diff --git a/sys/fs/unionfs/union_vnops.c b/sys/fs/unionfs/union_vnops.c
index 4b70f2c5a4bd..eb80cd015ac5 100644
--- a/sys/fs/unionfs/union_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/unionfs/union_vnops.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
  *	@(#)union_vnops.c	8.32 (Berkeley) 6/23/95
- * $Id: union_vnops.c,v 1.23 1997/04/14 05:13:55 kato Exp $
+ * $Id: union_vnops.c,v 1.24 1997/04/15 12:56:57 kato Exp $
  */
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -1058,7 +1058,6 @@ union_link(ap)
 	struct union_node *un;
 	struct vnode *vp;
 	struct vnode *tdvp;
-	int isvnunlocked = 0;
 
 	un = VTOUNION(ap->a_tdvp);
 
@@ -1097,19 +1096,7 @@ union_link(ap)
 	un->un_flags |= UN_KLOCK;
 	vput(ap->a_tdvp);
 
-	/*
-	 * XXX -- This is a quick-hack to avoid panic.  Problem still remains!
-	 * The process which access the union filesystem will be hang-up after
-	 * making link in the union fs.
-	 */
-	if (VOP_ISLOCKED(tdvp) && (tdvp->v_op != union_vnodeop_p)) {
-		isvnunlocked = 1;
-		VOP_UNLOCK(tdvp, 0, p);
-	}
-	error = VOP_LINK(vp, tdvp, cnp);
-	if (isvnunlocked)
-		vn_lock(tdvp, LK_EXCLUSIVE | LK_RETRY, p);
-	return error;
+	return (VOP_LINK(tdvp, vp, cnp));
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/sys/miscfs/union/union_vnops.c b/sys/miscfs/union/union_vnops.c
index 4b70f2c5a4bd..eb80cd015ac5 100644
--- a/sys/miscfs/union/union_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/miscfs/union/union_vnops.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
  *	@(#)union_vnops.c	8.32 (Berkeley) 6/23/95
- * $Id: union_vnops.c,v 1.23 1997/04/14 05:13:55 kato Exp $
+ * $Id: union_vnops.c,v 1.24 1997/04/15 12:56:57 kato Exp $
  */
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -1058,7 +1058,6 @@ union_link(ap)
 	struct union_node *un;
 	struct vnode *vp;
 	struct vnode *tdvp;
-	int isvnunlocked = 0;
 
 	un = VTOUNION(ap->a_tdvp);
 
@@ -1097,19 +1096,7 @@ union_link(ap)
 	un->un_flags |= UN_KLOCK;
 	vput(ap->a_tdvp);
 
-	/*
-	 * XXX -- This is a quick-hack to avoid panic.  Problem still remains!
-	 * The process which access the union filesystem will be hang-up after
-	 * making link in the union fs.
-	 */
-	if (VOP_ISLOCKED(tdvp) && (tdvp->v_op != union_vnodeop_p)) {
-		isvnunlocked = 1;
-		VOP_UNLOCK(tdvp, 0, p);
-	}
-	error = VOP_LINK(vp, tdvp, cnp);
-	if (isvnunlocked)
-		vn_lock(tdvp, LK_EXCLUSIVE | LK_RETRY, p);
-	return error;
+	return (VOP_LINK(tdvp, vp, cnp));
 }
 
 int