diff --git a/src/concurrency/ocf_metadata_concurrency.c b/src/concurrency/ocf_metadata_concurrency.c
index 4ebdad3..4a42806 100644
--- a/src/concurrency/ocf_metadata_concurrency.c
+++ b/src/concurrency/ocf_metadata_concurrency.c
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ int ocf_metadata_concurrency_init(struct ocf_metadata_lock *metadata_lock)
 	for (evp_iter = 0; evp_iter < OCF_NUM_EVICTION_LISTS; evp_iter++)
 		env_rwlock_init(&metadata_lock->eviction[evp_iter]);
 
-	env_rwlock_init(&metadata_lock->status);
-
 	for (global_iter = 0; global_iter < OCF_NUM_GLOBAL_META_LOCKS;
 			global_iter++) {
 		err = env_rwsem_init(&metadata_lock->global[global_iter].sem);
@@ -42,8 +40,6 @@ global_err:
 	while (global_iter--)
 		env_rwsem_destroy(&metadata_lock->global[global_iter].sem);
 
-	env_rwlock_destroy(&metadata_lock->status);
-
 	while (evp_iter--)
 		env_rwlock_destroy(&metadata_lock->eviction[evp_iter]);
 
@@ -62,8 +58,6 @@ void ocf_metadata_concurrency_deinit(struct ocf_metadata_lock *metadata_lock)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < OCF_NUM_GLOBAL_META_LOCKS; i++)
 		env_rwsem_destroy(&metadata_lock->global[i].sem);
-
-	env_rwlock_destroy(&metadata_lock->status);
 }
 
 int ocf_metadata_concurrency_attached_init(
diff --git a/src/concurrency/ocf_metadata_concurrency.h b/src/concurrency/ocf_metadata_concurrency.h
index e8fed21..d258b3e 100644
--- a/src/concurrency/ocf_metadata_concurrency.h
+++ b/src/concurrency/ocf_metadata_concurrency.h
@@ -127,44 +127,6 @@ void ocf_metadata_end_shared_access(
 		struct ocf_metadata_lock *metadata_lock,
 		unsigned lock_idx);
 
-static inline void ocf_metadata_status_bits_lock(
-		struct ocf_metadata_lock *metadata_lock, int rw)
-{
-	if (rw == OCF_METADATA_WR)
-		env_rwlock_write_lock(&metadata_lock->status);
-	else if (rw == OCF_METADATA_RD)
-		env_rwlock_read_lock(&metadata_lock->status);
-	else
-		ENV_BUG();
-}
-
-static inline void ocf_metadata_status_bits_unlock(
-		struct ocf_metadata_lock *metadata_lock, int rw)
-{
-	if (rw == OCF_METADATA_WR)
-		env_rwlock_write_unlock(&metadata_lock->status);
-	else if (rw == OCF_METADATA_RD)
-		env_rwlock_read_unlock(&metadata_lock->status);
-	else
-		ENV_BUG();
-}
-
-#define OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_RD() \
-		ocf_metadata_status_bits_lock(&cache->metadata.lock, \
-				OCF_METADATA_RD)
-
-#define OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_RD() \
-		ocf_metadata_status_bits_unlock(&cache->metadata.lock, \
-				OCF_METADATA_RD)
-
-#define OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_WR() \
-		ocf_metadata_status_bits_lock(&cache->metadata.lock, \
-				OCF_METADATA_WR)
-
-#define OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_WR() \
-		ocf_metadata_status_bits_unlock(&cache->metadata.lock, \
-				OCF_METADATA_WR)
-
 void ocf_hb_cline_prot_lock_rd(struct ocf_metadata_lock *metadata_lock,
 		uint32_t lock_idx, uint32_t core_id, uint64_t core_line);
 void ocf_hb_cline_prot_unlock_rd(struct ocf_metadata_lock *metadata_lock,
diff --git a/src/metadata/metadata_status.h b/src/metadata/metadata_status.h
index 4aceea8..7249888 100644
--- a/src/metadata/metadata_status.h
+++ b/src/metadata/metadata_status.h
@@ -29,16 +29,12 @@ bool ocf_metadata_test_and_clear_valid(struct ocf_cache *cache, ocf_cache_line_t
 static inline void metadata_init_status_bits(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 		ocf_cache_line_t line)
 {
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_WR();
-
 	ocf_metadata_clear_dirty(cache, line,
 			cache->metadata.settings.sector_start,
 			cache->metadata.settings.sector_end);
 	ocf_metadata_clear_valid(cache, line,
 			cache->metadata.settings.sector_start,
 			cache->metadata.settings.sector_end);
-
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_WR();
 }
 
