diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/process.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/process.cpp
index 4e94048da..8b2b3877d 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/process.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/process.cpp
@@ -40,9 +40,8 @@ void SetupMainThread(Process& owner_process, KernelCore& kernel, VAddr entry_poi
     SharedPtr<Thread> thread = std::move(thread_res).Unwrap();
 
     // Register 1 must be a handle to the main thread
-    const Handle guest_handle = owner_process.GetHandleTable().Create(thread).Unwrap();
-    thread->SetGuestHandle(guest_handle);
-    thread->GetContext().cpu_registers[1] = guest_handle;
+    const Handle thread_handle = owner_process.GetHandleTable().Create(thread).Unwrap();
+    thread->GetContext().cpu_registers[1] = thread_handle;
 
     // Threads by default are dormant, wake up the main thread so it runs when the scheduler fires
     thread->ResumeFromWait();
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp
index e5d4d6b55..f57677636 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp
@@ -1250,14 +1250,13 @@ static ResultCode CreateThread(Core::System& system, Handle* out_handle, VAddr e
                    Thread::Create(kernel, name, entry_point, priority, arg, processor_id, stack_top,
                                   *current_process));
 
-    const auto new_guest_handle = current_process->GetHandleTable().Create(thread);
-    if (new_guest_handle.Failed()) {
+    const auto new_thread_handle = current_process->GetHandleTable().Create(thread);
+    if (new_thread_handle.Failed()) {
         LOG_ERROR(Kernel_SVC, "Failed to create handle with error=0x{:X}",
-                  new_guest_handle.Code().raw);
-        return new_guest_handle.Code();
+                  new_thread_handle.Code().raw);
+        return new_thread_handle.Code();
     }
-    thread->SetGuestHandle(*new_guest_handle);
-    *out_handle = *new_guest_handle;
+    *out_handle = *new_thread_handle;
 
     system.CpuCore(thread->GetProcessorID()).PrepareReschedule();
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/thread.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/thread.h
index 83c83e45a..e14b84a81 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/thread.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/thread.h
@@ -345,10 +345,6 @@ public:
         arb_wait_address = address;
     }
 
-    void SetGuestHandle(Handle handle) {
-        guest_handle = handle;
-    }
-
     bool HasWakeupCallback() const {
         return wakeup_callback != nullptr;
     }
@@ -442,9 +438,6 @@ private:
     /// If waiting for an AddressArbiter, this is the address being waited on.
     VAddr arb_wait_address{0};
 
-    /// Handle used by guest emulated application to access this thread
-    Handle guest_handle = 0;
-
     /// Handle used as userdata to reference this object when inserting into the CoreTiming queue.
     Handle callback_handle = 0;