&sc->amr_completed)) != NULL)
 	TAILQ_REMOVE(&sc->amr_completed, ac, ac_link);
-    splx(s);
     return(ac);
 }
 
 static __inline void
 amr_enqueue_free(struct amr_command *ac)
 {
-    int		s;
 
-    s = splbio();
     TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&ac->ac_sc->amr_freecmds, ac, ac_link);
-    splx(s);
 }
 
 static __inline struct amr_command *
 amr_dequeue_free(struct amr_softc *sc)
 {
     struct amr_command	*ac;
-    int			s;
 
-    s = splbio();
     if ((ac = TAILQ_FIRST(&sc->amr_freecmds)) != NULL)
 	TAILQ_REMOVE(&sc->amr_freecmds, ac, ac_link);
-    splx(s);
     return(ac);
 }