diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AOSoundStream.h b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AOSoundStream.h
index 8d8cc5203e..16dfcc1c59 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AOSoundStream.h
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AOSoundStream.h
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <mutex>
+#include <thread>
+
 #include "AudioCommon/SoundStream.h"
 #include "Common/Event.h"
-#include "Common/StdMutex.h"
-#include "Common/StdThread.h"
 
 #if defined(HAVE_AO) && HAVE_AO
 #include <ao/ao.h>
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/DSoundStream.cpp b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/DSoundStream.cpp
index d9c81db6b9..dd56754286 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/DSoundStream.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/DSoundStream.cpp
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
 #include <cmath>
+#include <thread>
 #include <Windows.h>
 
 #include "AudioCommon/AudioCommon.h"
 #include "AudioCommon/DSoundStream.h"
-#include "Common/StdThread.h"
 #include "Common/Thread.h"
 
 bool DSound::CreateBuffer()
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/DSoundStream.h b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/DSoundStream.h
index d885a17664..6ce946c4a2 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/DSoundStream.h
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/DSoundStream.h
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <thread>
+
 #include "AudioCommon/SoundStream.h"
 #include "Common/Event.h"
-#include "Common/StdThread.h"
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <Windows.h>
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Mixer.h b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Mixer.h
index 3bd1062b5f..806e6aa83a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Mixer.h
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Mixer.h
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <mutex>
 #include <string>
 
 #include "AudioCommon/WaveFile.h"
-#include "Common/StdMutex.h"
 
 // 16 bit Stereo
 #define MAX_SAMPLES     (1024 * 2) // 64ms
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/OpenALStream.cpp b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/OpenALStream.cpp
index d9a26cac14..f82202c5da 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/OpenALStream.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/OpenALStream.cpp
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 // Licensed under GPLv2
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
+#include <thread>
+
 #include "AudioCommon/aldlist.h"
 #include "AudioCommon/DPL2Decoder.h"
 #include "AudioCommon/OpenALStream.h"
-#include "Common/StdThread.h"
 #include "Common/Thread.h"
 
 #if defined HAVE_OPENAL && HAVE_OPENAL
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/OpenALStream.h b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/OpenALStream.h
index 8df04bbd86..5c8488a469 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/OpenALStream.h
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/OpenALStream.h
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <thread>
+
 #include "AudioCommon/SoundStream.h"
 #include "Common/Event.h"
-#include "Common/StdThread.h"
 #include "Core/Core.h"
 #include "Core/HW/AudioInterface.h"
 #include "Core/HW/SystemTimers.h"
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/OpenSLESStream.h b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/OpenSLESStream.h
index 9ba190728d..5d95767360 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/OpenSLESStream.h
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/OpenSLESStream.h
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <thread>
+
 #include "AudioCommon/SoundStream.h"
 #include "Common/Event.h"
-#include "Common/StdThread.h"
 
 class OpenSLESStream final : public SoundStream
 {
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj b/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj
index bd0f21bcc9..cf06dbf6bd 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="FileSearch.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="FileUtil.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="FixedSizeQueue.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="Flag.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="FPURoundMode.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="GekkoDisassembler.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Hash.h" />
@@ -69,10 +70,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="PcapFile.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="SDCardUtil.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="SettingsHandler.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="StdConditionVariable.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="StdMakeUnique.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="StdMutex.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="StdThread.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="StringUtil.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="SymbolDB.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="SysConf.h" />
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj.filters b/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj.filters
index 3070d1c85b..24c1d64f73 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj.filters
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="FileSearch.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="FileUtil.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="FixedSizeQueue.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="Flag.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="FPURoundMode.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Hash.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="IniFile.h" />
@@ -42,10 +43,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="PcapFile.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="SDCardUtil.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="SettingsHandler.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="StdConditionVariable.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="StdMakeUnique.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="StdMutex.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="StdThread.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="StringUtil.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="SymbolDB.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="SysConf.h" />
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Event.h b/Source/Core/Common/Event.h
index b60a7cacd3..d2dc29a086 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Event.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Event.h
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@
 #include <concrt.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <condition_variable>
+#include <mutex>
+
 #include "Common/Flag.h"
-#include "Common/StdConditionVariable.h"
-#include "Common/StdMutex.h"
 
 namespace Common {
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Logging/LogManager.h b/Source/Core/Common/Logging/LogManager.h
index d91f21d1bc..0809fec759 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Logging/LogManager.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Logging/LogManager.h
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 
 #include <cstdarg>
 #include <fstream>
+#include <mutex>
 #include <set>
 #include <string>
 
