diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bcd937741a..0a134fcf70 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2411,8 +2411,6 @@ add_library(${CoreLibName} ${CoreLinkType}
 	Core/Screenshot.h
 	Core/System.cpp
 	Core/System.h
-	Core/ThreadPools.cpp
-	Core/ThreadPools.h
 	Core/Util/AtracTrack.cpp
 	Core/Util/AtracTrack.h
 	Core/Util/AudioFormat.cpp
diff --git a/Common/Thread/ThreadManager.cpp b/Common/Thread/ThreadManager.cpp
index 547f13f75f..6153329115 100644
--- a/Common/Thread/ThreadManager.cpp
+++ b/Common/Thread/ThreadManager.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ const int MAX_CORES_TO_USE = 16;
 const int MIN_IO_BLOCKING_THREADS = 4;
 static constexpr size_t TASK_PRIORITY_COUNT = (size_t)TaskPriority::COUNT;
 
+ThreadManager g_threadManager;
+
 struct GlobalThreadContext {
 	std::mutex mutex;
 	std::deque<Task *> compute_queue[TASK_PRIORITY_COUNT];
diff --git a/Core/Core.vcxproj b/Core/Core.vcxproj
index c281c4ba59..fd23e717c5 100644
--- a/Core/Core.vcxproj
+++ b/Core/Core.vcxproj
@@ -1084,7 +1084,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="MIPS\MIPSStackWalk.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Screenshot.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="System.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="ThreadPools.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="TiltEventProcessor.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Util\AtracTrack.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Util\AudioFormat.cpp" />
@@ -1470,7 +1469,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="Screenshot.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="System.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="ThreadEventQueue.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="ThreadPools.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="TiltEventProcessor.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Util\AtracTrack.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Util\AudioFormat.h" />
diff --git a/Core/Core.vcxproj.filters b/Core/Core.vcxproj.filters
index eb4f5f6c57..e3576f61a2 100644
--- a/Core/Core.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/Core/Core.vcxproj.filters
@@ -952,9 +952,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="KeyMap.cpp">
       <Filter>Core</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="ThreadPools.cpp">
-      <Filter>Core</Filter>
-    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="Debugger\WebSocket\InputSubscriber.cpp">
       <Filter>Debugger\WebSocket</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -2034,9 +2031,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="KeyMap.h">
       <Filter>Core</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
-    <ClInclude Include="ThreadPools.h">
-      <Filter>Core</Filter>
-    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="Debugger\WebSocket\InputSubscriber.h">
       <Filter>Debugger\WebSocket</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
diff --git a/Core/HLE/sceKernelMemory.cpp b/Core/HLE/sceKernelMemory.cpp
index 1b49e0c11c..55269af1a5 100644
--- a/Core/HLE/sceKernelMemory.cpp
+++ b/Core/HLE/sceKernelMemory.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <sstream>
 
 #include "Common/Thread/ParallelLoop.h"
+#include "Common/Thread/ThreadManager.h"
 #include "Core/CoreTiming.h"
 #include "Core/Debugger/MemBlockInfo.h"
 #include "Core/HLE/HLE.h"
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@
 #include "Core/MemMapHelpers.h"
 #include "Core/Reporting.h"
 #include "Core/System.h"
-#include "Core/ThreadPools.h"
 #include "Common/Serialize/Serializer.h"
 #include "Common/Serialize/SerializeFuncs.h"
 #include "Common/Serialize/SerializeMap.h"
diff --git a/Core/ThreadPools.cpp b/Core/ThreadPools.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 103856020a..0000000000
--- a/Core/ThreadPools.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#include "ThreadPools.h"
-
-ThreadManager g_threadManager;
diff --git a/Core/ThreadPools.h b/Core/ThreadPools.h
deleted file mode 100644
index efde2b9f47..0000000000
--- a/Core/ThreadPools.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include "Common/Thread/ThreadManager.h"
-
-extern ThreadManager g_threadManager;
diff --git a/GPU/Debugger/Record.cpp b/GPU/Debugger/Record.cpp
index 67d03452c6..d36b0883b2 100644
--- a/GPU/Debugger/Record.cpp
+++ b/GPU/Debugger/Record.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 #include "Common/CommonTypes.h"
 #include "Common/File/FileUtil.h"
+#include "Common/Thread/ThreadManager.h"
 #include "Common/Thread/ParallelLoop.h"
 #include "Common/Log.h"
 #include "Common/StringUtils.h"
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@
 #include "Core/HLE/sceDisplay.h"
 #include "Core/MemMap.h"
 #include "Core/System.h"
-#include "Core/ThreadPools.h"
 #include "GPU/Common/GPUDebugInterface.h"
 #include "GPU/GPUCommon.h"
 #include "GPU/GPUState.h"
diff --git a/UI/NativeApp.cpp b/UI/NativeApp.cpp
index 65d12514bd..959de71620 100644
--- a/UI/NativeApp.cpp
+++ b/UI/NativeApp.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
 #include "Common/OSVersion.h"
 #include "Common/GPU/ShaderTranslation.h"
 #include "Common/VR/PPSSPPVR.h"
+#include "Common/Thread/ThreadManager.h"
 
