diff --git a/audio/audio_driver.c b/audio/audio_driver.c
index cc0485a940..ae9c1bbe29 100644
--- a/audio/audio_driver.c
+++ b/audio/audio_driver.c
@@ -634,13 +634,9 @@ static void audio_driver_flush(const int16_t *data, size_t samples)
    src_data.data_out                 = NULL;
    src_data.output_frames            = 0;
 
-   recording_driver_lock();
-
    if (recording_data)
       recording_push_audio(data, samples);
 
-   recording_driver_unlock();
-
    runloop_get_status(&is_paused, &is_idle, &is_slowmotion,
          &is_perfcnt_enable);
 
diff --git a/frontend/frontend.c b/frontend/frontend.c
index effe00f8b4..51146b8bc4 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend.c
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ void main_exit(void *args)
    driver_ctl(RARCH_DRIVER_CTL_DEINIT, NULL);
    ui_companion_driver_free();
    frontend_driver_free();
-   recording_driver_lock_free();
 
 #if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(_XBOX) && !defined(__WINRT__)
    CoUninitialize();
diff --git a/gfx/video_driver.c b/gfx/video_driver.c
index d501fcf60c..edc22a390a 100644
--- a/gfx/video_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/video_driver.c
@@ -1414,8 +1414,6 @@ bool video_driver_cached_frame(void)
 {
    void *recording  = recording_driver_get_data_ptr();
 
-   recording_driver_lock();
-
    /* Cannot allow recording when pushing duped frames. */
    recording_data   = NULL;
 
@@ -1427,8 +1425,6 @@ bool video_driver_cached_frame(void)
 
    recording_data   = recording;
 
-   recording_driver_unlock();
-
    return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/record/record_driver.c b/record/record_driver.c
index af40fa5aa6..fe69dcf232 100644
--- a/record/record_driver.c
+++ b/record/record_driver.c
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@
 #include "../list_special.h"
 #include "../paths.h"
 
-#ifdef HAVE_THREADS
-#include <rthreads/rthreads.h>
-#endif
-
 static const record_driver_t *record_drivers[] = {
 #ifdef HAVE_FFMPEG
    &record_ffmpeg,
@@ -59,51 +55,6 @@ static bool streaming_enable                   = false;
 static const record_driver_t *recording_driver = NULL;
 void *recording_data                           = NULL;
 
-#ifdef HAVE_THREADS
-static slock_t *s_recording_driver_lock        = NULL;
-#endif
-
-bool recording_driver_lock_inited(void)
-{
-#ifdef HAVE_THREADS
-   return s_recording_driver_lock != NULL;
-#else
-   return false;
-#endif
-}
-
-void recording_driver_lock_init(void)
-{
-#ifdef HAVE_THREADS
-   s_recording_driver_lock = slock_new();
-#endif
-}
-
-void recording_driver_lock_free(void)
-{
-#ifdef HAVE_THREADS
-   if (s_recording_driver_lock)
-      slock_free(s_recording_driver_lock);
-   s_recording_driver_lock = NULL;
-#endif
-}
-
-void recording_driver_lock(void)
-{
-#ifdef HAVE_THREADS
-   if (s_recording_driver_lock)
-      slock_lock(s_recording_driver_lock);
-#endif
-}
-
-void recording_driver_unlock(void)
-{
-#ifdef HAVE_THREADS
-   if (s_recording_driver_lock)
-      slock_unlock(s_recording_driver_lock);
-#endif
-}
-
 /**
  * record_driver_find_ident:
  * @idx                : index of driver to get handle to.
diff --git a/record/record_driver.h b/record/record_driver.h
index c7e7a81103..8d034f8939 100644
--- a/record/record_driver.h
+++ b/record/record_driver.h
@@ -214,16 +214,6 @@ bool streaming_is_enabled(void);
 
 void recording_driver_update_streaming_url(void);
 
-bool recording_driver_lock_inited(void);
-
-void recording_driver_lock_init(void);
-
-void recording_driver_lock(void);
-
-void recording_driver_unlock(void);
-
-void recording_driver_lock_free(void);
-
 extern void *recording_data;
 
 RETRO_END_DECLS
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index b0e60f4ed2..a5e6db9141 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -1406,10 +1406,6 @@ bool retroarch_main_init(int argc, char *argv[])
       }
    }
 
-   if (recording_driver_lock_inited())
-      recording_driver_lock_free();
-   recording_driver_lock_init();
-
    command_event(CMD_EVENT_CHEATS_INIT, NULL);
    drivers_init(DRIVERS_CMD_ALL);
    command_event(CMD_EVENT_COMMAND_INIT, NULL);