diff --git a/go/cmd/dolt/commands/engine/sqlengine.go b/go/cmd/dolt/commands/engine/sqlengine.go
index 7f20167917..b6983f84fe 100644
--- a/go/cmd/dolt/commands/engine/sqlengine.go
+++ b/go/cmd/dolt/commands/engine/sqlengine.go
@@ -83,10 +83,6 @@ func NewSqlEngine(
 	mrEnv *env.MultiRepoEnv,
 	config *SqlEngineConfig,
 ) (*SqlEngine, error) {
-	if ok, _ := mrEnv.IsLocked(); ok {
-		config.IsServerLocked = true
-	}
-
 	dbs, locations, err := CollectDBs(ctx, mrEnv, config.Bulk)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/go/cmd/dolt/commands/sqlserver/server.go b/go/cmd/dolt/commands/sqlserver/server.go
index 3d71668822..a505a058f4 100644
--- a/go/cmd/dolt/commands/sqlserver/server.go
+++ b/go/cmd/dolt/commands/sqlserver/server.go
@@ -137,6 +137,23 @@ func Serve(
 	}
 	controller.Register(InitDataDir)
 
+	var mrEnv *env.MultiRepoEnv
+	InitMultiEnv := &svcs.AnonService{
+		InitF: func(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
+			mrEnv, err = env.MultiEnvForDirectory(ctx, dEnv.Config.WriteableConfig(), fs, dEnv.Version, dEnv.IgnoreLockFile, dEnv)
+			return err
+		},
+	}
+	controller.Register(InitMultiEnv)
+
+	AssertNoDatabasesInAccessModeReadOnly := &svcs.AnonService{
+		InitF: func(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
+			// TODO: Iterate mrEnv, assert env.DoltDB.AccessMode() != chunks.ExclusiveAccessMode_ReadOnly
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+	controller.Register(AssertNoDatabasesInAccessModeReadOnly)
+
 	var serverLock *env.DBLock
 	InitGlobalServerLock := &svcs.AnonService{
 		InitF: func(context.Context) (err error) {
@@ -150,15 +167,6 @@ func Serve(
 	}
 	controller.Register(InitGlobalServerLock)
 
-	var mrEnv *env.MultiRepoEnv
-	InitMultiEnv := &svcs.AnonService{
-		InitF: func(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
-			mrEnv, err = env.MultiEnvForDirectory(ctx, dEnv.Config.WriteableConfig(), fs, dEnv.Version, dEnv.IgnoreLockFile, dEnv)
-			return err
-		},
-	}
-	controller.Register(InitMultiEnv)
-
 	var clusterController *cluster.Controller
 	InitClusterController := &svcs.AnonService{
 		InitF: func(context.Context) (err error) {
@@ -271,25 +279,6 @@ func Serve(
 	}
 	controller.Register(InitMetricsListener)
 
-	LockMultiRepoEnv := &svcs.AnonService{
-		InitF: func(context.Context) error {
-			if ok, f := mrEnv.IsLocked(); ok {
-				return env.ErrActiveServerLock.New(f)
-			}
-			if err := mrEnv.Lock(serverLock); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			return nil
-		},
-		StopF: func() error {
-			if err := mrEnv.Unlock(); err != nil {
-				cli.PrintErr(err)
-			}
-			return nil
-		},
-	}
-	controller.Register(LockMultiRepoEnv)
-
 	InitLockSuperUser := &svcs.AnonService{
 		InitF: func(context.Context) error {
 			mysqlDb := sqlEngine.GetUnderlyingEngine().Analyzer.Catalog.MySQLDb
diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/env/multi_repo_env.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/env/multi_repo_env.go
index 73fe29b2d0..e61f9a7a2d 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/env/multi_repo_env.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/env/multi_repo_env.go
@@ -211,57 +211,6 @@ func (mrEnv *MultiRepoEnv) GetFirstDatabase() string {
 	return currentDb
 }
 
-// IsLocked returns true if any env is locked
-func (mrEnv *MultiRepoEnv) IsLocked() (bool, string) {
-	if mrEnv.ignoreLockFile {
-		return false, ""
-	}
-
-	for _, e := range mrEnv.envs {
-		if e.env.IsLocked() {
-			return true, e.env.LockFile()
-		}
-	}
-	return false, ""
-}
-
-// Lock locks all child envs. The DBLock contains the details to write to the lock files. If an error is returned, all
-// child envs will be returned with their initial lock state.
-func (mrEnv *MultiRepoEnv) Lock(lck *DBLock) (err error) {
-	if mrEnv.ignoreLockFile {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if ok, f := mrEnv.IsLocked(); ok {
-		return ErrActiveServerLock.New(f)
-	}
-
-	for _, e := range mrEnv.envs {
-		err = e.env.Lock(lck)
-		if err != nil {
-			mrEnv.Unlock()
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Unlock unlocks all child envs.
-func (mrEnv *MultiRepoEnv) Unlock() error {
-	if mrEnv.ignoreLockFile {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	var err, retErr error
-	for _, e := range mrEnv.envs {
-		err = e.env.Unlock()
-		if err != nil && retErr == nil {
-			retErr = err
-		}
-	}
-	return retErr
-}
-
 func getRepoRootDir(path, pathSeparator string) string {
 	if pathSeparator != "/" {
 		path = strings.ReplaceAll(path, pathSeparator, "/")