diff --git a/hgext/remotefilelog/debugcommands.py b/hgext/remotefilelog/debugcommands.py
index adac17faa72ed9c59ad503633b773f02ec9dd83a_aGdleHQvcmVtb3RlZmlsZWxvZy9kZWJ1Z2NvbW1hbmRzLnB5..5fadf61037905db7c0da8554b8cdc7304646d800_aGdleHQvcmVtb3RlZmlsZWxvZy9kZWJ1Z2NvbW1hbmRzLnB5 100644
--- a/hgext/remotefilelog/debugcommands.py
+++ b/hgext/remotefilelog/debugcommands.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from mercurial import (
     error,
     filelog,
+    lock as lockmod,
     node as nodemod,
     pycompat,
     revlog,
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@
 from . import (
     constants,
     datapack,
-    extutil,
     fileserverclient,
     historypack,
     repack,
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
             short(p2node), short(linknode), copyfrom))
 
 def debugwaitonrepack(repo):
-    with extutil.flock(repack.repacklockvfs(repo).join('repacklock'), ''):
+    with lockmod.lock(repack.repacklockvfs(repo), "repacklock", timeout=-1):
         return
 
 def debugwaitonprefetch(repo):
diff --git a/hgext/remotefilelog/repack.py b/hgext/remotefilelog/repack.py
index adac17faa72ed9c59ad503633b773f02ec9dd83a_aGdleHQvcmVtb3RlZmlsZWxvZy9yZXBhY2sucHk=..5fadf61037905db7c0da8554b8cdc7304646d800_aGdleHQvcmVtb3RlZmlsZWxvZy9yZXBhY2sucHk= 100644
--- a/hgext/remotefilelog/repack.py
+++ b/hgext/remotefilelog/repack.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from mercurial import (
     encoding,
     error,
+    lock as lockmod,
     mdiff,
     policy,
     pycompat,
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@
     constants,
     contentstore,
     datapack,
-    extutil,
     historypack,
     metadatastore,
     shallowutil,
@@ -432,8 +432,8 @@
     def run(self, targetdata, targethistory):
         ledger = repackledger()
 
-        with extutil.flock(repacklockvfs(self.repo).join("repacklock"),
-                           _('repacking %s') % self.repo.origroot, timeout=0):
+        with lockmod.lock(repacklockvfs(self.repo), "repacklock", desc=None,
+                          timeout=0):
             self.repo.hook('prerepack')
 
             # Populate ledger from source
diff --git a/tests/test-remotefilelog-bgprefetch.t b/tests/test-remotefilelog-bgprefetch.t
index adac17faa72ed9c59ad503633b773f02ec9dd83a_dGVzdHMvdGVzdC1yZW1vdGVmaWxlbG9nLWJncHJlZmV0Y2gudA==..5fadf61037905db7c0da8554b8cdc7304646d800_dGVzdHMvdGVzdC1yZW1vdGVmaWxlbG9nLWJncHJlZmV0Y2gudA== 100644
--- a/tests/test-remotefilelog-bgprefetch.t
+++ b/tests/test-remotefilelog-bgprefetch.t
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/6e8633deba6e544e5f8edbd7b996d6e31a2c42ae.histpack
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/8ce5ab3745465ab83bba30a7b9c295e0c8404652.dataidx
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/8ce5ab3745465ab83bba30a7b9c295e0c8404652.datapack
-  $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/repacklock
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/repos
 
 # background prefetch with repack on update when wcprevset configured
@@ -154,7 +153,6 @@
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/8f1443d44e57fec96f72fb2412e01d2818767ef2.histpack
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/f4d50848e0b465e9bfd2875f213044c06cfd7407.dataidx
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/f4d50848e0b465e9bfd2875f213044c06cfd7407.datapack
-  $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/repacklock
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/repos
 
 # Ensure that file 'w' was prefetched - it was not part of the update operation and therefore
@@ -207,7 +205,6 @@
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/8f1443d44e57fec96f72fb2412e01d2818767ef2.histpack
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/f4d50848e0b465e9bfd2875f213044c06cfd7407.dataidx
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/f4d50848e0b465e9bfd2875f213044c06cfd7407.datapack
-  $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/repacklock
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/repos
 