 #include "Common/Common.h"
-#include "Common/StdMutex.h"
 
 #define MAX_MESSAGES 8000
 #define MAX_MSGLEN  1024
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/StdConditionVariable.h b/Source/Core/Common/StdConditionVariable.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e9e1ea30c..0000000000
--- a/Source/Core/Common/StdConditionVariable.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,140 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2013 Dolphin Emulator Project
-// Licensed under GPLv2
-// Refer to the license.txt file included.
-
-#pragma once
-
-#define GCC_VER(x,y,z)  ((x) * 10000 + (y) * 100 + (z))
-#define GCC_VERSION GCC_VER(__GNUC__, __GNUC_MINOR__, __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__)
-
-#ifndef __has_include
-#define __has_include(s) 0
-#endif
-
-#if GCC_VERSION >= GCC_VER(4,4,0) && __GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__
-
-// GCC 4.4 provides <condition_variable>
-#include <condition_variable> // IWYU pragma: export
-
-#elif __has_include(<condition_variable>) && !ANDROID
-
-// clang and libc++ provide <condition_variable> on OSX. However, the version
-// of libc++ bundled with OSX 10.7 and 10.8 is buggy: it uses _ as a variable.
-//
-// We work around this issue by undefining and redefining _.
-
-#include <condition_variable> // IWYU pragma: export
-
-#elif _MSC_VER >= 1700
-
-// The standard implementation is included since VS2012
-#include <condition_variable> // IWYU pragma: export
-
-#else
-
-// partial std::condition_variable implementation for win32/pthread
-
-#include "Common/StdMutex.h"
-
-#if (_MSC_VER >= 1600) || (GCC_VERSION >= GCC_VER(4,3,0) && __GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__)
-#define USE_RVALUE_REFERENCES
-#endif
-
-namespace std
-{
-
-class condition_variable
-{
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-	typedef CONDITION_VARIABLE native_type;
-#else
-	typedef pthread_cond_t native_type;
-#endif
-
-public:
-
-	typedef native_type* native_handle_type;
-
-	condition_variable()
-	{
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-		InitializeConditionVariable(&m_handle);
-#else
-		pthread_cond_init(&m_handle, nullptr);
-#endif
-	}
-
-	~condition_variable()
-	{
-#ifndef _WIN32
-		pthread_cond_destroy(&m_handle);
-#endif
-	}
-
-	condition_variable(const condition_variable&) /*= delete*/;
-	condition_variable& operator=(const condition_variable&) /*= delete*/;
-
-	void notify_one()
-	{
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-		WakeConditionVariable(&m_handle);
-#else
-		pthread_cond_signal(&m_handle);
-#endif
-	}
-
-	void notify_all()
-	{
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-		WakeAllConditionVariable(&m_handle);
-#else
-		pthread_cond_broadcast(&m_handle);
-#endif
-	}
-
-	void wait(unique_lock<mutex>& lock)
-	{
-#ifdef _WIN32
-		SleepConditionVariableSRW(&m_handle, lock.mutex()->native_handle(), INFINITE, 0);
-#else
-		pthread_cond_wait(&m_handle, lock.mutex()->native_handle());
-#endif
-	}
-
-	template <class Predicate>
-	void wait(unique_lock<mutex>& lock, Predicate pred)
-	{
-		while (!pred())
-			wait(lock);
-	}
-
-	//template <class Clock, class Duration>
-	//cv_status wait_until(unique_lock<mutex>& lock,
-	//	const chrono::time_point<Clock, Duration>& abs_time);
-
-	//template <class Clock, class Duration, class Predicate>
-	//	bool wait_until(unique_lock<mutex>& lock,
-	//	const chrono::time_point<Clock, Duration>& abs_time,
-	//	Predicate pred);
-
-	//template <class Rep, class Period>
