diff --git a/apu/apu.cpp b/apu/apu.cpp
index 46742d89..389f58c8 100644
--- a/apu/apu.cpp
+++ b/apu/apu.cpp
@@ -319,8 +319,6 @@ static void S9xAPUThreadDeinit(void)
     S9xAPUThreadRun();
     WaitForSingleObject(worker_thread, INFINITE);
     CloseHandle(worker_thread);
-    CloseHandle(thread_running_semaphore);
-    CloseHandle(thread_waiting_semaphore);
 }
 
 #else