diff --git a/src/xenia/base/cxx_compat.h b/src/xenia/base/cxx_compat.h
deleted file mode 100644
index dce16f528..000000000
--- a/src/xenia/base/cxx_compat.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-/**
- ******************************************************************************
- * Xenia : Xbox 360 Emulator Research Project                                 *
- ******************************************************************************
- * Copyright 2014 Ben Vanik. All rights reserved.                             *
- * Released under the BSD license - see LICENSE in the root for more details. *
- ******************************************************************************
- */
-
-#ifndef XENIA_BASE_CXX_COMPAT_H_
-#define XENIA_BASE_CXX_COMPAT_H_
-
-#include <memory>
-
-#include "xenia/base/platform.h"
-
-// C++11 thread local storage.
-// http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/storage_duration
-#if XE_COMPILER_MSVC
-// VC++2014 may have this.
-#define _ALLOW_KEYWORD_MACROS 1
-#define thread_local __declspec(thread)
-#elif XE_PLATFORM_MAC
-// Clang supports it on OSX but the runtime doesn't.
-#define thread_local __thread
-#endif  // XE_COMPILER_MSVC
-
-// C++11 alignas keyword.
-// This will hopefully be coming soon, as most of the alignment spec is in the
-// latest CTP.
-#if XE_COMPILER_MSVC
-#define alignas(N) __declspec(align(N))
-#endif  // XE_COMPILER_MSVC
-
-#if !XE_COMPILER_MSVC
-// C++1y make_unique.
-// http://herbsutter.com/2013/05/29/gotw-89-solution-smart-pointers/
-// This is present in clang with -std=c++1y, but not otherwise.
-#if __clang_major__ < 3 || (__clang_major__ == 3 && __clang_minor__ < 4)
-namespace std {
-template <typename T, typename... Args>
-unique_ptr<T> make_unique(Args&&... args) {
-  return unique_ptr<T>(new T(forward<Args>(args)...));
-}
-}  // namespace std
-#endif  // clang < 3.4
-#endif  // !XE_COMPILER_MSVC
-
-namespace xe {}  // namespace xe
-
-#endif  // XENIA_BASE_CXX_COMPAT_H_
diff --git a/src/xenia/base/sources.gypi b/src/xenia/base/sources.gypi
index 4f53ac17f..d17873840 100644
--- a/src/xenia/base/sources.gypi
+++ b/src/xenia/base/sources.gypi
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     'byte_order.h',
     'debugging.h',
     'delegate.h',
-    'cxx_compat.h',
     'fs.h',
     'fs.cc',
     'logging.cc',
diff --git a/src/xenia/gpu/gl4/draw_batcher.cc b/src/xenia/gpu/gl4/draw_batcher.cc
index d5227d3c6..f267043a0 100644
--- a/src/xenia/gpu/gl4/draw_batcher.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/gpu/gl4/draw_batcher.cc
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 #include "xenia/gpu/gl4/draw_batcher.h"
 
-#include "xenia/base/cxx_compat.h"
 #include "xenia/base/logging.h"
 #include "xenia/base/math.h"
 #include "xenia/gpu/gl4/gl4_gpu-private.h"
diff --git a/src/xenia/gpu/gl4/gl4_profiler_display.cc b/src/xenia/gpu/gl4/gl4_profiler_display.cc
index 99148b3cd..b21020e09 100644
--- a/src/xenia/gpu/gl4/gl4_profiler_display.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/gpu/gl4/gl4_profiler_display.cc
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include "third_party/microprofile/microprofileui.h"
 
 #include "xenia/base/assert.h"
-#include "xenia/base/cxx_compat.h"
 #include "xenia/base/math.h"
 #include "xenia/gpu/gpu-private.h"