diff --git a/kmod/src/client.c b/kmod/src/client.c
index 5c6a30de..642a0c5d 100644
--- a/kmod/src/client.c
+++ b/kmod/src/client.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static int client_lock_response(struct super_block *sb,
 				void *resp, unsigned int resp_len,
 				int error, void *data)
 {
-	if (resp_len != sizeof(struct scoutfs_net_lock_grant_response))
+	if (resp_len != sizeof(struct scoutfs_net_lock))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* XXX error? */
diff --git a/kmod/src/forest.c b/kmod/src/forest.c
index c967c15a..cb41b259 100644
--- a/kmod/src/forest.c
+++ b/kmod/src/forest.c
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ int scoutfs_forest_read_items(struct super_block *sb,
 	scoutfs_inc_counter(sb, forest_read_items);
 	calc_bloom_nrs(&bloom, &lock->start);
 
-	roots = lock->roots;
 retry:
 	ret = scoutfs_client_get_roots(sb, &roots);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/kmod/src/format.h b/kmod/src/format.h
index 70ea4ded..6db52297 100644
--- a/kmod/src/format.h
+++ b/kmod/src/format.h
@@ -895,11 +895,6 @@ struct scoutfs_net_lock {
 	__u8 __pad[6];
 };
 
-struct scoutfs_net_lock_grant_response {
-	struct scoutfs_net_lock nl;
-	struct scoutfs_net_roots roots;
-};
-
 struct scoutfs_net_lock_recover {
 	__le16 nr;
 	__u8 __pad[6];
diff --git a/kmod/src/lock.c b/kmod/src/lock.c
index 189af768..10d95507 100644
--- a/kmod/src/lock.c
+++ b/kmod/src/lock.c
@@ -638,7 +638,6 @@ static void lock_grant_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct lock_info *linfo = container_of(work, struct lock_info,
 					       grant_work);
 	struct super_block *sb = linfo->sb;
-	struct scoutfs_net_lock_grant_response *gr;
 	struct scoutfs_net_lock *nl;
 	struct scoutfs_lock *lock;
 	struct scoutfs_lock *tmp;
@@ -648,8 +647,7 @@ static void lock_grant_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	spin_lock(&linfo->lock);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(lock, tmp, &linfo->grant_list, grant_head) {
-		gr = &lock->grant_resp;
-		nl = &lock->grant_resp.nl;
+		nl = &lock->grant_nl;
 
 		/* wait for reordered invalidation to finish */
 		if (lock->mode != nl->old_mode)
@@ -667,7 +665,6 @@ static void lock_grant_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 		lock->request_pending = 0;
 		lock->mode = nl->new_mode;
 		lock->write_version = le64_to_cpu(nl->write_version);
-		lock->roots = gr->roots;
 
 		if (lock_count_match_exists(nl->new_mode, lock->waiters))
 			extend_grace(sb, lock);
@@ -689,9 +686,8 @@ static void lock_grant_worker(struct work_struct *work)
  * work to process.
  */
 int scoutfs_lock_grant_response(struct super_block *sb,
-				struct scoutfs_net_lock_grant_response *gr)
+				struct scoutfs_net_lock *nl)
 {
-	struct scoutfs_net_lock *nl = &gr->nl;
 	DECLARE_LOCK_INFO(sb, linfo);
 	struct scoutfs_lock *lock;
 
@@ -705,7 +701,7 @@ int scoutfs_lock_grant_response(struct super_block *sb,
 	trace_scoutfs_lock_grant_response(sb, lock);
 	BUG_ON(!lock->request_pending);
 
-	lock->grant_resp = *gr;
+	lock->grant_nl = *nl;
 	list_add_tail(&lock->grant_head, &linfo->grant_list);
 	queue_grant_work(linfo);
 
diff --git a/kmod/src/lock.h b/kmod/src/lock.h
index b447df54..46dcdf96 100644
--- a/kmod/src/lock.h
+++ b/kmod/src/lock.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ struct scoutfs_lock {
 	u64 refresh_gen;
 	u64 write_version;
 	u64 dirty_trans_seq;
-	struct scoutfs_net_roots roots;
 	struct list_head lru_head;
 	wait_queue_head_t waitq;
 	ktime_t grace_deadline;
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ struct scoutfs_lock {
 		      invalidate_pending:1;
 