 # Ensure that file 'w' was prefetched - it was not part of the commit operation and therefore
@@ -246,7 +243,7 @@
   $ find $CACHEDIR -type f | sort
   $ hg rebase -s temporary -d foo
   rebasing 3:58147a5b5242 "b" (temporary tip)
-  saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/shallow/.hg/strip-backup/58147a5b5242-c3678817-rebase.hg (glob)
+  saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/shallow/.hg/strip-backup/58147a5b5242-c3678817-rebase.hg
   3 files fetched over 1 fetches - (3 misses, 0.00% hit ratio) over *s (glob)
   $ sleep 1
   $ hg debugwaitonprefetch >/dev/null 2>%1
@@ -301,7 +298,6 @@
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/8f1443d44e57fec96f72fb2412e01d2818767ef2.histpack
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/f4d50848e0b465e9bfd2875f213044c06cfd7407.dataidx
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/f4d50848e0b465e9bfd2875f213044c06cfd7407.datapack
-  $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/repacklock
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/repos
 
 # Ensure that files were prefetched
@@ -346,7 +342,6 @@
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/8f1443d44e57fec96f72fb2412e01d2818767ef2.histpack
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/f4d50848e0b465e9bfd2875f213044c06cfd7407.dataidx
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/f4d50848e0b465e9bfd2875f213044c06cfd7407.datapack
-  $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/repacklock
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/repos
 
 # Ensure that files were prefetched
diff --git a/tests/test-remotefilelog-gc.t b/tests/test-remotefilelog-gc.t
index adac17faa72ed9c59ad503633b773f02ec9dd83a_dGVzdHMvdGVzdC1yZW1vdGVmaWxlbG9nLWdjLnQ=..5fadf61037905db7c0da8554b8cdc7304646d800_dGVzdHMvdGVzdC1yZW1vdGVmaWxlbG9nLWdjLnQ= 100644
--- a/tests/test-remotefilelog-gc.t
+++ b/tests/test-remotefilelog-gc.t
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/320dab99b7e3f60512b97f347689625263d22cf5.datapack
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/837b83c1ef6485a336eb4421ac5973c0ec130fbb.histidx
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/837b83c1ef6485a336eb4421ac5973c0ec130fbb.histpack
-  $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/repacklock
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/repos
 
 # Test that warning is displayed when there are no valid repos in repofile
diff --git a/tests/test-remotefilelog-repack-fast.t b/tests/test-remotefilelog-repack-fast.t
index adac17faa72ed9c59ad503633b773f02ec9dd83a_dGVzdHMvdGVzdC1yZW1vdGVmaWxlbG9nLXJlcGFjay1mYXN0LnQ=..5fadf61037905db7c0da8554b8cdc7304646d800_dGVzdHMvdGVzdC1yZW1vdGVmaWxlbG9nLXJlcGFjay1mYXN0LnQ= 100644
--- a/tests/test-remotefilelog-repack-fast.t
+++ b/tests/test-remotefilelog-repack-fast.t
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/1e91b207daf5d7b48f1be9c587d6b5ae654ce78c.histpack
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/b1e0cfc7f345e408a7825e3081501959488d59ce.dataidx
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/b1e0cfc7f345e408a7825e3081501959488d59ce.datapack
-  $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/repacklock
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/repos
 
 # Test that the packs are readonly
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@
   -r--r--r--     172 1e91b207daf5d7b48f1be9c587d6b5ae654ce78c.histpack
   -r--r--r--    1074 b1e0cfc7f345e408a7825e3081501959488d59ce.dataidx
   -r--r--r--      72 b1e0cfc7f345e408a7825e3081501959488d59ce.datapack
-  -rw-r--r--       0 repacklock
 
 # Test that the data in the new packs is accessible
   $ hg cat -r . x
@@ -89,7 +87,6 @@
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/1e91b207daf5d7b48f1be9c587d6b5ae654ce78c.histpack
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/b1e0cfc7f345e408a7825e3081501959488d59ce.dataidx
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/b1e0cfc7f345e408a7825e3081501959488d59ce.datapack
-  $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/repacklock
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/repos
 
   $ hg repack --traceback
@@ -99,7 +96,6 @@
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/78840d69389c7404327f7477e3931c89945c37d1.datapack
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/8abe7889aae389337d12ebe6085d4ee13854c7c9.histidx
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/8abe7889aae389337d12ebe6085d4ee13854c7c9.histpack
-  $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/repacklock
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/repos
 
 # Verify all the file data is still available
@@ -119,7 +115,6 @@
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/78840d69389c7404327f7477e3931c89945c37d1.datapack
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/8abe7889aae389337d12ebe6085d4ee13854c7c9.histidx
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/8abe7889aae389337d12ebe6085d4ee13854c7c9.histpack
-  $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/repacklock
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/repos
 
 # Run two repacks at once
@@ -143,7 +138,6 @@
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/78840d69389c7404327f7477e3931c89945c37d1.datapack
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/8abe7889aae389337d12ebe6085d4ee13854c7c9.histidx
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/8abe7889aae389337d12ebe6085d4ee13854c7c9.histpack
-  $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/repacklock
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/repos
 
