diff --git a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
index f49a31612..d5d4f6f82 100644
--- a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ add_library(common STATIC
     string_util.cpp
     string_util.h
     swap.h
-    synchronized_wrapper.h
     telemetry.cpp
     telemetry.h
     thread.cpp
diff --git a/src/common/synchronized_wrapper.h b/src/common/synchronized_wrapper.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a1984c46..000000000
--- a/src/common/synchronized_wrapper.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2015 Citra Emulator Project
-// Licensed under GPLv2 or any later version
-// Refer to the license.txt file included.
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <algorithm>
-#include <mutex>
-
-namespace Common {
-
-template <typename T>
-class SynchronizedWrapper;
-
-/**
- * Synchronized reference, that keeps a SynchronizedWrapper's mutex locked during its lifetime. This
- * greatly reduces the chance that someone will access the wrapped resource without locking the
- * mutex.
- */
-template <typename T>
-class SynchronizedRef {
-public:
-    SynchronizedRef(SynchronizedWrapper<T>& wrapper) : wrapper(&wrapper) {
-        wrapper.mutex.lock();
-    }
-
-    SynchronizedRef(SynchronizedRef&) = delete;
-    SynchronizedRef(SynchronizedRef&& o) : wrapper(o.wrapper) {
-        o.wrapper = nullptr;
-    }
-
-    ~SynchronizedRef() {
-        if (wrapper)
-            wrapper->mutex.unlock();
-    }
-
-    SynchronizedRef& operator=(SynchronizedRef&) = delete;
-    SynchronizedRef& operator=(SynchronizedRef&& o) {
-        std::swap(wrapper, o.wrapper);
-        return *this;
-    }
-
-    T& operator*() {
-        return wrapper->data;
-    }
-    const T& operator*() const {
-        return wrapper->data;
-    }
-
-    T* operator->() {
-        return &wrapper->data;
-    }
-    const T* operator->() const {
-        return &wrapper->data;
-    }
-
-private:
-    SynchronizedWrapper<T>* wrapper;
-};
-
-/**
- * Wraps an object, only allowing access to it via a locking reference wrapper. Good to ensure no
- * one forgets to lock a mutex before acessing an object. To access the wrapped object construct a
- * SyncronizedRef on this wrapper. Inspired by Rust's Mutex type
- * (http://doc.rust-lang.org/std/sync/struct.Mutex.html).
- */
-template <typename T>
-class SynchronizedWrapper {
-public:
-    template <typename... Args>
-    SynchronizedWrapper(Args&&... args) : data(std::forward<Args>(args)...) {}
-
-    SynchronizedRef<T> Lock() {
-        return {*this};
-    }
-
-private:
-    template <typename U>
-    friend class SynchronizedRef;
-
-    std::mutex mutex;
-    T data;
-};
-
-} // namespace Common