-	//cv_status wait_for(unique_lock<mutex>& lock,
-	//	const chrono::duration<Rep, Period>& rel_time);
-
-	//template <class Rep, class Period, class Predicate>
-	//	bool wait_for(unique_lock<mutex>& lock,
-	//	const chrono::duration<Rep, Period>& rel_time,
-	//	Predicate pred);
-
-	native_handle_type native_handle()
-	{
-		return &m_handle;
-	}
-
-private:
-	native_type m_handle;
-};
-
-}
-
-#endif
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/StdMutex.h b/Source/Core/Common/StdMutex.h
deleted file mode 100644
index f8d23bc74d..0000000000
--- a/Source/Core/Common/StdMutex.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,357 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2013 Dolphin Emulator Project
-// Licensed under GPLv2
-// Refer to the license.txt file included.
-
-#pragma once
-
-#define GCC_VER(x,y,z) ((x) * 10000 + (y) * 100 + (z))
-#define GCC_VERSION GCC_VER(__GNUC__, __GNUC_MINOR__, __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__)
-
-#ifndef __has_include
-#define __has_include(s) 0
-#endif
-
-#if GCC_VERSION >= GCC_VER(4,4,0) && __GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__
-// GCC 4.4 provides <mutex>
-#include <mutex> // IWYU pragma: export
-#elif __has_include(<mutex>) && !ANDROID
-// Clang + libc++
-#include <mutex> // IWYU pragma: export
-
-#elif _MSC_VER >= 1700
-
-// The standard implementation is included since VS2012
-#include <mutex> // IWYU pragma: export
-
-#else
-
-// partial <mutex> implementation for win32/pthread
-
-#include <algorithm>
-
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-// WIN32
-#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
-#include <Windows.h>
-
-#else
-// POSIX
-#include <pthread.h>
-
-#endif
-
-#if (_MSC_VER >= 1600) || (GCC_VERSION >= GCC_VER(4,3,0) && __GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__)
-#define USE_RVALUE_REFERENCES
-#endif
-
-namespace std
-{
-
-class recursive_mutex
-{
-#ifdef _WIN32
-	typedef CRITICAL_SECTION native_type;
-#else
-	typedef pthread_mutex_t native_type;
-#endif
-
-public:
-	typedef native_type* native_handle_type;
-
-	recursive_mutex(const recursive_mutex&) /*= delete*/;
-	recursive_mutex& operator=(const recursive_mutex&) /*= delete*/;
-
-	recursive_mutex()
-	{
-#ifdef _WIN32
-		InitializeCriticalSection(&m_handle);
-#else
-		pthread_mutexattr_t attr;
-		pthread_mutexattr_init(&attr);
-		pthread_mutexattr_settype(&attr, PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE);
-		pthread_mutex_init(&m_handle, &attr);
-#endif
-	}
-
-	~recursive_mutex()
-	{
-#ifdef _WIN32
-		DeleteCriticalSection(&m_handle);
-#else
-		pthread_mutex_destroy(&m_handle);
-#endif
-	}
-
-	void lock()
-	{
-#ifdef _WIN32
-		EnterCriticalSection(&m_handle);
-#else
-		pthread_mutex_lock(&m_handle);
-#endif
-	}
-
-	void unlock()
-	{
-#ifdef _WIN32
-		LeaveCriticalSection(&m_handle);
-#else
-		pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_handle);
-#endif
-	}
-
-	bool try_lock()
-	{
-#ifdef _WIN32
-		return (0 != TryEnterCriticalSection(&m_handle));
-#else
-		return !pthread_mutex_trylock(&m_handle);
-#endif
-	}
-
-	native_handle_type native_handle()
-	{
-		return &m_handle;
-	}
-
-private:
-	native_type m_handle;
-};
-
-
-class mutex
-{
-#ifdef _WIN32
-	typedef SRWLOCK native_type;
-#else
-	typedef pthread_mutex_t native_type;
-#endif
-
-public:
-	typedef native_type* native_handle_type;
-
-	mutex(const mutex&) /*= delete*/;
-	mutex& operator=(const mutex&) /*= delete*/;
-
-	mutex()
-	{
-#ifdef _WIN32
-		InitializeSRWLock(&m_handle);
-#else
-		pthread_mutex_init(&m_handle, nullptr);
