diff --git a/common/CMakeLists.txt b/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 123a425148..c8416d9dfc 100644
--- a/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ target_sources(common PRIVATE
 	Perf.cpp
 	ProgressCallback.cpp
 	pxTranslate.cpp
-	RwMutex.cpp
 	Semaphore.cpp
 	SettingsWrapper.cpp
 	StringHelpers.cpp
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ target_sources(common PRIVATE
 	ProgressCallback.h
 	pxForwardDefs.h
 	RedtapeWindows.h
-	RwMutex.h
 	SafeArray.h
 	ScopedGuard.h
 	SettingsInterface.h
diff --git a/common/RwMutex.cpp b/common/RwMutex.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 1118378ab4..0000000000
--- a/common/RwMutex.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-/*  PCSX2 - PS2 Emulator for PCs
- *  Copyright (C) 2002-2010  PCSX2 Dev Team
- *
- *  PCSX2 is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
- *  of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Found-
- *  ation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- *  PCSX2 is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
- *  without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
- *  PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with PCSX2.
- *  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-#include "common/RwMutex.h"
-
-// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//  RwMutex
-// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Threading::RwMutex::RwMutex()
-{
-	pthread_rwlock_init(&m_rwlock, NULL);
-}
-
-Threading::RwMutex::~RwMutex()
-{
-	pthread_rwlock_destroy(&m_rwlock);
-}
-
-void Threading::RwMutex::AcquireRead()
-{
-	pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&m_rwlock);
-}
-
-void Threading::RwMutex::AcquireWrite()
-{
-	pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&m_rwlock);
-}
-
-bool Threading::RwMutex::TryAcquireRead()
-{
-	return pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock(&m_rwlock) != EBUSY;
-}
-
-bool Threading::RwMutex::TryAcquireWrite()
-{
-	return pthread_rwlock_trywrlock(&m_rwlock) != EBUSY;
-}
-
-void Threading::RwMutex::Release()
-{
-	pthread_rwlock_unlock(&m_rwlock);
-}
-
-// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//
-// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Threading::BaseScopedReadWriteLock::~BaseScopedReadWriteLock()
-{
-	if (m_IsLocked)
-		m_lock.Release();
-}
-
-// Provides manual unlocking of a scoped lock prior to object destruction.
-void Threading::BaseScopedReadWriteLock::Release()
-{
-	if (!m_IsLocked)
-		return;
-	m_IsLocked = false;
-	m_lock.Release();
-}
-
-// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//  ScopedReadLock / ScopedWriteLock
-// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Threading::ScopedReadLock::ScopedReadLock(RwMutex& locker)
-	: BaseScopedReadWriteLock(locker)
-{
-	m_IsLocked = true;
-	m_lock.AcquireRead();
-}
-
-// provides manual locking of a scoped lock, to re-lock after a manual unlocking.
-void Threading::ScopedReadLock::Acquire()
-{
-	if (m_IsLocked)
-		return;
-	m_lock.AcquireRead();
-	m_IsLocked = true;
-}
-
-Threading::ScopedWriteLock::ScopedWriteLock(RwMutex& locker)
-	: BaseScopedReadWriteLock(locker)
-{
-	m_IsLocked = true;
-	m_lock.AcquireWrite();
-}
-
-// provides manual locking of a scoped lock, to re-lock after a manual unlocking.
-void Threading::ScopedWriteLock::Acquire()
-{
-	if (m_IsLocked)
-		return;
-	m_lock.AcquireWrite();
-	m_IsLocked = true;
-}
-
-// Special constructor used by ScopedTryLock
-Threading::ScopedWriteLock::ScopedWriteLock(RwMutex& locker, bool isTryLock)
-	: BaseScopedReadWriteLock(locker)
-{
-	//m_IsLocked = isTryLock ? m_lock.TryAcquireWrite() : false;
-}
diff --git a/common/RwMutex.h b/common/RwMutex.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a3006e5a3a..0000000000
--- a/common/RwMutex.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-/*  PCSX2 - PS2 Emulator for PCs
- *  Copyright (C) 2002-2010  PCSX2 Dev Team
- *
- *  PCSX2 is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
- *  of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Found-
- *  ation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- *  PCSX2 is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
- *  without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
- *  PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with PCSX2.
- *  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include "common/Threading.h"
-
-namespace Threading
-{
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	//  RwMutex
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	class RwMutex
-	{
-		DeclareNoncopyableObject(RwMutex);
-
-	protected:
-		pthread_rwlock_t m_rwlock;
-
-	public:
-		RwMutex();
-		virtual ~RwMutex();
-
-		virtual void AcquireRead();
-		virtual void AcquireWrite();
-		virtual bool TryAcquireRead();
-		virtual bool TryAcquireWrite();
-
-		virtual void Release();
-	};
-
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	//  BaseScopedReadWriteLock
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	class BaseScopedReadWriteLock
-	{
-		DeclareNoncopyableObject(BaseScopedReadWriteLock);
-
-	protected:
-		RwMutex& m_lock;
-		bool m_IsLocked;
-
-	public:
-		BaseScopedReadWriteLock(RwMutex& locker)
-			: m_lock(locker)
-		{
-		}
-
-		virtual ~BaseScopedReadWriteLock();
-
-		void Release();
-		bool IsLocked() const { return m_IsLocked; }
-	};
-
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	//  ScopedReadLock / ScopedWriteLock
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	class ScopedReadLock : public BaseScopedReadWriteLock
-	{
-	public:
-		ScopedReadLock(RwMutex& locker);
-		virtual ~ScopedReadLock() = default;
-
-		void Acquire();
-	};
-
-	class ScopedWriteLock : public BaseScopedReadWriteLock
-	{
-	public:
-		ScopedWriteLock(RwMutex& locker);
-		virtual ~ScopedWriteLock() = default;
-
-		void Acquire();
-
-	protected:
-		ScopedWriteLock(RwMutex& locker, bool isTryLock);
-	};
-} // namespace Threading
diff --git a/common/common.vcxproj b/common/common.vcxproj
index da60a48a7e..bab7b615ec 100644
--- a/common/common.vcxproj
+++ b/common/common.vcxproj
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="Windows\WinThreads.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Misc.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Mutex.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="RwMutex.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Semaphore.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="ThreadTools.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="emitter\bmi.cpp" />
@@ -177,7 +176,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="Vulkan\Util.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="WindowInfo.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Threading.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="RwMutex.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="emitter\implement\bmi.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="emitter\cpudetect_internal.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="emitter\instructions.h" />
diff --git a/common/common.vcxproj.filters b/common/common.vcxproj.filters
index 7d77cee78a..48be9dec75 100644
--- a/common/common.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/common/common.vcxproj.filters
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="pxTranslate.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="RwMutex.cpp">
-      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
-    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="Semaphore.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -291,9 +288,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="RedtapeWindows.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
-    <ClInclude Include="RwMutex.h">
-      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
-    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="SafeArray.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>