diff --git a/qemu-thread-posix.c b/qemu-thread-posix.c
index 87c1a9fd93..2bd02efeff 100644
--- a/qemu-thread-posix.c
+++ b/qemu-thread-posix.c
@@ -61,30 +61,6 @@ int qemu_mutex_trylock(QemuMutex *mutex)
     return pthread_mutex_trylock(&mutex->lock);
 }
 
-static void timespec_add_ms(struct timespec *ts, uint64_t msecs)
-{
-    ts->tv_sec = ts->tv_sec + (long)(msecs / 1000);
-    ts->tv_nsec = (ts->tv_nsec + ((long)msecs % 1000) * 1000000);
-    if (ts->tv_nsec >= 1000000000) {
-        ts->tv_nsec -= 1000000000;
-        ts->tv_sec++;
-    }
-}
-
-int qemu_mutex_timedlock(QemuMutex *mutex, uint64_t msecs)
-{
-    int err;
-    struct timespec ts;
-
-    clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts);
-    timespec_add_ms(&ts, msecs);
-
-    err = pthread_mutex_timedlock(&mutex->lock, &ts);
-    if (err && err != ETIMEDOUT)
-        error_exit(err, __func__);
-    return err;
-}
-
 void qemu_mutex_unlock(QemuMutex *mutex)
 {
     int err;
@@ -139,20 +115,6 @@ void qemu_cond_wait(QemuCond *cond, QemuMutex *mutex)
         error_exit(err, __func__);
 }
 
-int qemu_cond_timedwait(QemuCond *cond, QemuMutex *mutex, uint64_t msecs)
-{
-    struct timespec ts;
-    int err;
-
-    clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts);
-    timespec_add_ms(&ts, msecs);
-
-    err = pthread_cond_timedwait(&cond->cond, &mutex->lock, &ts);
-    if (err && err != ETIMEDOUT)
-        error_exit(err, __func__);
-    return err;
-}
-
 void qemu_thread_create(QemuThread *thread,
                        void *(*start_routine)(void*),
                        void *arg)
diff --git a/qemu-thread.h b/qemu-thread.h
index acdb6b2339..edc7ab6858 100644
--- a/qemu-thread.h
+++ b/qemu-thread.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ void qemu_mutex_init(QemuMutex *mutex);
 void qemu_mutex_destroy(QemuMutex *mutex);
 void qemu_mutex_lock(QemuMutex *mutex);
 int qemu_mutex_trylock(QemuMutex *mutex);
-int qemu_mutex_timedlock(QemuMutex *mutex, uint64_t msecs);
 void qemu_mutex_unlock(QemuMutex *mutex);
 
 void qemu_cond_init(QemuCond *cond);
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ void qemu_cond_destroy(QemuCond *cond);
 void qemu_cond_signal(QemuCond *cond);
 void qemu_cond_broadcast(QemuCond *cond);
 void qemu_cond_wait(QemuCond *cond, QemuMutex *mutex);
-int qemu_cond_timedwait(QemuCond *cond, QemuMutex *mutex, uint64_t msecs);
 
 void qemu_thread_create(QemuThread *thread,
                        void *(*start_routine)(void*),