diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -1825,7 +1825,6 @@ def import_(ui, repo, patch1, *patches, 
     wlock = repo.wlock()
     lock = repo.lock()
 
-    wlock = repo.wlock()
     for p in patches:
         pf = os.path.join(d, p)