diff --git a/scripts/pacman-key.sh.in b/scripts/pacman-key.sh.in
index aff930ed..f68d0767 100644
--- a/scripts/pacman-key.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/pacman-key.sh.in
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ initialize() {
 	chmod 644 "$conffile"
 	add_gpg_conf_option "$conffile" 'no-greeting'
 	add_gpg_conf_option "$conffile" 'no-permission-warning'
-	add_gpg_conf_option "$conffile" 'lock-never'
 	add_gpg_conf_option "$conffile" 'keyserver-options' 'timeout=10'
 	add_gpg_conf_option "$conffile" 'keyserver-options' 'import-clean'