diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1cdefc5..b1dc873 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ ARCH = rv32im							# here you
 CFLAGS += -march=$(ARCH)
 
 # dependencies that need to be built:
-_DEPS = ecall.c csr.c mutex.c sched.c
+_DEPS = ecall.c csr.c sched.c
 
 # dependencies as object files:
-_OBJ = ecall.o mutex.o sched.o boot.o csr.o
+_OBJ = ecall.o sched.o boot.o csr.o
 
 
 DEPS  = $(patsubst %,$(KLIBDIR)/%,$(_DEPS))
diff --git a/kinclude/mutex.c b/kinclude/mutex.c
deleted file mode 100644
index dc2dd26..0000000
--- a/kinclude/mutex.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-#include "mutex.h"
-#include "../kernel.h"
-
-// mutex lock structure:
-// this is a dict describing which process instantiated the lock
-// it maps mutex_id -> pid (or zero for unused locks)
-int locks[MUTEX_COUNT]; 
-int locks_bitfield[MUTEX_COUNT / XLEN]; // each bit representing if the lock is
-                                        // engaged
-
-
-int  mutex_is_locked(int mutex_id)
-{
-    int offset = mutex_id % XLEN;
-
-    return locks[mutex_id / XLEN] & (1 << offset);
-}
-
-int  mutex_create()
-{
-    return 0;
-}
-
-void mutex_lock(int mutex_id)
-{
-
-}
-
-void mutex_unlock(int mutex_id)
-{
-
-}
-
-void mutex_destroy(int mutex_id)
-{
-
-}
diff --git a/kinclude/mutex.h b/kinclude/mutex.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 96a92c6..0000000
--- a/kinclude/mutex.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef H_MUTEX
-#define H_MUTEX
-
-// mutex operations (modifies data, no checks)
-int  mutex_create();
-void mutex_lock(int mutex_id);
-void mutex_unlock(int mutex_id);
-void mutex_destroy(int mutex_id);
-// mutex helpers
-int  mutex_is_locked(int mutex_id);
-
-
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kinclude/sched.c b/kinclude/sched.c
index a236fe3..a6f95a9 100644
--- a/kinclude/sched.c
+++ b/kinclude/sched.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include "../kernel.h"
 #include "sched.h"
-#include "mutex.h"
 #include "csr.h"
 
 
@@ -48,20 +47,6 @@ int  scheduler_select_free()
                     timeout_available = true;
                 }
             }
-
-            if (pcb->status == PROC_WAIT_LOCK) {
-                if (pcb->asleep_until != 0) {
-                    if (pcb->asleep_until < mtime) {
-                        // set process return args!
-                        return (current_process_index + i) % PROCESS_COUNT;
-                    }
-                    timeout_available = true;
-                }
-
-                if (!mutex_is_locked(pcb->requested_lock)) {
-                    return (current_process_index + i) % PROCESS_COUNT;
-                }
-            }
         }
 
         if (timeout_available == false) {