diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 90dba744fc23c..836d41f52cfb4 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -1074,16 +1074,16 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "joomla/database",
-            "version": "2.0.1",
+            "version": "2.0.2",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/joomla-framework/database.git",
-                "reference": "98709eec31d9a3432611adc3c87a4c9a506279d9"
+                "reference": "142a624df2f48858467de67a4542d77807cc968b"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/joomla-framework/database/zipball/98709eec31d9a3432611adc3c87a4c9a506279d9",
-                "reference": "98709eec31d9a3432611adc3c87a4c9a506279d9",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/joomla-framework/database/zipball/142a624df2f48858467de67a4542d77807cc968b",
+                "reference": "142a624df2f48858467de67a4542d77807cc968b",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@
             ],
             "support": {
                 "issues": "https://github.com/joomla-framework/database/issues",
-                "source": "https://github.com/joomla-framework/database/tree/2.0.1"
+                "source": "https://github.com/joomla-framework/database/tree/2.0.2"
             },
             "funding": [
                 {
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@
                     "type": "github"
                 }
             ],
-            "time": "2021-12-10T11:53:59+00:00"
+            "time": "2022-01-10T02:28:52+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "joomla/di",
@@ -4752,7 +4752,11 @@
                     "TYPO3\\PharStreamWrapper\\": "src/"
                 }
             },
-            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
+            "autoload-dev": {
+                "psr-4": {
+                    "Tobscure\\Tests\\JsonApi\\": "tests/"
+                }
+            },
             "license": [
                 "MIT"
             ],
diff --git a/libraries/src/Table/Nested.php b/libraries/src/Table/Nested.php
index 8f8dbb728b4eb..653daefacda9a 100644
--- a/libraries/src/Table/Nested.php
+++ b/libraries/src/Table/Nested.php
@@ -547,13 +547,6 @@ public function delete($pk = null, $children = true)
 		);
 		$this->getDispatcher()->dispatch('onBeforeDelete', $event);
 
-		// Lock the table for writing.
-		if (!$this->_lock())
-		{
-			// Error message set in lock method.
-			return false;
-		}
-
 		// If tracking assets, remove the asset first.
 		if ($this->_trackAssets)
 		{
@@ -562,35 +555,31 @@ public function delete($pk = null, $children = true)
 			/** @var Asset $asset */
 			$asset = Table::getInstance('Asset', 'JTable', array('dbo' => $this->getDbo()));
 
-			// Lock the table for writing.
-			if (!$asset->_lock())
-			{
-				// Error message set in lock method.
-				return false;
-			}
-
 			if ($asset->loadByName($name))
 			{
 				// Delete the node in assets table.
 				if (!$asset->delete(null, $children))
 				{
 					$this->setError($asset->getError());
-					$asset->_unlock();
 
 					return false;
 				}
-
-				$asset->_unlock();
 			}
 			else
 			{
 				$this->setError($asset->getError());
-				$asset->_unlock();
 
 				return false;
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Lock the table for writing.
+		if (!$this->_lock())
+		{
+			// Error message set in lock method.
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		// Get the node by id.
 		$node = $this->_getNode($pk);