private void clearLocks(CDOSession session, String userId, IRepository repository) {
        final InternalSession mySession = (InternalSession) repository.getSessionManager().getSession(session.getSessionID());
        StoreThreadLocal.setSession(mySession);
        try {
            InternalLockManager lm = (InternalLockManager) repository.getLockingManager();
            lm.getLockAreas(userId, new org.eclipse.emf.cdo.common.lock.IDurableLockingManager.LockArea.Handler() {
                @Override
                public boolean handleLockArea(LockArea area) {
                    if (area.getUserID().equals(userId)) {
                        area.getLocks().clear();
                        lm.updateLockArea(area); //this effectively removes the lock. But no unlock notifications are being sent.
                        lm.deleteLockArea(area.getDurableLockingID()); //if I do not delete the lock area, there will be exceptions on the client if the view is currently open
                    }
                    return true;
                }
            });
        } finally {
            StoreThreadLocal.release();
        }
    }

  private void clearLocks(CDOSession session)
  {
    CDOServerUtil.run(session, () -> {
      InternalLockManager lm = (InternalLockManager)CDOServerUtil.getRepository(session).getLockingManager();
      String userID = session.getUserID();

      lm.getLockAreas(userID, area -> {
        if (area.getUserID().equals(userID))
        {
          area.getLocks().clear();
          lm.updateLockArea(area); // this effectively removes the locks. But no unlock notifications are being sent.
          lm.deleteLockArea(area.getDurableLockingID()); // if I do not delete the lock area, there will be exceptions
                                                         // on the client if the view is currently open
        }

        return true;
      });
    });
  }