diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache/resources/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/transport/sshd/SshdText.properties b/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache/resources/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/transport/sshd/SshdText.properties
index 9c604f214..5bc086767 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache/resources/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/transport/sshd/SshdText.properties
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache/resources/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/transport/sshd/SshdText.properties
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ keyEncryptedPrompt=Passphrase
 keyEncryptedRetry=Encrypted key ''{0}'' could not be decrypted. Enter the passphrase again.
 keyLoadFailed=Could not load key ''{0}''
 knownHostsCouldNotUpdate=Could not update known hosts file {0}
-knownHostsFileLockedRead=Could not read known hosts file (locked) {0}
 knownHostsFileLockedUpdate=Could not update known hosts file (locked) {0}
 knownHostsFileReadFailed=Failed to read known hosts file {0}
 knownHostsInvalidLine=Known hosts file {0} contains invalid line {1}
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/transport/sshd/OpenSshServerKeyDatabase.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/transport/sshd/OpenSshServerKeyDatabase.java
index 47e09b75d..1a530b774 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/transport/sshd/OpenSshServerKeyDatabase.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/transport/sshd/OpenSshServerKeyDatabase.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import java.net.SocketAddress;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.InvalidPathException;
+import java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
@@ -561,29 +562,17 @@ public HostKeyFile(Path path) {
 		@Override
 		public List<HostEntryPair> get() {
 			Path path = getPath();
-			try {
-				if (checkReloadRequired()) {
-					if (!Files.exists(path)) {
-						// Has disappeared.
-						resetReloadAttributes();
-						return Collections.emptyList();
-					}
-					LockFile lock = new LockFile(path.toFile());
-					if (lock.lock()) {
-						try {
-							entries = reload(getPath());
-						} finally {
-							lock.unlock();
-						}
-					} else {
-						LOG.warn(format(SshdText.get().knownHostsFileLockedRead,
-								path));
+			synchronized (this) {
+				try {
+					if (checkReloadRequired()) {
+						entries = reload(getPath());
 					}
+				} catch (IOException e) {
+					LOG.warn(format(SshdText.get().knownHostsFileReadFailed,
+							path));
 				}
-			} catch (IOException e) {
-				LOG.warn(format(SshdText.get().knownHostsFileReadFailed, path));
+				return Collections.unmodifiableList(entries);
 			}
-			return Collections.unmodifiableList(entries);
 		}
 
 		private List<HostEntryPair> reload(Path path) throws IOException {
@@ -616,7 +605,7 @@ private List<HostEntryPair> reload(Path path) throws IOException {
 					}
 				}
 				return newEntries;
-			} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
+			} catch (FileNotFoundException | NoSuchFileException e) {
 				resetReloadAttributes();
 				return Collections.emptyList();
 			}
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/transport/sshd/SshdText.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/transport/sshd/SshdText.java
index 99e382aae..73c2288cc 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/transport/sshd/SshdText.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/transport/sshd/SshdText.java
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ public static SshdText get() {
 	/***/ public String keyEncryptedRetry;
 	/***/ public String keyLoadFailed;
 	/***/ public String knownHostsCouldNotUpdate;
-	/***/ public String knownHostsFileLockedRead;
 	/***/ public String knownHostsFileLockedUpdate;
 	/***/ public String knownHostsFileReadFailed;
 	/***/ public String knownHostsInvalidLine;