diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/cache/LRUCache.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/cache/LRUCache.java
index af496ec5..28152b83 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/cache/LRUCache.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/cache/LRUCache.java
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
 public class LRUCache implements Cache {
 
   private static final float DEFAULT_LOAD_FACTOR = 0.75f;
-  private final ReentrantLock lock = new ReentrantLock();
-  private int size;
+  private final int size;
   private LinkedHashMap<String, JsonPath> hashMap;
 
   public LRUCache(int size) {
@@ -71,4 +70,4 @@ public class LRUCache implements Cache {
       return hashMap.toString();
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}