diff --git a/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/clients/producer/internals/BufferPool.java b/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/clients/producer/internals/BufferPool.java
index 22d747265d618..990dc2c692f3c 100644
--- a/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/clients/producer/internals/BufferPool.java
+++ b/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/clients/producer/internals/BufferPool.java
@@ -168,15 +168,7 @@ public ByteBuffer allocate(int size, long maxTimeToBlockMs) throws InterruptedEx
                 }
             }
         } finally {
-            // signal any additional waiters if there is more memory left
-            // over for them
-            try {
-                if (!(this.nonPooledAvailableMemory == 0 && this.free.isEmpty()) && !this.waiters.isEmpty())
-                    this.waiters.peekFirst().signal();
-            } finally {
-                // Another finally... otherwise find bugs complains
-                lock.unlock();
-            }
+            lock.unlock();
         }
 
         if (buffer == null)