diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/CommandProcessor.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/CommandProcessor.cpp
index 4ada117c4b..a8ee3c8df6 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/CommandProcessor.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/CommandProcessor.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ u16 m_tokenReg;
 
 static u32 fake_GPWatchdogLastToken = 0;
 static Common::EventEx s_fifoIdleEvent;
-static Common::CriticalSection sFifoCritical;
 static bool bProcessFifoToLoWatermark = false;
 static bool bProcessFifoAllDistance = false;
 
@@ -128,16 +127,6 @@ void UpdateInterrupts_Wrapper(u64 userdata, int cyclesLate)
 	UpdateInterrupts(userdata);
 }
 
-void FifoCriticalEnter()
-{
-	sFifoCritical.Enter();
-}
-
-void FifoCriticalLeave()
-{
-	sFifoCritical.Leave();
-}
-
 void DoState(PointerWrap &p)
 {
 	p.Do(m_CPStatusReg);
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/Fifo.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/Fifo.cpp
index de50dc1fad..18daeec5b7 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/Fifo.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/Fifo.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ static int size = 0;
 
 void Fifo_DoState(PointerWrap &p) 
 {
-	CommandProcessor::FifoCriticalEnter();
 
     p.DoArray(videoBuffer, FIFO_SIZE);
     p.Do(size);
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ void Fifo_DoState(PointerWrap &p)
 	p.Do(pos); // read or write offset (depends on the mode afaik)
 	g_pVideoData = &videoBuffer[pos]; // overwrite g_pVideoData -> expected no change when load ss and change when save ss
 
-	CommandProcessor::FifoCriticalLeave();
 }
 
 void Fifo_Init()
@@ -150,8 +148,6 @@ void Fifo_EnterLoop()
 
 			if (!fifoStateRun) break;
 
-			CommandProcessor::FifoCriticalEnter();
-
 			// Create pointer to video data and send it to the VideoPlugin
 			u32 readPtr = _fifo.CPReadPointer;
 			u8 *uData = Memory::GetPointer(readPtr);
@@ -175,8 +171,6 @@ void Fifo_EnterLoop()
 			Common::AtomicAdd(_fifo.CPReadWriteDistance, -distToSend);						
 		    			
 			CommandProcessor::SetStatus();
-
-			CommandProcessor::FifoCriticalLeave();
 		
 			// This call is pretty important in DualCore mode and must be called in the FIFO Loop.
 			// If we don't, s_swapRequested or s_efbAccessRequested won't be set to false
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/MainBase.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/MainBase.cpp
index e84f4356d5..2316262b19 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/MainBase.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/MainBase.cpp
@@ -184,10 +184,8 @@ void VideoFifo_CheckStateRequest()
 	if (Common::AtomicLoadAcquire(s_doStateRequested))
 	{
 		// Clear all caches that touch RAM
-		CommandProcessor::FifoCriticalEnter();
 		TextureCache::Invalidate(false);
 		VertexLoaderManager::MarkAllDirty();
-		CommandProcessor::FifoCriticalLeave();
 
 		PointerWrap p(s_doStateArgs.ptr, s_doStateArgs.mode);
 		VideoCommon_DoState(p);