 #include "Core/ControlMapper.h"
 #include "Core/Config.h"
@@ -109,7 +110,6 @@
 #include "Core/Util/AudioFormat.h"
 #include "Core/WebServer.h"
 #include "Core/TiltEventProcessor.h"
-#include "Core/ThreadPools.h"
 
 #include "GPU/GPUCommon.h"
 #include "GPU/Common/PresentationCommon.h"
diff --git a/UWP/CoreUWP/CoreUWP.vcxproj b/UWP/CoreUWP/CoreUWP.vcxproj
index c88ae1961d..4dd08eb4c7 100644
--- a/UWP/CoreUWP/CoreUWP.vcxproj
+++ b/UWP/CoreUWP/CoreUWP.vcxproj
@@ -331,7 +331,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Core\Screenshot.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Core\System.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Core\ThreadEventQueue.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="..\..\Core\ThreadPools.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Core\TiltEventProcessor.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Core\Util\AtracTrack.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Core\Util\GameDB.h" />
@@ -631,7 +630,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Core\SaveState.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Core\Screenshot.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Core\System.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="..\..\Core\ThreadPools.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Core\TiltEventProcessor.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Core\Util\AtracTrack.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Core\Util\GameDB.cpp" />
@@ -1042,4 +1040,4 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/UWP/CoreUWP/CoreUWP.vcxproj.filters b/UWP/CoreUWP/CoreUWP.vcxproj.filters
index 8426b68001..8ccae0e868 100644
--- a/UWP/CoreUWP/CoreUWP.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/UWP/CoreUWP/CoreUWP.vcxproj.filters
@@ -1191,7 +1191,6 @@
       <Filter>Ext\libzip</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Core\KeyMap.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="..\..\Core\ThreadPools.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Core\ControlMapper.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Core\KeyMapDefaults.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Core\HLE\sceNp2.cpp">
@@ -1912,7 +1911,6 @@
       <Filter>Ext\jpge</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Core\KeyMap.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="..\..\Core\ThreadPools.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Core\ControlMapper.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Core\KeyMapDefaults.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Core\HLE\sceNp2.h">
@@ -1966,4 +1964,4 @@
       <Filter>Ext\gason</Filter>
     </None>
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/android/jni/Android.mk b/android/jni/Android.mk
index 405e2345eb..c18a9aa3e7 100644
--- a/android/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/android/jni/Android.mk
@@ -619,7 +619,6 @@ EXEC_AND_LIB_FILES := \
   $(SRC)/Core/Screenshot.cpp \
   $(SRC)/Core/System.cpp \
   $(SRC)/Core/TiltEventProcessor.cpp \
-  $(SRC)/Core/ThreadPools.cpp \
   $(SRC)/Core/WebServer.cpp \
   $(SRC)/Core/Debugger/Breakpoints.cpp \
   $(SRC)/Core/Debugger/DisassemblyManager.cpp \
diff --git a/libretro/Makefile.common b/libretro/Makefile.common
index 4c4d836116..977dc8202e 100644
--- a/libretro/Makefile.common
+++ b/libretro/Makefile.common
@@ -825,7 +825,6 @@ SOURCES_CXX += \
 	       $(COREDIR)/SaveState.cpp \
 	       $(COREDIR)/Screenshot.cpp \
 	       $(COREDIR)/System.cpp \
-	       $(COREDIR)/ThreadPools.cpp \
 	       $(COREDIR)/Util/AtracTrack.cpp \
 	       $(COREDIR)/Util/BlockAllocator.cpp \
 	       $(COREDIR)/Util/MemStick.cpp \