diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index b5e913a..4083ddc 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -1,21 +1,17 @@
 use metrics::counter;
+use std::fmt::Debug;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::{fmt::Debug, sync::LazyLock, time::Instant};
 use surrealdb::{
     engine::remote::ws::{Client, Ws},
     opt::auth::Root,
     sql::Thing,
     Surreal,
 };
-use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 use tracing::{error, instrument, trace};
 use url::Url;
 
 use crate::Config;
 
-static LOCK: LazyLock<Mutex<bool>> = LazyLock::new(|| Mutex::new(true));
-
-const TIME_SPENT_ON_LOCK: &str = "surql_lock_waiting_ms";
 const STORE: &str = "surql_store_calls";
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Hash)]
@@ -57,14 +53,6 @@ impl Website {
         counter!(STORE).increment(1);
         let mut things = Vec::with_capacity(all.len());
 
-        // TODO this only allows for one thread to be in the database at a time.
-        // This is currently required since otherwise we get write errors.
-        // If the default `crawled` is set to false, we might not need to write any more
-        // than just the name. `accessed_at` is fun but not needed.
-        let now = Instant::now();
-        let lock = LOCK.lock().await;
-        counter!(TIME_SPENT_ON_LOCK).increment(now.elapsed().as_millis() as u64);
-
         match db
             .query(
                 "INSERT INTO website $array
@@ -85,7 +73,6 @@ impl Website {
                 error!("{:?}", err);
             }
         }
-        drop(lock);
         things
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/filesystem.rs b/src/filesystem.rs
index 85fcf30..46c1af3 100644
--- a/src/filesystem.rs
+++ b/src/filesystem.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::{ffi::OsStr, path::PathBuf};
 
 use tokio::fs;
-use tracing::{debug, error, info, instrument, trace, warn};
+use tracing::{debug, error, instrument, trace, warn};
 use url::Url;
 
 #[instrument(skip(data))]
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub async fn store(data: &str, url: &Url) {
         (url_path.clone(), "index.html".into())
     };
 
-    info!("Writing at: {:?} {:?}", basepath, filename);
+    debug!("Writing at: {:?} {:?}", basepath, filename);
 
     // create the folders
     if let Err(err) = fs::create_dir_all(&basepath).await {