-#endif
-	}
-
-	~mutex()
-	{
-#ifdef _WIN32
-#else
-		pthread_mutex_destroy(&m_handle);
-#endif
-	}
-
-	void lock()
-	{
-#ifdef _WIN32
-		AcquireSRWLockExclusive(&m_handle);
-#else
-		pthread_mutex_lock(&m_handle);
-#endif
-	}
-
-	void unlock()
-	{
-#ifdef _WIN32
-		ReleaseSRWLockExclusive(&m_handle);
-#else
-		pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_handle);
-#endif
-	}
-
-	bool try_lock()
-	{
-#ifdef _WIN32
-		// XXX TryAcquireSRWLockExclusive requires Windows 7!
-		// return (0 != TryAcquireSRWLockExclusive(&m_handle));
-		return false;
-#else
-		return !pthread_mutex_trylock(&m_handle);
-#endif
-	}
-
-	native_handle_type native_handle()
-	{
-		return &m_handle;
-	}
-
-private:
-	native_type m_handle;
-};
-
-enum defer_lock_t { defer_lock };
-enum try_to_lock_t { try_to_lock };
-enum adopt_lock_t { adopt_lock };
-
-template <class Mutex>
-class lock_guard
-{
-public:
-	typedef Mutex mutex_type;
-
-	explicit lock_guard(mutex_type& m)
-		: pm(m)
-	{
-		m.lock();
-	}
-
-	lock_guard(mutex_type& m, adopt_lock_t)
-		: pm(m)
-	{
-	}
-
-	~lock_guard()
-	{
-		pm.unlock();
-	}
-
-	lock_guard(lock_guard const&) /*= delete*/;
-	lock_guard& operator=(lock_guard const&) /*= delete*/;
-
-private:
-	mutex_type& pm;
-};
-
-template <class Mutex>
-class unique_lock
-{
-public:
-	typedef Mutex mutex_type;
-
-	unique_lock()
-		: pm(nullptr), owns(false)
-	{}
-
-	/*explicit*/ unique_lock(mutex_type& m)
-		: pm(&m), owns(true)
-	{
-		m.lock();
-	}
-
-	unique_lock(mutex_type& m, defer_lock_t)
-		: pm(&m), owns(false)
-	{}
-
-	unique_lock(mutex_type& m, try_to_lock_t)
-		: pm(&m), owns(m.try_lock())
-	{}
-
-	unique_lock(mutex_type& m, adopt_lock_t)
-		: pm(&m), owns(true)
-	{}
-
-	//template <class Clock, class Duration>
-	//unique_lock(mutex_type& m, const chrono::time_point<Clock, Duration>& abs_time);
-
-	//template <class Rep, class Period>
-	//unique_lock(mutex_type& m, const chrono::duration<Rep, Period>& rel_time);
-
-	~unique_lock()
-	{
-		if (owns_lock())
-			mutex()->unlock();
-	}
-
-#ifdef USE_RVALUE_REFERENCES
-	unique_lock& operator=(const unique_lock&) /*= delete*/;
-
-	unique_lock& operator=(unique_lock&& other)
-	{
-#else
-	unique_lock& operator=(const unique_lock& u)
-	{
-		// ugly const_cast to get around lack of rvalue references
-		unique_lock& other = const_cast<unique_lock&>(u);
-#endif
-		swap(other);
-		return *this;
-	}
-
-#ifdef USE_RVALUE_REFERENCES
-	unique_lock(const unique_lock&) /*= delete*/;
-
-	unique_lock(unique_lock&& other)
-		: pm(nullptr), owns(false)
-	{
-#else
-	unique_lock(const unique_lock& u)
-		: pm(nullptr), owns(false)
-	{
-		// ugly const_cast to get around lack of rvalue references
-		unique_lock& other = const_cast<unique_lock&>(u);
-#endif
-		swap(other);
-	}
-
-	void lock()
-	{
-		mutex()->lock();
-		owns = true;
-	}
-
-	bool try_lock()
-	{
-		owns = mutex()->try_lock();
-		return owns;
-	}
-
-	//template <class Rep, class Period>
-	//bool try_lock_for(const chrono::duration<Rep, Period>& rel_time);
-	//template <class Clock, class Duration>
-	//bool try_lock_until(const chrono::time_point<Clock, Duration>& abs_time);
-
-	void unlock()
-	{
-		mutex()->unlock();
-		owns = false;
-	}
-
-	void swap(unique_lock& u)
-	{
-		std::swap(pm, u.pm);
-		std::swap(owns, u.owns);
-	}
-
-	mutex_type* release()
-	{
-		auto const ret = mutex();
-
-		pm = nullptr;
-		owns = false;
-
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	bool owns_lock() const
-	{
-		return owns;
-	}
-
-	mutex_type* mutex() const
-	{
-		return pm;
-	}
-
-private:
