diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/PinController.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/src/PinController.cpp
index 2c50576..4308774 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/src/PinController.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/PinController.cpp
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ void PinController::initialize_output_pin(const uint8_t address)
 
 void PinController::write_pin(uint8_t address, bool value)
 {
-  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(log);
-
   digitalWrite(address, value);
 }
 
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/PinController.h b/FlippR-Driver/src/PinController.h
index dfc8ffd..13781fa 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/src/PinController.h
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/PinController.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ protected:
 public:
   static std::once_flag GPIO_LIB_INITIALIZED;
 
-  static std::mutex log;
+  static std::mutex lock;
 };
 
 }