diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/core/lock/ServiceLock.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/core/lock/ServiceLock.java
index 3c7d72bd0fc..18aeda770a7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/core/lock/ServiceLock.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/core/lock/ServiceLock.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
  */
 package org.apache.accumulo.core.lock;
 
-import static java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8;
 import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
 import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.SECONDS;
 
@@ -745,33 +744,6 @@ public static void deleteLock(ZooReaderWriter zk, ServiceLockPath path)
 
   }
 
-  public static boolean deleteLock(ZooReaderWriter zk, ServiceLockPath path, String lockData)
-      throws InterruptedException, KeeperException {
-
-    List<String> children = validateAndSort(path, zk.getChildren(path.toString()));
-
-    if (children.isEmpty()) {
-      throw new IllegalStateException("No lock is held at " + path);
-    }
-
-    String lockNode = children.get(0);
-
-    if (!lockNode.startsWith(ZLOCK_PREFIX)) {
-      throw new IllegalStateException("Node " + lockNode + " at " + path + " is not a lock node");
-    }
-
-    byte[] data = zk.getData(path + "/" + lockNode);
-
-    if (lockData.equals(new String(data, UTF_8))) {
-      String pathToDelete = path + "/" + lockNode;
-      LOG.debug("Deleting all at path {} due to lock deletion", pathToDelete);
-      zk.recursiveDelete(pathToDelete, NodeMissingPolicy.FAIL);
-      return true;
-    }
-
-    return false;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Checks that the lock still exists in ZooKeeper. The typical mechanism for determining if a lock
    * is lost depends on a Watcher set on the lock node. There exists a case where the Watcher may
diff --git a/server/base/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/server/util/ZooZap.java b/server/base/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/server/util/ZooZap.java
index 17706c1c9cb..c97892a4c0c 100644
--- a/server/base/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/server/util/ZooZap.java
+++ b/server/base/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/server/util/ZooZap.java
@@ -144,7 +144,9 @@ public void zap(SiteConfiguration siteConf, String... args) {
                 zrw.recursiveDelete(tserverPath.toString(), NodeMissingPolicy.SKIP);
               } else {
                 if (!zrw.getChildren(tserverPath.toString()).isEmpty()) {
-                  if (!ServiceLock.deleteLock(zrw, tserverPath, "tserver")) {
+                  try {
+                    ServiceLock.deleteLock(zrw, tserverPath);
+                  } catch (RuntimeException e) {
                     message("Did not delete " + tserverPath, opts);
                   }
                 }