diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/forcelock-cleanup.md b/changelog/unreleased/forcelock-cleanup.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e89b860ef0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/forcelock-cleanup.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Enhancement: Removed support for forcelock
+
+This workaround is not needed any longer, see also the wopiserver.
+
+https://github.com/cs3org/reva/pull/3908
diff --git a/pkg/app/provider/wopi/wopi.go b/pkg/app/provider/wopi/wopi.go
index 64e8b7bdea..640e0319f2 100644
--- a/pkg/app/provider/wopi/wopi.go
+++ b/pkg/app/provider/wopi/wopi.go
@@ -252,11 +252,6 @@ func (p *wopiProvider) GetAppURL(ctx context.Context, resource *provider.Resourc
 		q.Add("appinturl", p.conf.AppIntURL)
 	}
 
-	if _, ok := opaqueMap["forcelock"]; ok {
-		// this is to work around an issue with Microsoft Office, cf. cs3org/wopiserver#106
-		q.Add("forcelock", "1")
-	}
-
 	httpReq.URL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
 
 	if p.conf.AppAPIKey != "" {