 static inline bool metadata_test_dirty_all(struct ocf_cache *cache,
@@ -46,11 +42,9 @@ static inline bool metadata_test_dirty_all(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 {
 	bool test;
 
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_RD();
 	test = ocf_metadata_test_dirty(cache, line,
 		cache->metadata.settings.sector_start,
 		cache->metadata.settings.sector_end, true);
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_RD();
 
 	return test;
 }
@@ -60,11 +54,9 @@ static inline bool metadata_test_dirty(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 {
 	bool test;
 
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_RD();
 	test = ocf_metadata_test_dirty(cache, line,
 		cache->metadata.settings.sector_start,
 		cache->metadata.settings.sector_end, false);
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_RD();
 
 	return test;
 }
@@ -72,49 +64,33 @@ static inline bool metadata_test_dirty(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 static inline void metadata_set_dirty(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 		ocf_cache_line_t line)
 {
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_WR();
 	ocf_metadata_set_dirty(cache, line,
 			cache->metadata.settings.sector_start,
 			cache->metadata.settings.sector_end);
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_WR();
 }
 
 static inline void metadata_clear_dirty(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 		ocf_cache_line_t line)
 {
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_WR();
 	ocf_metadata_clear_dirty(cache, line,
 			cache->metadata.settings.sector_start,
 			cache->metadata.settings.sector_end);
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_WR();
 }
 
 static inline bool metadata_test_and_clear_dirty(
 		struct ocf_cache *cache, ocf_cache_line_t line)
 {
-	bool test;
-
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_WR();
-	test =	ocf_metadata_test_and_clear_dirty(cache, line,
+	return ocf_metadata_test_and_clear_dirty(cache, line,
 			cache->metadata.settings.sector_start,
 			cache->metadata.settings.sector_end, false);
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_WR();
-
-	return test;
 }
 
 static inline bool metadata_test_and_set_dirty(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 		ocf_cache_line_t line)
 {
-	bool test;
-
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_WR();
-	test =	ocf_metadata_test_and_set_dirty(cache, line,
+	return ocf_metadata_test_and_set_dirty(cache, line,
 			cache->metadata.settings.sector_start,
 			cache->metadata.settings.sector_end, false);
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_WR();
-
-	return test;
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -124,27 +100,15 @@ static inline bool metadata_test_and_set_dirty(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 static inline bool metadata_test_dirty_sec(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 		ocf_cache_line_t line, uint8_t start, uint8_t stop)
 {
-	bool test;
-
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_RD();
-	test = ocf_metadata_test_dirty(cache, line,
+	return ocf_metadata_test_dirty(cache, line,
 			start, stop, false);
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_RD();
-
-	return test;
 }
 
 static inline bool metadata_test_dirty_all_sec(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 		ocf_cache_line_t line, uint8_t start, uint8_t stop)
 {
-	bool test;
-
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_RD();
-	test = ocf_metadata_test_dirty(cache, line,
+	return ocf_metadata_test_dirty(cache, line,
 			start, stop, true);
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_RD();
-
-	return test;
 }
 
 static inline bool metadata_test_dirty_one(struct ocf_cache *cache,
@@ -156,59 +120,39 @@ static inline bool metadata_test_dirty_one(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 static inline bool metadata_test_dirty_out_sec(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 		ocf_cache_line_t line, uint8_t start, uint8_t stop)
 {
-	bool test;
-
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_RD();
-	test = ocf_metadata_test_out_dirty(cache, line, start, stop);
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_RD();
-
-	return test;
+	return ocf_metadata_test_out_dirty(cache, line, start, stop);
 }
 
