diff --git a/src/os/core/linux/os_core_linux.c b/src/os/core/linux/os_core_linux.c
index 31d2b252..3b2c73b1 100644
--- a/src/os/core/linux/os_core_linux.c
+++ b/src/os/core/linux/os_core_linux.c
@@ -861,32 +861,6 @@ os_mutex_drop(OS_Handle mutex)
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&entity->mutex_handle);
 }
 
-internal OS_Handle
-os_shared_mutex_alloc(String8 name)
-{
-  NotImplemented;
-  OS_Handle handle = {0};
-  return handle;
-}
-
-internal void
-os_shared_mutex_release(OS_Handle mutex)
-{
-  NotImplemented;
-}
-
-internal B32
-os_shared_mutex_take(OS_Handle mutex, U64 endt_us)
-{
-  NotImplemented;
-}
-
-internal void
-os_shared_mutex_drop(OS_Handle mutex)
-{
-  NotImplemented;
-}
-
 //- rjf: reader/writer mutexes
 
 internal OS_Handle
diff --git a/src/os/core/os_core.h b/src/os/core/os_core.h
index 867120ef..5f09ca8b 100644
--- a/src/os/core/os_core.h
+++ b/src/os/core/os_core.h
@@ -277,12 +277,6 @@ internal void      os_rw_mutex_drop_r(OS_Handle mutex);
 internal void      os_rw_mutex_take_w(OS_Handle mutex);
 internal void      os_rw_mutex_drop_w(OS_Handle mutex);
 
-//- shared mutex
-internal OS_Handle os_shared_mutex_alloc(String8 name);
-internal void      os_shared_mutex_release(OS_Handle mutex);
-internal B32       os_shared_mutex_take(OS_Handle mutex, U64 endt_us);
-internal void      os_shared_mutex_drop(OS_Handle mutex);
-
 //- rjf: condition variables
 internal OS_Handle os_condition_variable_alloc(void);
 internal void      os_condition_variable_release(OS_Handle cv);
diff --git a/src/os/core/win32/os_core_win32.c b/src/os/core/win32/os_core_win32.c
index e97a203d..6a0e0281 100644
--- a/src/os/core/win32/os_core_win32.c
+++ b/src/os/core/win32/os_core_win32.c
@@ -1106,40 +1106,6 @@ os_mutex_drop(OS_Handle mutex)
   LeaveCriticalSection(&entity->mutex);
 }
 
-internal OS_Handle
-os_shared_mutex_alloc(String8 name)
-{
-  Assert(name.size);
-  Temp scratch = scratch_begin(0,0);
-  String16 name16 = str16_from_8(scratch.arena, name);
-  HANDLE handle = CreateMutexW(0, 0, (WCHAR*)name16.str);
-  Assert(handle != 0);
-  OS_Handle mutex = {(U64)handle};
-  scratch_end(scratch);
-  return mutex;
-}
-
-internal void
-os_shared_mutex_release(OS_Handle mutex)
-{
-  CloseHandle((HANDLE)mutex.u64[0]);
-}
-
-internal B32
-os_shared_mutex_take(OS_Handle mutex, U64 endt_us)
-{
-  U32 sleep_ms = os_w32_sleep_ms_from_endt_us(endt_us);
-  DWORD wait_result = WaitForSingleObject((HANDLE)mutex.u64[0], sleep_ms);
-  B32 result = (wait_result == WAIT_OBJECT_0);
-  return result;
-}
-
-internal void
-os_shared_mutex_drop(OS_Handle mutex)
-{
-  ReleaseMutex((HANDLE)mutex.u64[0]);
-}
-
 //- rjf: reader/writer mutexes
 
 internal OS_Handle