 	struct list_head grant_head;
-	struct scoutfs_net_lock_grant_response grant_resp;
+	struct scoutfs_net_lock grant_nl;
 	struct list_head inv_head;
 	struct scoutfs_net_lock inv_nl;
 	u64 inv_net_id;
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ struct scoutfs_lock_coverage {
 };
 
 int scoutfs_lock_grant_response(struct super_block *sb,
-				struct scoutfs_net_lock_grant_response *gr);
+				struct scoutfs_net_lock *nl);
 int scoutfs_lock_invalidate_request(struct super_block *sb, u64 net_id,
 				    struct scoutfs_net_lock *nl);
 int scoutfs_lock_recover_request(struct super_block *sb, u64 net_id,
diff --git a/kmod/src/lock_server.c b/kmod/src/lock_server.c
index 0e04ac66..a2d96dbf 100644
--- a/kmod/src/lock_server.c
+++ b/kmod/src/lock_server.c
@@ -484,7 +484,6 @@ static int process_waiting_requests(struct super_block *sb,
 				    struct server_lock_node *snode)
 {
 	DECLARE_LOCK_SERVER_INFO(sb, inf);
-	struct scoutfs_net_lock_grant_response gres;
 	struct scoutfs_net_lock nl;
 	struct client_lock_entry *req;
 	struct client_lock_entry *req_tmp;
@@ -547,11 +546,8 @@ static int process_waiting_requests(struct super_block *sb,
 			nl.write_version = cpu_to_le64(wv);
 		}
 
-		gres.nl = nl;
-		scoutfs_server_get_roots(sb, &gres.roots);
-
 		ret = scoutfs_server_lock_response(sb, req->rid,
-						   req->net_id, &gres);
+						   req->net_id, &nl);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out;
 
diff --git a/kmod/src/server.c b/kmod/src/server.c
index abea743b..6ecd8e85 100644
--- a/kmod/src/server.c
+++ b/kmod/src/server.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ int scoutfs_server_apply_commit(struct super_block *sb, int err)
 	return err;
 }
 
-void scoutfs_server_get_roots(struct super_block *sb,
+static void get_roots(struct super_block *sb,
 			      struct scoutfs_net_roots *roots)
 {
 	DECLARE_SERVER_INFO(sb, server);
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ static int server_get_roots(struct super_block *sb,
 		memset(&roots, 0, sizeof(roots));
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}  else {
-		scoutfs_server_get_roots(sb, &roots);
+		get_roots(sb, &roots);
 		ret = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -862,13 +862,13 @@ int scoutfs_server_lock_request(struct super_block *sb, u64 rid,
 }
 
 int scoutfs_server_lock_response(struct super_block *sb, u64 rid, u64 id,
-				 struct scoutfs_net_lock_grant_response *gr)
+				 struct scoutfs_net_lock *nl)
 {
 	struct server_info *server = SCOUTFS_SB(sb)->server_info;
 
 	return scoutfs_net_response_node(sb, server->conn, rid,
 					 SCOUTFS_NET_CMD_LOCK, id, 0,
-					 gr, sizeof(*gr));
+					 nl, sizeof(*nl));
 }
 
 static bool invalid_recover(struct scoutfs_net_lock_recover *nlr,
diff --git a/kmod/src/server.h b/kmod/src/server.h
index f528789e..84e25ddb 100644
--- a/kmod/src/server.h
+++ b/kmod/src/server.h
@@ -59,11 +59,9 @@ do {								\
 int scoutfs_server_lock_request(struct super_block *sb, u64 rid,
 				struct scoutfs_net_lock *nl);
 int scoutfs_server_lock_response(struct super_block *sb, u64 rid, u64 id,
-				 struct scoutfs_net_lock_grant_response *gr);
+				 struct scoutfs_net_lock *nl);
 int scoutfs_server_lock_recover_request(struct super_block *sb, u64 rid,
 					struct scoutfs_key *key);
-void scoutfs_server_get_roots(struct super_block *sb,
-			      struct scoutfs_net_roots *roots);
 int scoutfs_server_hold_commit(struct super_block *sb);
 int scoutfs_server_apply_commit(struct super_block *sb, int err);