 static inline void metadata_set_dirty_sec(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 		ocf_cache_line_t line, uint8_t start, uint8_t stop)
 {
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_WR();
 	ocf_metadata_set_dirty(cache, line, start, stop);
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_WR();
 }
 
 static inline void metadata_clear_dirty_sec(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 		ocf_cache_line_t line, uint8_t start, uint8_t stop)
 {
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_WR();
 	ocf_metadata_clear_dirty(cache, line, start, stop);
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_WR();
 }
 
 static inline void metadata_set_dirty_sec_one(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 		ocf_cache_line_t line, uint8_t pos)
 {
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_WR();
 	ocf_metadata_set_dirty(cache, line, pos, pos);
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_WR();
 }
 
 static inline void metadata_clear_dirty_sec_one(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 		ocf_cache_line_t line, uint8_t pos)
 {
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_WR();
 	ocf_metadata_clear_dirty(cache, line, pos, pos);
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_WR();
 }
 
 static inline bool metadata_test_and_clear_dirty_sec(
 		struct ocf_cache *cache, ocf_cache_line_t line,
 		uint8_t start, uint8_t stop)
 {
-	bool test = false;
-
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_WR();
-	test = ocf_metadata_test_and_clear_dirty(cache, line,
+	return ocf_metadata_test_and_clear_dirty(cache, line,
 			start, stop, false);
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_WR();
-
-	return test;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -223,15 +167,11 @@ static inline bool metadata_clear_dirty_sec_changed(
 {
 	bool sec_changed;
 
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_WR();
-
 	sec_changed = ocf_metadata_test_dirty(cache, line,
 			start, stop, false);
 	*line_is_clean = !ocf_metadata_clear_dirty(cache, line,
 			start, stop);
 
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_WR();
-
 	return sec_changed;
 }
 
@@ -247,12 +187,10 @@ static inline bool metadata_set_dirty_sec_changed(
 {
 	bool sec_changed;
 
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_WR();
 	sec_changed = !ocf_metadata_test_dirty(cache, line,
 			start, stop, true);
 	*line_was_dirty = ocf_metadata_set_dirty(cache, line, start,
 			stop);
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_WR();
 
 	return sec_changed;
 }
@@ -264,77 +202,49 @@ static inline bool metadata_set_dirty_sec_changed(
 static inline bool metadata_test_valid_any(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 		ocf_cache_line_t line)
 {
-	bool test;
-
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_RD();
-	test = ocf_metadata_test_valid(cache, line,
+	return ocf_metadata_test_valid(cache, line,
 		cache->metadata.settings.sector_start,
 		cache->metadata.settings.sector_end, false);
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_RD();
-
-	return test;
 }
 
 static inline bool metadata_test_valid(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 		ocf_cache_line_t line)
 {
-	bool test;
-
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_RD();
-	test = ocf_metadata_test_valid(cache, line,
+	return ocf_metadata_test_valid(cache, line,
 		cache->metadata.settings.sector_start,
 		cache->metadata.settings.sector_end, true);
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_RD();
-
-	return test;
 }
 
 static inline void metadata_set_valid(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 		ocf_cache_line_t line)
 {
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_WR();
 	ocf_metadata_set_valid(cache, line,
 			cache->metadata.settings.sector_start,
 			cache->metadata.settings.sector_end);
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_WR();
 }
 
 static inline void metadata_clear_valid(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 		ocf_cache_line_t line)
 {
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_WR();
 	ocf_metadata_clear_valid(cache, line,
 			cache->metadata.settings.sector_start,
 			cache->metadata.settings.sector_end);
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_WR();
 }
 
 static inline bool metadata_test_and_clear_valid(
 		struct ocf_cache *cache, ocf_cache_line_t line)
 {
-	bool test = false;
-
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_WR();
-	test =	ocf_metadata_test_and_clear_valid(cache, line,
+	return ocf_metadata_test_and_clear_valid(cache, line,
 			cache->metadata.settings.sector_start,
 			cache->metadata.settings.sector_end, true);
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_WR();
-
-	return test;
 }
 