-	mutex_type* pm;
-	bool owns;
-};
-
-template <class Mutex>
-void swap(unique_lock<Mutex>& x, unique_lock<Mutex>& y)
-{
-	x.swap(y);
-}
-
-}
-
-#endif
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/StdThread.h b/Source/Core/Common/StdThread.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 787f25a167..0000000000
--- a/Source/Core/Common/StdThread.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,324 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2013 Dolphin Emulator Project
-// Licensed under GPLv2
-// Refer to the license.txt file included.
-
-#pragma once
-
-#define GCC_VER(x,y,z) ((x) * 10000 + (y) * 100 + (z))
-#define GCC_VERSION GCC_VER(__GNUC__, __GNUC_MINOR__, __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__)
-
-#ifndef __has_include
-#define __has_include(s) 0
-#endif
-
-#if GCC_VERSION >= GCC_VER(4,4,0) && __GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__
-// GCC 4.4 provides <thread>
-#ifndef _GLIBCXX_USE_SCHED_YIELD
-#define _GLIBCXX_USE_SCHED_YIELD
-#endif
-#include <thread> // IWYU pragma: export
-#elif __has_include(<thread>) && !ANDROID
-// Clang + libc++
-#include <thread> // IWYU pragma: export
-
-#elif _MSC_VER >= 1700
-
-// The standard implementation is included since VS2012
-#include <thread> // IWYU pragma: export
-
-#else
-
-// partial std::thread implementation for win32/pthread
-
-#include <algorithm>
-
-#if (_MSC_VER >= 1600) || (GCC_VERSION >= GCC_VER(4,3,0) && __GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__)
-#define USE_RVALUE_REFERENCES
-#endif
-
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-#import <Foundation/NSAutoreleasePool.h>
-#endif
-
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-// WIN32
-
-#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
-#include <Windows.h>
-
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(_MT)
-// When linking with LIBCMT (the multithreaded C library), Microsoft recommends
-// using _beginthreadex instead of CreateThread.
-#define USE_BEGINTHREADEX
-#include <process.h>
-#endif
-
-#ifdef USE_BEGINTHREADEX
-#define THREAD_ID unsigned
-#define THREAD_RETURN unsigned __stdcall
-#else
-#define THREAD_ID DWORD
-#define THREAD_RETURN DWORD WINAPI
-#endif
-#define THREAD_HANDLE HANDLE
-
-#else
-// PTHREAD
-
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#ifndef _POSIX_THREADS
-#error unsupported platform (no pthreads?)
-#endif
-
-#include <pthread.h>
-
-#define THREAD_ID pthread_t
-#define THREAD_HANDLE pthread_t
-#define THREAD_RETURN void*
-
-#endif
-
-namespace std
-{
-
-class thread
-{
-public:
-	typedef THREAD_HANDLE native_handle_type;
-
-	class id
-	{
-		friend class thread;
-	public:
-		id() : m_thread(0) {}
-		id(THREAD_ID _id) : m_thread(_id) {}
-
-		bool operator==(const id& rhs) const
-		{
-			return m_thread == rhs.m_thread;
-		}
-
-		bool operator!=(const id& rhs) const
-		{
-			return !(*this == rhs);
-		}
-
-		bool operator<(const id& rhs) const
-		{
-			return m_thread < rhs.m_thread;
-		}
-
-	private:
-		THREAD_ID m_thread;
-	};
-
-	// no variadic template support in msvc
-	//template <typename C, typename... A>
-	//thread(C&& func, A&&... args);
-
-	template <typename C>
-	thread(C func)
-	{
-		StartThread(new Func<C>(func));
-	}
-
-	template <typename C, typename A>
-	thread(C func, A arg)
-	{
-		StartThread(new FuncArg<C, A>(func, arg));
-	}
-
-	thread() /*= default;*/ {}
-
-#ifdef USE_RVALUE_REFERENCES
-	thread(const thread&) /*= delete*/;
-
-	thread(thread&& other)
-	{
-#else
-	thread(const thread& t)
-	{
