diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/thread.h b/headers/private/kernel/thread.h
index 5ea3f7cbb3..469e339290 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/thread.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/thread.h
@@ -73,11 +73,6 @@ using BKernel::ThreadCreationAttributes;
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-void thread_enqueue(Thread *t, struct thread_queue *q);
-Thread *thread_lookat_queue(struct thread_queue *q);
-Thread *thread_dequeue(struct thread_queue *q);
-Thread *thread_dequeue_id(struct thread_queue *q, thread_id id);
-
 void thread_at_kernel_entry(bigtime_t now);
 	// called when the thread enters the kernel on behalf of the thread
 void thread_at_kernel_exit(void);
diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/thread_types.h b/headers/private/kernel/thread_types.h
index b182032bd1..9afb2f516d 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/thread_types.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/thread_types.h
@@ -418,7 +418,6 @@ struct Thread : TeamThreadIteratorEntry<thread_id>, KernelReferenceable,
 	int64			serial_number;	// immutable after adding thread to hash
 	Thread			*hash_next;		// protected by thread hash lock
 	Thread			*team_next;		// protected by team lock and fLock
-	Thread			*queue_next;	// protected by scheduler lock
 	timer			alarm;			// protected by scheduler lock
 	char			name[B_OS_NAME_LENGTH];	// protected by fLock
 	int32			priority;		// protected by scheduler lock
@@ -781,12 +780,6 @@ using BKernel::ProcessGroup;
 using BKernel::ProcessGroupList;
 
 
-struct thread_queue {
-	Thread*	head;
-	Thread*	tail;
-};
-
-
 #endif	// !_ASSEMBLER
 
 
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/thread.cpp b/src/system/kernel/thread.cpp
index 4c4f142ed3..391a487fbe 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/thread.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ Thread::Thread(const char* name, thread_id threadID, struct cpu_ent* cpu)
 	serial_number(-1),
 	hash_next(NULL),
 	team_next(NULL),
-	queue_next(NULL),
 	priority(-1),
 	io_priority(-1),
 	cpu(cpu),
@@ -1698,8 +1697,8 @@ _dump_thread_info(Thread *thread, bool shortInfo)
 		thread->id);
 	kprintf("serial_number:      %" B_PRId64 "\n", thread->serial_number);
 	kprintf("name:               \"%s\"\n", thread->name);
-	kprintf("hash_next:          %p\nteam_next:          %p\nq_next:             %p\n",
-		thread->hash_next, thread->team_next, thread->queue_next);
+	kprintf("hash_next:          %p\nteam_next:          %p\n",
+		thread->hash_next, thread->team_next);
 	kprintf("priority:           %" B_PRId32 " (I/O: %" B_PRId32 ")\n",
 		thread->priority, thread->io_priority);
 	kprintf("state:              %s\n", state_to_text(thread, thread->state));
@@ -2348,67 +2347,6 @@ thread_reset_for_exec(void)
 }
 
 
-/*! Insert a thread to the tail of a queue */
-void
-thread_enqueue(Thread *thread, struct thread_queue *queue)
-{
-	thread->queue_next = NULL;
-	if (queue->head == NULL) {
-		queue->head = thread;
-		queue->tail = thread;
-	} else {
-		queue->tail->queue_next = thread;
-		queue->tail = thread;
-	}
-}
-
-
-Thread *
-thread_lookat_queue(struct thread_queue *queue)
-{
-	return queue->head;
-}
-
-
-Thread *
-thread_dequeue(struct thread_queue *queue)
-{
-	Thread *thread = queue->head;
-
-	if (thread != NULL) {
-		queue->head = thread->queue_next;
-		if (queue->tail == thread)
-			queue->tail = NULL;
-	}
-	return thread;
-}
-
-
-Thread *
-thread_dequeue_id(struct thread_queue *q, thread_id id)
-{
-	Thread *thread;
-	Thread *last = NULL;
-
-	thread = q->head;
-	while (thread != NULL) {
-		if (thread->id == id) {
-			if (last == NULL)
-				q->head = thread->queue_next;
-			else
-				last->queue_next = thread->queue_next;
-
-			if (q->tail == thread)
-				q->tail = last;
-			break;
-		}
-		last = thread;
-		thread = thread->queue_next;
-	}
-	return thread;
-}
-
-
 thread_id
 allocate_thread_id()
 {