 static inline bool metadata_test_and_set_valid(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 		ocf_cache_line_t line)
 {
-	bool test = false;
-
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_WR();
-	test =	ocf_metadata_test_and_set_valid(cache, line,
+	return ocf_metadata_test_and_set_valid(cache, line,
 			cache->metadata.settings.sector_start,
 			cache->metadata.settings.sector_end, true);
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_WR();
-
-	return test;
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -344,28 +254,16 @@ static inline bool metadata_test_and_set_valid(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 static inline bool metadata_test_valid_sec(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 		ocf_cache_line_t line, uint8_t start, uint8_t stop)
 {
-	bool test;
-
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_RD();
-	test = ocf_metadata_test_valid(cache, line,
+	return ocf_metadata_test_valid(cache, line,
 			start, stop, true);
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_RD();
-
-	return test;
 }
 
 static inline bool metadata_test_valid_any_out_sec(
 		struct ocf_cache *cache, ocf_cache_line_t line,
 		uint8_t start, uint8_t stop)
 {
-	bool test = false;
-
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_RD();
-	test = ocf_metadata_test_out_valid(cache, line,
+	return ocf_metadata_test_out_valid(cache, line,
 			start, stop);
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_RD();
-
-	return test;
 }
 
 static inline bool metadata_test_valid_one(struct ocf_cache *cache,
@@ -385,38 +283,26 @@ static inline bool metadata_set_valid_sec_changed(
 		struct ocf_cache *cache, ocf_cache_line_t line,
 		uint8_t start, uint8_t stop)
 {
-	bool was_any_valid;
-
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_WR();
-	was_any_valid = ocf_metadata_set_valid(cache, line,
+	return !ocf_metadata_set_valid(cache, line,
 			start, stop);
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_WR();
-
-	return !was_any_valid;
 }
 
 static inline void metadata_clear_valid_sec(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 		ocf_cache_line_t line, uint8_t start, uint8_t stop)
 {
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_WR();
 	ocf_metadata_clear_valid(cache, line, start, stop);
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_WR();
 }
 
 static inline void metadata_clear_valid_sec_one(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 		ocf_cache_line_t line, uint8_t pos)
 {
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_WR();
 	ocf_metadata_clear_valid(cache, line, pos, pos);
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_WR();
 }
 
 static inline void metadata_set_valid_sec_one(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 		ocf_cache_line_t line, uint8_t pos)
 {
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_WR();
 	ocf_metadata_set_valid(cache, line, pos, pos);
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_WR();
 }
 /*
  * Marks given cache line's bits as invalid
@@ -431,8 +317,6 @@ static inline bool metadata_clear_valid_sec_changed(
 {
 	bool was_any_valid;
 
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_LOCK_WR();
-
 	was_any_valid = ocf_metadata_test_valid(cache, line,
 			cache->metadata.settings.sector_start,
 			cache->metadata.settings.sector_end, false);
@@ -440,8 +324,6 @@ static inline bool metadata_clear_valid_sec_changed(
 	*is_valid = ocf_metadata_clear_valid(cache, line,
 			start, stop);
 
-	OCF_METADATA_BITS_UNLOCK_WR();
-
 	return was_any_valid && !*is_valid;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/metadata/metadata_structs.h b/src/metadata/metadata_structs.h
index 43feeb4..d2e7d3f 100644
--- a/src/metadata/metadata_structs.h
+++ b/src/metadata/metadata_structs.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ struct ocf_metadata_lock
 {
 	struct ocf_metadata_global_lock global[OCF_NUM_GLOBAL_META_LOCKS];
 			/*!< global metadata lock (GML) */
-	env_rwlock status; /*!< Fast lock for status bits */
 	env_rwlock eviction[OCF_NUM_EVICTION_LISTS]; /*!< Fast lock for eviction policy */
 	env_rwsem *hash; /*!< Hash bucket locks */
 	env_rwsem *collision_pages; /*!< Collision table page locks */