nodegit
diff --git a/‎lib/repository.js‎
Lines changed: 1 addition & 6 deletions b/‎lib/repository.js‎
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@@ -1409,12 +1409,7 @@ Repository.prototype.stageLines =
       });
     };
 
-  var indexLock = repo.path().replace(".git/", "") + ".git/index.lock";
-
-  return fse.remove(indexLock)
-    .then(function() {
-      return repo.openIndex();
-    })
+  return repo.openIndex()
     .then(function(indexResult) {
       index = indexResult;
       return index.read(1);