   $ hg repack --background
@@ -155,7 +149,6 @@
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/39443fa1064182e93d968b5cba292eb5283260d0.datapack
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/604552d403a1381749faf656feca0ca265a6d52c.histidx
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/604552d403a1381749faf656feca0ca265a6d52c.histpack
-  $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/repacklock
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/repos
 
 # Test debug commands
@@ -232,7 +225,6 @@
   bfd60adb76018bb952e27cd23fc151bf94865d7d.histpack
   fb3aa57b22789ebcc45706c352e2d6af099c5816.dataidx
   fb3aa57b22789ebcc45706c352e2d6af099c5816.datapack
-  repacklock
   $ hg debughistorypack $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/*.histidx
   
   x
diff --git a/tests/test-remotefilelog-repack.t b/tests/test-remotefilelog-repack.t
index adac17faa72ed9c59ad503633b773f02ec9dd83a_dGVzdHMvdGVzdC1yZW1vdGVmaWxlbG9nLXJlcGFjay50..5fadf61037905db7c0da8554b8cdc7304646d800_dGVzdHMvdGVzdC1yZW1vdGVmaWxlbG9nLXJlcGFjay50 100644
--- a/tests/test-remotefilelog-repack.t
+++ b/tests/test-remotefilelog-repack.t
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/1e91b207daf5d7b48f1be9c587d6b5ae654ce78c.histpack
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/b1e0cfc7f345e408a7825e3081501959488d59ce.dataidx
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/b1e0cfc7f345e408a7825e3081501959488d59ce.datapack
-  $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/repacklock
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/repos
 
 # Test that the packs are readonly
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@
   -r--r--r--     172 1e91b207daf5d7b48f1be9c587d6b5ae654ce78c.histpack
   -r--r--r--    1074 b1e0cfc7f345e408a7825e3081501959488d59ce.dataidx
   -r--r--r--      72 b1e0cfc7f345e408a7825e3081501959488d59ce.datapack
-  -rw-r--r--       0 repacklock
 
 # Test that the data in the new packs is accessible
   $ hg cat -r . x
@@ -87,7 +85,6 @@
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/1e91b207daf5d7b48f1be9c587d6b5ae654ce78c.histpack
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/b1e0cfc7f345e408a7825e3081501959488d59ce.dataidx
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/b1e0cfc7f345e408a7825e3081501959488d59ce.datapack
-  $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/repacklock
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/repos
 
 # First assert that with --packsonly, the loose object will be ignored:
@@ -100,7 +97,6 @@
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/1e91b207daf5d7b48f1be9c587d6b5ae654ce78c.histpack
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/b1e0cfc7f345e408a7825e3081501959488d59ce.dataidx
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/b1e0cfc7f345e408a7825e3081501959488d59ce.datapack
-  $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/repacklock
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/repos
 
   $ hg repack --traceback
@@ -110,7 +106,6 @@
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/78840d69389c7404327f7477e3931c89945c37d1.datapack
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/8abe7889aae389337d12ebe6085d4ee13854c7c9.histidx
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/8abe7889aae389337d12ebe6085d4ee13854c7c9.histpack
-  $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/repacklock
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/repos
 
 # Verify all the file data is still available
@@ -130,7 +125,6 @@
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/78840d69389c7404327f7477e3931c89945c37d1.datapack
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/8abe7889aae389337d12ebe6085d4ee13854c7c9.histidx
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/8abe7889aae389337d12ebe6085d4ee13854c7c9.histpack
-  $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/repacklock
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/repos
 
 # Run two repacks at once
@@ -154,7 +148,6 @@
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/78840d69389c7404327f7477e3931c89945c37d1.datapack
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/8abe7889aae389337d12ebe6085d4ee13854c7c9.histidx
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/8abe7889aae389337d12ebe6085d4ee13854c7c9.histpack
-  $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/repacklock
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/repos
 
   $ hg repack --background
@@ -166,7 +159,6 @@
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/39443fa1064182e93d968b5cba292eb5283260d0.datapack
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/604552d403a1381749faf656feca0ca265a6d52c.histidx
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/604552d403a1381749faf656feca0ca265a6d52c.histpack
-  $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/repacklock
   $TESTTMP/hgcache/repos
 
 # Test debug commands
@@ -243,7 +235,6 @@
   bfd60adb76018bb952e27cd23fc151bf94865d7d.histpack
   fb3aa57b22789ebcc45706c352e2d6af099c5816.dataidx
   fb3aa57b22789ebcc45706c352e2d6af099c5816.datapack
-  repacklock
   $ hg debughistorypack $TESTTMP/hgcache/master/packs/*.histidx
   
   x