Index: src/js/_enqueues/admin/inline-edit-post.js
===================================================================
--- src/js/_enqueues/admin/inline-edit-post.js	(revision 45416)
+++ src/js/_enqueues/admin/inline-edit-post.js	(working copy)
@@ -529,8 +529,7 @@
 				row.addClass('wp-locked');
 			}
 		} else if ( row.hasClass('wp-locked') ) {
-			// Make room for the CSS animation
-			row.removeClass('wp-locked').delay(1000).find('.locked-info span').empty();
+			row.removeClass( 'wp-locked' ).find( '.locked-info span' ).empty();
 		}
 	});
 }).on( 'heartbeat-send.wp-check-locked-posts', function( e, data ) {
Index: src/wp-admin/css/list-tables.css
===================================================================
--- src/wp-admin/css/list-tables.css	(revision 45416)
+++ src/wp-admin/css/list-tables.css	(working copy)
@@ -537,13 +537,14 @@
 	content: "\f142";
 }
 
-tr.wp-locked .locked-indicator {
+.locked-indicator {
+	display: none;
 	margin-left: 6px;
 	height: 20px;
 	width: 16px;
 }
 
-tr.wp-locked .locked-indicator-icon:before {
+.locked-indicator-icon:before {
 	color: #82878c;
 	content: "\f160";
 	display: inline-block;
@@ -554,22 +555,9 @@
 	-moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
 }
 
-tr.wp-locked .check-column label,
-tr.wp-locked .check-column input[type="checkbox"],
-tr.wp-locked .row-actions .inline,
-tr.wp-locked .row-actions .trash {
+.locked-info {
 	display: none;
-}
-
-tr .locked-info {
-	height: 0;
-	opacity: 0;
-}
-
-tr.wp-locked .locked-info {
 	margin-top: 4px;
-	height: auto;
-	opacity: 1;
 }
 
 .locked-text {
@@ -576,10 +564,18 @@
 	vertical-align: top;
 }
 
-tr.locked-info, tr.wp-locked .locked-info {
-	transition: height 1s, opacity 0.5s;
+.wp-locked .locked-indicator,
+.wp-locked .locked-info {
+	display: block;
 }
 
+tr.wp-locked .check-column label,
+tr.wp-locked .check-column input[type="checkbox"],
+tr.wp-locked .row-actions .inline,
+tr.wp-locked .row-actions .trash {
+	display: none;
+}
+
 .fixed .column-comments .sorting-indicator {
 	margin-top: 3px;
 }