diff --git a/src/org/python/core/PyType.java b/src/org/python/core/PyType.java
index 076c1dc..95827ed 100644
--- a/src/org/python/core/PyType.java
+++ b/src/org/python/core/PyType.java
@@ -1542,10 +1542,7 @@
     public static PyType fromClass(Class<?> c, boolean hardRef) {
         PyType type = getClassToType().get(c);
         if (type != null) {
-            // synchronize on the c here to make sure the compiler does not re-order
-            synchronized (c) {
-                return type;
-            }
+             return type;
         }
         // We haven't seen this class before, so its type needs to be created. If it's being
         // exposed as a Java class, defer processing its inner types until it's completely