diff --git a/plugins/python/pump_subhandler.c b/plugins/python/pump_subhandler.c
index e7eadfed..80af56c8 100644
--- a/plugins/python/pump_subhandler.c
+++ b/plugins/python/pump_subhandler.c
@@ -185,8 +185,6 @@ int uwsgi_response_subhandler_pump(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
 	struct http_status_codes *http_sc;
 	char sc[4];
 
-	UWSGI_GET_GIL
-
 	// ok its a yield
 	if (!wsgi_req->async_placeholder) {
 		if (PyDict_Check((PyObject *)wsgi_req->async_result)) {
@@ -339,7 +337,6 @@ int uwsgi_response_subhandler_pump(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
 			}
 #ifdef UWSGI_ASYNC
 			if (uwsgi.async > 1) {
-				UWSGI_RELEASE_GIL
 				return UWSGI_AGAIN;
 			}
 #endif
@@ -371,7 +368,6 @@ int uwsgi_response_subhandler_pump(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
 
 
 	Py_DECREF(pychunk);
-	UWSGI_RELEASE_GIL
 	return UWSGI_AGAIN;
 
 clear:
@@ -380,7 +376,6 @@ clear:
 	Py_DECREF((PyObject *)wsgi_req->async_result);
 	PyErr_Clear();
 
-	UWSGI_RELEASE_GIL
 	return UWSGI_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/python/web3_subhandler.c b/plugins/python/web3_subhandler.c
index 487e3df6..5f24735b 100644
--- a/plugins/python/web3_subhandler.c
+++ b/plugins/python/web3_subhandler.c
@@ -136,8 +136,6 @@ int uwsgi_response_subhandler_web3(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
 	PyObject *pychunk;
 	ssize_t wsize;
 
-	UWSGI_GET_GIL
-
 	// ok its a yield
 	if (!wsgi_req->async_placeholder) {
 		if (PyTuple_Check((PyObject *)wsgi_req->async_result)) {
@@ -189,7 +187,6 @@ int uwsgi_response_subhandler_web3(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
 			}
 #ifdef UWSGI_ASYNC
 			if (uwsgi.async > 1) {
-				UWSGI_RELEASE_GIL
 				return UWSGI_AGAIN;
 			}
 #endif
@@ -221,7 +218,6 @@ int uwsgi_response_subhandler_web3(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
 
 
 	Py_DECREF(pychunk);
-	UWSGI_RELEASE_GIL
 	return UWSGI_AGAIN;
 
 clear:
@@ -230,7 +226,6 @@ clear:
 	Py_DECREF((PyObject *)wsgi_req->async_result);
 	PyErr_Clear();
 
-	UWSGI_RELEASE_GIL
 	return UWSGI_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/python/wsgi_handlers.c b/plugins/python/wsgi_handlers.c
index 7668e796..fa4a6a46 100644
--- a/plugins/python/wsgi_handlers.c
+++ b/plugins/python/wsgi_handlers.c
@@ -445,8 +445,6 @@ int uwsgi_request_wsgi(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
 
 	wsgi_req->async_result = wi->request_subhandler(wsgi_req, wi);
 
-	UWSGI_RELEASE_GIL
-
 	if (wsgi_req->async_result) {
 
 
@@ -502,13 +500,13 @@ int uwsgi_request_wsgi(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
 	}
 
 	// this object must be freed/cleared always
-	UWSGI_GET_GIL
 	if (wsgi_req->async_input) {
                 Py_DECREF((PyObject *)wsgi_req->async_input);
         }
         if (wsgi_req->async_environ) {
                 PyDict_Clear(wsgi_req->async_environ);
         }
+
 	UWSGI_RELEASE_GIL
 
 clear:
diff --git a/plugins/python/wsgi_subhandler.c b/plugins/python/wsgi_subhandler.c
index 2ef7792d..4f31df50 100644
--- a/plugins/python/wsgi_subhandler.c
+++ b/plugins/python/wsgi_subhandler.c
@@ -170,8 +170,6 @@ int uwsgi_response_subhandler_wsgi(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
 	ssize_t sf_len = 0;
 #endif
 
-	UWSGI_GET_GIL
-
 	// return or yield ?
 	if (PyString_Check((PyObject *)wsgi_req->async_result)) {
 		if ((wsize = wsgi_req->socket->proto_write(wsgi_req, PyString_AsString(wsgi_req->async_result), PyString_Size(wsgi_req->async_result))) < 0) {
@@ -195,7 +193,6 @@ int uwsgi_response_subhandler_wsgi(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
 #ifdef UWSGI_ASYNC
 		if (uwsgi.async > 1) {
 			if (wsgi_req->response_size < wsgi_req->sendfile_fd_size) {
-				UWSGI_RELEASE_GIL
 				return UWSGI_AGAIN;
 			}
 		}
@@ -213,7 +210,6 @@ int uwsgi_response_subhandler_wsgi(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
 		}
 #ifdef UWSGI_ASYNC
 		if (uwsgi.async > 1) {
-			UWSGI_RELEASE_GIL
 			return UWSGI_AGAIN;
 		}
 #endif
@@ -272,7 +268,6 @@ int uwsgi_response_subhandler_wsgi(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
 
 
 	Py_DECREF(pychunk);
-	UWSGI_RELEASE_GIL
 	return UWSGI_AGAIN;
 
 clear:
@@ -285,7 +280,6 @@ clear2:
 	Py_DECREF((PyObject *)wsgi_req->async_result);
 	PyErr_Clear();
 
-	UWSGI_RELEASE_GIL
 	return UWSGI_OK;
 }