-		// ugly const_cast to get around lack of rvalue references
-		thread& other = const_cast<thread&>(t);
-#endif
-		swap(other);
-	}
-
-#ifdef USE_RVALUE_REFERENCES
-	thread& operator=(const thread&) /*= delete*/;
-
-	thread& operator=(thread&& other)
-	{
-#else
-	thread& operator=(const thread& t)
-	{
-		// ugly const_cast to get around lack of rvalue references
-		thread& other = const_cast<thread&>(t);
-#endif
-		if (joinable())
-			detach();
-		swap(other);
-		return *this;
-	}
-
-	~thread()
-	{
-		if (joinable())
-			detach();
-	}
-
-	bool joinable() const
-	{
-		return m_id != id();
-	}
-
-	id get_id() const
-	{
-		return m_id;
-	}
-
-	native_handle_type native_handle()
-	{
-#ifdef _WIN32
-		return m_handle;
-#else
-		return m_id.m_thread;
-#endif
-	}
-
-	void join()
-	{
-#ifdef _WIN32
-		WaitForSingleObject(m_handle, INFINITE);
-		detach();
-#else
-		pthread_join(m_id.m_thread, nullptr);
-		m_id = id();
-#endif
-	}
-
-	void detach()
-	{
-#ifdef _WIN32
-		CloseHandle(m_handle);
-#else
-		pthread_detach(m_id.m_thread);
-#endif
-		m_id = id();
-	}
-
-	void swap(thread& other)
-	{
-		std::swap(m_id, other.m_id);
-#ifdef _WIN32
-		std::swap(m_handle, other.m_handle);
-#endif
-	}
-
-	static unsigned hardware_concurrency()
-	{
-#ifdef _WIN32
-		SYSTEM_INFO sysinfo;
-		GetSystemInfo(&sysinfo);
-		return static_cast<unsigned>(sysinfo.dwNumberOfProcessors);
-#else
-		return 0;
-#endif
-	}
-
-private:
-	id m_id;
-
-#ifdef _WIN32
-	native_handle_type m_handle;
-#endif
-
-	template <typename F>
-	void StartThread(F* param)
-	{
-#ifdef USE_BEGINTHREADEX
-		m_handle = (HANDLE)_beginthreadex(nullptr, 0, &RunAndDelete<F>, param, 0, &m_id.m_thread);
-#elif defined(_WIN32)
-		m_handle = CreateThread(nullptr, 0, &RunAndDelete<F>, param, 0, &m_id.m_thread);
-#else
-		pthread_attr_t attr;
-		pthread_attr_init(&attr);
-		pthread_attr_setstacksize(&attr, 1024 * 1024);
-		if (pthread_create(&m_id.m_thread, &attr, &RunAndDelete<F>, param))
-			m_id = id();
-#endif
-	}
-
-	template <typename C>
-	class Func
-	{
-	public:
-		Func(C _func) : func(_func) {}
-
-		void Run() { func(); }
-
-	private:
-		C const func;
-	};
-
-	template <typename C, typename A>
-	class FuncArg
-	{
-	public:
-		FuncArg(C _func, A _arg) : func(_func), arg(_arg) {}
-
-		void Run() { func(arg); }
-
-	private:
-		C const func;
-		A arg;
-	};
-
-	template <typename F>
-	static THREAD_RETURN RunAndDelete(void* param)
-	{
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-		NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
-#endif
-		static_cast<F*>(param)->Run();
-		delete static_cast<F*>(param);
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-		[pool release];
-#endif
-		return 0;
-	}
-};
-
-namespace this_thread
-{
-
-inline void yield()
-{
-#ifdef _WIN32
-	SwitchToThread();
-#else
-	sleep(0);
-#endif
-}
-
-inline thread::id get_id()
-{
-#ifdef _WIN32
-	return GetCurrentThreadId();
-#else
-	return pthread_self();
-#endif
-}
-
-} // namespace this_thread
-
-} // namespace std
-
-#undef USE_RVALUE_REFERENCES
-#undef USE_BEGINTHREADEX
-#undef THREAD_ID
-#undef THREAD_RETURN
-#undef THREAD_HANDLE
-
-#endif
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Thread.h b/Source/Core/Common/Thread.h
index 54045caf26..6c5be6b446 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Thread.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Thread.h
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <condition_variable>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstring>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <thread>
 
