diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datasourceprocessors/AddRawImageTask.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datasourceprocessors/AddRawImageTask.java
index e85f1ac3d5..27e1b75344 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datasourceprocessors/AddRawImageTask.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datasourceprocessors/AddRawImageTask.java
@@ -146,8 +146,7 @@ final class AddRawImageTask implements Runnable {
             return;
         }        
         imageFilePaths.add(imageFilePath); 
-        try { 
-            caseDatabase.acquireSingleUserCaseWriteLock();
+        try {
             /*
              * Get Image that will be added to case
              */
@@ -187,9 +186,6 @@ final class AddRawImageTask implements Runnable {
             errorMessages.add(errorMessage);
             logger.log(Level.SEVERE, errorMessage, ex);
             criticalErrorOccurred = true;
-        } finally {
-            caseDatabase.releaseSingleUserCaseWriteLock();
         }
-
     }    
 }
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/logicalimager/dsp/AddMultipleImagesTask.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/logicalimager/dsp/AddMultipleImagesTask.java
index 54bf3590db..bedf15bdae 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/logicalimager/dsp/AddMultipleImagesTask.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/logicalimager/dsp/AddMultipleImagesTask.java
@@ -116,30 +116,25 @@ class AddMultipleImagesTask implements Runnable {
          * Try to add the input image files as images.
          */
         List<String> corruptedImageFilePaths = new ArrayList<>();
-        try {
-            currentCase.getSleuthkitCase().acquireSingleUserCaseWriteLock();
-            progressMonitor.setIndeterminate(true);
-            for (String imageFilePath : imageFilePaths) {
-                synchronized (tskAddImageProcessLock) {
-                    if (!tskAddImageProcessStopped) {
-                        addImageProcess = currentCase.getSleuthkitCase().makeAddImageProcess(timeZone, false, false, "");
-                    } else {
-                        return;
-                    }
-                }
-                run(imageFilePath, corruptedImageFilePaths, errorMessages);
-                commitOrRevertAddImageProcess(imageFilePath, errorMessages, newDataSources);
-                synchronized (tskAddImageProcessLock) {
-                    if (tskAddImageProcessStopped) {
-                        errorMessages.add(Bundle.AddMultipleImagesTask_cancelled());
-                        result = DataSourceProcessorResult.CRITICAL_ERRORS;
-                        newDataSources = emptyDataSources;
-                        return;
-                    }
+        progressMonitor.setIndeterminate(true);
+        for (String imageFilePath : imageFilePaths) {
+            synchronized (tskAddImageProcessLock) {
+                if (!tskAddImageProcessStopped) {
+                    addImageProcess = currentCase.getSleuthkitCase().makeAddImageProcess(timeZone, false, false, "");
+                } else {
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+            run(imageFilePath, corruptedImageFilePaths, errorMessages);
+            commitOrRevertAddImageProcess(imageFilePath, errorMessages, newDataSources);
+            synchronized (tskAddImageProcessLock) {
+                if (tskAddImageProcessStopped) {
+                    errorMessages.add(Bundle.AddMultipleImagesTask_cancelled());
+                    result = DataSourceProcessorResult.CRITICAL_ERRORS;
+                    newDataSources = emptyDataSources;
+                    return;
                 }
             }
-        } finally {
-            currentCase.getSleuthkitCase().releaseSingleUserCaseWriteLock();
         }
     
         /*
@@ -153,8 +148,6 @@ class AddMultipleImagesTask implements Runnable {
             try {
                 progressMonitor.setProgressText(Bundle.AddMultipleImagesTask_addingFileAsLogicalFile(corruptedImageFilePaths.toString()));
 
-                caseDatabase.acquireSingleUserCaseWriteLock();
-
                 Image dataSource = caseDatabase.addImageInfo(0, corruptedImageFilePaths, timeZone);
                 newDataSources.add(dataSource);
                 List<TskFileRange> fileRanges = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -177,8 +170,6 @@ class AddMultipleImagesTask implements Runnable {
             } catch (TskCoreException ex) {
                 errorMessages.add(Bundle.AddMultipleImagesTask_errorAddingImgWithoutFileSystem(deviceId, ex.getLocalizedMessage()));
                 criticalErrorOccurred = true;
-            } finally {
-                caseDatabase.releaseSingleUserCaseWriteLock();
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/Experimental/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/experimental/volatilityDSP/AddMemoryImageTask.java b/Experimental/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/experimental/volatilityDSP/AddMemoryImageTask.java
index bcae2b3153..7262d9f53e 100644
--- a/Experimental/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/experimental/volatilityDSP/AddMemoryImageTask.java
+++ b/Experimental/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/experimental/volatilityDSP/AddMemoryImageTask.java
@@ -146,30 +146,25 @@ final class AddMemoryImageTask implements Runnable {
         progressMonitor.setProgressText(Bundle.AddMemoryImageTask_progressMessage_addingImageFile( memoryImagePath));
 
         SleuthkitCase caseDatabase = Case.getCurrentCaseThrows().getSleuthkitCase();
-        caseDatabase.acquireSingleUserCaseWriteLock();
-        try {
-            /*
-             * Verify the memory image file exists.
-             */
-            File imageFile = Paths.get(memoryImagePath).toFile();
-            if (!imageFile.exists()) {
-                throw new TskCoreException(Bundle.AddMemoryImageTask_exceptionMessage_noImageFile(memoryImagePath, deviceId));
-            }
 
-            /*
-             * Add the data source.
-             *
-             * NOTE: The object id for device passed to
-             * SleuthkitCase.addImageInfo is hard-coded to zero for now. This
-             * will need to be changed when a Device abstraction is added to the
-             * SleuthKit data model.
-             */
-            Image dataSource = caseDatabase.addImageInfo(0, new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(memoryImagePath)), timeZone);
-            return dataSource;
-
-        } finally {
-            caseDatabase.releaseSingleUserCaseWriteLock();
+        /*
+         * Verify the memory image file exists.
+         */
+        File imageFile = Paths.get(memoryImagePath).toFile();
+        if (!imageFile.exists()) {
+            throw new TskCoreException(Bundle.AddMemoryImageTask_exceptionMessage_noImageFile(memoryImagePath, deviceId));
         }
+
+        /*
+         * Add the data source.
+         *
+         * NOTE: The object id for device passed to
+         * SleuthkitCase.addImageInfo is hard-coded to zero for now. This
+         * will need to be changed when a Device abstraction is added to the
+         * SleuthKit data model.
+         */
+        Image dataSource = caseDatabase.addImageInfo(0, new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(memoryImagePath)), timeZone);
+        return dataSource;
     }
 
     /**