diff --git a/sycl/source/detail/event_impl.cpp b/sycl/source/detail/event_impl.cpp
index f0908eb9742b5..2e8c6abb24eae 100644
--- a/sycl/source/detail/event_impl.cpp
+++ b/sycl/source/detail/event_impl.cpp
@@ -570,8 +570,7 @@ void event_impl::cleanupDependencyEvents() {
   MPreparedHostDepsEvents.clear();
 }
 
-void event_impl::cleanDepEventsThroughOneLevel() {
-  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> Lock(MMutex);
+void event_impl::cleanDepEventsThroughOneLevelUnlocked() {
   for (auto &Event : MPreparedDepsEvents) {
     Event->cleanupDependencyEvents();
   }
@@ -580,6 +579,11 @@ void event_impl::cleanDepEventsThroughOneLevel() {
   }
 }
 
+void event_impl::cleanDepEventsThroughOneLevel() {
+  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> Lock(MMutex);
+  cleanDepEventsThroughOneLevelUnlocked();
+}
+
 void event_impl::setSubmissionTime() {
   if (!MIsProfilingEnabled && !MProfilingTagEvent)
     return;
diff --git a/sycl/source/detail/event_impl.hpp b/sycl/source/detail/event_impl.hpp
index e07098200b57d..b9e75ca0811df 100644
--- a/sycl/source/detail/event_impl.hpp
+++ b/sycl/source/detail/event_impl.hpp
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ class event_impl {
   /// Cleans dependencies of this event's dependencies.
   void cleanDepEventsThroughOneLevel();
 
+  /// Cleans dependencies of this event's dependencies w/o locking MMutex.
+  void cleanDepEventsThroughOneLevelUnlocked();
+
   /// Checks if this event is discarded by SYCL implementation.
   ///
   /// \return true if this event is discarded.
diff --git a/sycl/source/detail/queue_impl.cpp b/sycl/source/detail/queue_impl.cpp
index ef00ec1a8fb9c..07a6854df7dfb 100644
--- a/sycl/source/detail/queue_impl.cpp
+++ b/sycl/source/detail/queue_impl.cpp
@@ -439,7 +439,8 @@ event queue_impl::submitMemOpHelper(const std::shared_ptr<queue_impl> &Self,
             ExpandedDepEventImplPtrs.push_back(
                 detail::getSyclObjImpl(DepEvent));
 
-          EventImpl->cleanDepEventsThroughOneLevel();
+          // EventImpl is local for current thread, no need to lock.
+          EventImpl->cleanDepEventsThroughOneLevelUnlocked();
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/sycl/source/handler.cpp b/sycl/source/handler.cpp
index 586dd85ba25a2..73843ccc9ca1d 100644
--- a/sycl/source/handler.cpp
+++ b/sycl/source/handler.cpp
@@ -574,8 +574,11 @@ event handler::finalize() {
         LastEventImpl->setEnqueued();
         // connect returned event with dependent events
         if (!MQueue->isInOrder()) {
-          LastEventImpl->getPreparedDepsEvents() = impl->CGData.MEvents;
-          LastEventImpl->cleanDepEventsThroughOneLevel();
+          // MEvents is not used anymore, so can move.
+          LastEventImpl->getPreparedDepsEvents() =
+              std::move(impl->CGData.MEvents);
+          // LastEventImpl is local for current thread, no need to lock.
+          LastEventImpl->cleanDepEventsThroughOneLevelUnlocked();
         }
       }
       return MLastEvent;