diff --git a/src/utils/BackgroundThreadWrapper.hpp b/src/utils/BackgroundThreadWrapper.hpp
index 94ce6a1..9477737 100644
--- a/src/utils/BackgroundThreadWrapper.hpp
+++ b/src/utils/BackgroundThreadWrapper.hpp
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "CThread.h"
-#include "CMutex.h"
 #include <wut_types.h>
+#include <mutex>
 
 class BackgroundThreadWrapper: public CThread {
 public:
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ protected:
     void setThreadPriority(int32_t priority) {
        this->setThreadPriority(priority);
     }
-    CMutex mutex;
+    std::recursive_mutex mutex;
 private:
     void executeThread();
 
diff --git a/src/utils/CMutex.h b/src/utils/CMutex.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 76f23ac..0000000
--- a/src/utils/CMutex.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-/****************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 2015 Dimok
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program 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 this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- ****************************************************************************/
-#ifndef _CMUTEX_H_
-#define _CMUTEX_H_
-
-#include <malloc.h>
-#include <coreinit/mutex.h>
-
-class CMutex
-{
-public:
-    CMutex() {
-        pMutex = (OSMutex*) malloc(sizeof(OSMutex));
-        if(!pMutex)
-            return;
-
-        OSInitMutex(pMutex);
-    }
-    virtual ~CMutex() {
-        if(pMutex)
-            free(pMutex);
-    }
-
-    void lock(void) {
-        if(pMutex)
-            OSLockMutex(pMutex);
-    }
-    void unlock(void) {
-        if(pMutex)
-            OSUnlockMutex(pMutex);
-    }
-    BOOL tryLock(void) {
-        if(!pMutex)
-            return false;
-
-        return (OSTryLockMutex(pMutex) != 0);
-    }
-private:
-    OSMutex *pMutex;
-};
-
-class CMutexLock
-{
-public:
-    CMutexLock() {
-        mutex.lock();
-    }
-    virtual ~CMutexLock() {
-        mutex.unlock();
-    }
-private:
-    CMutex mutex;
-};
-
-#endif // _CMUTEX_H_