diff --git a/git/util.py b/git/util.py
@@ -935,11 +935,7 @@ def _obtain_lock_or_raise(self) -> None:
            )

        try:
-            flags = os.O_WRONLY | os.O_CREAT | os.O_EXCL
-            if is_win:
-                flags |= os.O_SHORT_LIVED
-            fd = os.open(lock_file, flags, 0)
-            os.close(fd)
        except OSError as e:
            raise IOError(str(e)) from e


diff --git a/test/test_repo.py b/test/test_repo.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
import pickle
import sys
import tempfile
-from unittest import mock, skipIf, SkipTest

import pytest

@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ def test_clone_from_with_path_contains_unicode(self):
                self.fail("Raised UnicodeEncodeError")

    @with_rw_directory
    def test_leaking_password_in_clone_logs(self, rw_dir):
        password = "fakepassword1234"
        try: