diff --git a/Source/cmServer.cxx b/Source/cmServer.cxx
index ac42fdece0..1b04ca2876 100644
--- a/Source/cmServer.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmServer.cxx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <memory>
+#include <mutex>
 #include <utility>
 
 void on_signal(uv_signal_t* signal, int signum)
@@ -490,7 +491,7 @@ void cmServerBase::StartShutDown()
   SIGHUPHandler.reset();
 
   {
-    cm::unique_lock<cm::shared_mutex> lock(ConnectionsMutex);
+    std::unique_lock<cm::shared_mutex> lock(ConnectionsMutex);
     for (auto& connection : Connections) {
       connection->OnConnectionShuttingDown();
     }
@@ -537,7 +538,7 @@ cmServerBase::~cmServerBase()
 void cmServerBase::AddNewConnection(cmConnection* ownedConnection)
 {
   {
-    cm::unique_lock<cm::shared_mutex> lock(ConnectionsMutex);
+    std::unique_lock<cm::shared_mutex> lock(ConnectionsMutex);
     Connections.emplace_back(ownedConnection);
   }
   ownedConnection->SetServer(this);
@@ -554,7 +555,7 @@ void cmServerBase::OnDisconnect(cmConnection* pConnection)
     return m.get() == pConnection;
   };
   {
-    cm::unique_lock<cm::shared_mutex> lock(ConnectionsMutex);
+    std::unique_lock<cm::shared_mutex> lock(ConnectionsMutex);
     Connections.erase(
       std::remove_if(Connections.begin(), Connections.end(), pred),
       Connections.end());
diff --git a/Source/cmUVHandlePtr.cxx b/Source/cmUVHandlePtr.cxx
index d7e38c3d28..eb70416c71 100644
--- a/Source/cmUVHandlePtr.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmUVHandlePtr.cxx
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 #include "cmUVHandlePtr.h"
 
 #include <assert.h>
+#include <mutex>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-#include "cm_thread.hxx"
 #include "cm_uv.h"
 
 namespace cm {
@@ -97,16 +97,16 @@ struct uv_handle_deleter<uv_async_t>
   * which is mandated by the standard for Deleter on
   * shared_ptrs.
   */
-  std::shared_ptr<cm::mutex> handleMutex;
+  std::shared_ptr<std::mutex> handleMutex;
 
   uv_handle_deleter()
-    : handleMutex(std::make_shared<cm::mutex>())
+    : handleMutex(std::make_shared<std::mutex>())
   {
   }
 
   void operator()(uv_async_t* handle)
   {
-    cm::lock_guard<cm::mutex> lock(*handleMutex);
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(*handleMutex);
     default_delete(handle);
   }
 };
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void uv_async_ptr::send()
   auto deleter = std::get_deleter<uv_handle_deleter<uv_async_t>>(this->handle);
   assert(deleter);
 
-  cm::lock_guard<cm::mutex> lock(*deleter->handleMutex);
+  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(*deleter->handleMutex);
   if (this->handle) {
     uv_async_send(*this);
   }
diff --git a/Source/cm_thread.hxx b/Source/cm_thread.hxx
index ec5fe1d8fe..84e6a5c326 100644
--- a/Source/cm_thread.hxx
+++ b/Source/cm_thread.hxx
@@ -7,34 +7,6 @@
 #include "cm_uv.h"
 
 namespace cm {
-class mutex
-{
-  CM_DISABLE_COPY(mutex)
-  uv_mutex_t _M_;
-
-public:
-  mutex() { uv_mutex_init(&_M_); }
-  ~mutex() { uv_mutex_destroy(&_M_); }
-
-  void lock() { uv_mutex_lock(&_M_); }
-
-  void unlock() { uv_mutex_unlock(&_M_); }
-};
-
-template <typename T>
-class lock_guard
-{
-  T& _mutex;
-  CM_DISABLE_COPY(lock_guard)
-
-public:
-  lock_guard(T& m)
-    : _mutex(m)
-  {
-    _mutex.lock();
-  }
-  ~lock_guard() { _mutex.unlock(); }
-};
 
 class shared_mutex
 {
@@ -68,17 +40,5 @@ public:
   }
   ~shared_lock() { _mutex.unlock_shared(); }
 };
-
-template <typename T>
-class unique_lock : public lock_guard<T>
-{
-  CM_DISABLE_COPY(unique_lock)
-
-public:
-  unique_lock(T& m)
-    : lock_guard<T>(m)
-  {
-  }
-};
 }
 #endif