diff --git a/dvc/repo/metrics/show.py b/dvc/repo/metrics/show.py
index a2f7229b5..3f2ff7f37 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/metrics/show.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/metrics/show.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ from funcy import ldistinct
 from scmrepo.exceptions import SCMError
 
 from dvc.log import logger
-from dvc.repo import locked
 from dvc.scm import NoSCMError
 from dvc.utils import as_posix, expand_paths
 from dvc.utils.collections import ensure_list
@@ -185,7 +184,6 @@ def _hide_workspace(
     return res
 
 
-@locked
 def show(
     repo: "Repo",
     targets: Optional[List[str]] = None,
diff --git a/dvc/repo/params/show.py b/dvc/repo/params/show.py
index ea5ceb013..5105a52cc 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/params/show.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/params/show.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, Iterator, List, Optional, Tuple, Un
 
 from dvc.dependency.param import ParamsDependency, read_param_file
 from dvc.log import logger
-from dvc.repo import locked
 from dvc.repo.metrics.show import FileResult, Result
 from dvc.stage import PipelineStage
 from dvc.utils import as_posix, expand_paths
@@ -158,7 +157,6 @@ def _gather_params(
     return data
 
 
-@locked
 def show(
     repo: "Repo",
     targets: Optional[List[str]] = None,