diff --git a/dlls/dmloader/dmloader_private.h b/dlls/dmloader/dmloader_private.h
index a6de708cdaa..47a794cdcbb 100644
--- a/dlls/dmloader/dmloader_private.h
+++ b/dlls/dmloader/dmloader_private.h
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ struct IDirectMusicLoaderImpl {
 	struct list *pObjects;
 	/* settings for certain object classes */
 	struct list *pClassSettings;
-	/* critical section */
-	CRITICAL_SECTION CritSect;
 };
 
 /* contained object entry */
diff --git a/dlls/dmloader/loader.c b/dlls/dmloader/loader.c
index e83444d93c3..868f4e0561d 100644
--- a/dlls/dmloader/loader.c
+++ b/dlls/dmloader/loader.c
@@ -100,9 +100,6 @@ static ULONG WINAPI IDirectMusicLoaderImpl_IDirectMusicLoader_Release (LPDIRECTM
             /* firstly, release the cache */
             IDirectMusicLoader8_ClearCache (iface, &GUID_DirectMusicAllTypes);
             /* FIXME: release all allocated entries */
-            /* destroy critical section */
-            /*This->CritSect.DebugInfo->Spare[0] = 0;
-              DeleteCriticalSection (&This->CritSect); */
             HeapFree (GetProcessHeap(), 0, This);
             unlock_module();
 	}
@@ -864,10 +861,7 @@ HRESULT WINAPI DMUSIC_CreateDirectMusicLoaderImpl (LPCGUID lpcGUID, LPVOID *ppob
 	}
 	obj->LoaderVtbl = &DirectMusicLoader_Loader_Vtbl;
 	obj->dwRef = 0; /* will be inited with QueryInterface */
-	/* init critical section */
 	/* init cache/alias list */
-	/*InitializeCriticalSection (&obj->CritSect);
-	obj->CritSect.DebugInfo->Spare[0] = (DWORD_PTR)(__FILE__ ": IDirectMusicLoaderImpl.CritSect"); */
 	obj->pObjects = HeapAlloc (GetProcessHeap (), HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY, sizeof(struct list));
 	list_init (obj->pObjects);
 	/* init settings */