diff --git a/dvc/repo/checkout.py b/dvc/repo/checkout.py
index 6f8abde42b..f753c14190 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/checkout.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/checkout.py
@@ -50,12 +50,6 @@ def _checkout(
         total=total, unit="file", desc="Checkout", disable=total == 0
     ) as pbar:
         for stage in stages:
-            if stage.locked:
-                logger.warning(
-                    "DVC-file '{path}' is locked. Its dependencies are"
-                    " not going to be checked out.".format(path=stage.relpath)
-                )
-
             failed.extend(
                 stage.checkout(force=force, progress_callback=pbar.update_desc)
             )
diff --git a/dvc/repo/pull.py b/dvc/repo/pull.py
index 7c92588247..822897e292 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/pull.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/pull.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from . import locked
+import logging
+
+from dvc.repo import locked
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 @locked