-// Don't include common.h here as it will break LogManager
+// Don't include Common.h here as it will break LogManager
 #include "Common/CommonTypes.h"
-#include "Common/StdConditionVariable.h"
-#include "Common/StdMutex.h"
-#include "Common/StdThread.h"
 
 // This may not be defined outside _WIN32
 #ifndef _WIN32
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/CPU.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/CPU.cpp
index 820617eb33..02fac646c4 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/CPU.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/CPU.cpp
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@
 // Licensed under GPLv2
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
-#include "AudioCommon/AudioCommon.h"
+#include <mutex>
 
+#include "AudioCommon/AudioCommon.h"
 #include "Common/Common.h"
 #include "Common/Event.h"
-#include "Common/StdMutex.h"
-
 #include "Core/Core.h"
 #include "Core/DSPEmulator.h"
 #include "Core/Host.h"
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@
 #include "Core/HW/CPU.h"
 #include "Core/HW/DSP.h"
 #include "Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.h"
-
 #include "VideoCommon/VideoBackendBase.h"
 
 namespace
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPLLE/DSPLLE.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPLLE/DSPLLE.cpp
index d10a970b16..30cccb2042 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPLLE/DSPLLE.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPLLE/DSPLLE.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 // Licensed under GPLv2
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
+#include <mutex>
+#include <thread>
+
 #include "Common/Atomic.h"
 #include "Common/ChunkFile.h"
 #include "Common/Common.h"
@@ -9,8 +12,6 @@
 #include "Common/CPUDetect.h"
 #include "Common/Event.h"
 #include "Common/IniFile.h"
-#include "Common/StdMutex.h"
-#include "Common/StdThread.h"
 #include "Common/Logging/LogManager.h"
 
 #include "Core/ConfigManager.h"
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceMic.h b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceMic.h
index 6f5fc20323..81b12ad3bc 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceMic.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceMic.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #if HAVE_PORTAUDIO
 
-#include "Common/StdMutex.h"
+#include <mutex>
 
 class CEXIMic : public IEXIDevice
 {
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/State.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/State.cpp
index afadb6462c..7fd6cf7715 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/State.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/State.cpp
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 // Licensed under GPLv2
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
+#include <mutex>
+#include <thread>
 #include <lzo/lzo1x.h>
 
 #include "Common/Common.h"
 #include "Common/Event.h"
-#include "Common/StdMutex.h"
-#include "Common/StdThread.h"
 #include "Common/StringUtil.h"
 #include "Common/Timer.h"