diff --git a/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake b/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake
index 2cd09e6ff..08347ece2 100644
--- a/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake
+++ b/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake
@@ -753,13 +753,6 @@ macro(CheckPTHREAD)
         endif(HAVE_PTHREADS_SEM)
       endif(PTHREADS_SEM)
 
-      check_c_source_compiles("
-          #include <pthread.h>
-          int main(int argc, char** argv) {
-              pthread_spin_trylock(NULL);
-              return 0;
-          }" HAVE_PTHREAD_SPINLOCK)
-
       check_c_source_compiles("
           #include <pthread.h>
           #include <pthread_np.h>
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index d4c537eea..3c87ea754 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2384,15 +2384,6 @@ AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-pthread-sem], [use pthread semaphores [[default=yes]]])
                 AC_MSG_RESULT($have_sem_timedwait)
             fi
 
-            AC_MSG_CHECKING(for pthread_spin_trylock)
-            AC_TRY_LINK_FUNC(pthread_spin_trylock, [
-              has_pthread_spin_trylock=yes
-              AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PTHREAD_SPINLOCK, 1, [ ])
-            ],[
-              has_pthread_spin_trylock=no
-            ])
-            AC_MSG_RESULT($has_pthread_spin_trylock)
-
             AC_CHECK_HEADER(pthread_np.h, have_pthread_np_h=yes, have_pthread_np_h=no, [ #include <pthread.h> ])
             if test x$have_pthread_np_h = xyes; then
                 AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PTHREAD_NP_H, 1, [ ])
diff --git a/include/SDL_config.h.cmake b/include/SDL_config.h.cmake
index 2c9ce6c6c..9bcf6e909 100644
--- a/include/SDL_config.h.cmake
+++ b/include/SDL_config.h.cmake
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 
 #cmakedefine HAVE_GCC_ATOMICS @HAVE_GCC_ATOMICS@
 #cmakedefine HAVE_GCC_SYNC_LOCK_TEST_AND_SET @HAVE_GCC_SYNC_LOCK_TEST_AND_SET@
-#cmakedefine HAVE_PTHREAD_SPINLOCK @HAVE_PTHREAD_SPINLOCK@
 
 #cmakedefine HAVE_DXGI_H @HAVE_DXGI_H@
 
diff --git a/include/SDL_config.h.in b/include/SDL_config.h.in
index ea25249ac..145a7b772 100644
--- a/include/SDL_config.h.in
+++ b/include/SDL_config.h.in
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 #endif
 #undef HAVE_GCC_ATOMICS
 #undef HAVE_GCC_SYNC_LOCK_TEST_AND_SET
-#undef HAVE_PTHREAD_SPINLOCK
 
 #undef HAVE_DDRAW_H
 #undef HAVE_DINPUT_H
diff --git a/premake/Linux/SDL_config_premake.h b/premake/Linux/SDL_config_premake.h
index f76594a98..01a135800 100644
--- a/premake/Linux/SDL_config_premake.h
+++ b/premake/Linux/SDL_config_premake.h
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 #endif
 #define HAVE_GCC_ATOMICS 1
 /* #undef HAVE_GCC_SYNC_LOCK_TEST_AND_SET */
-#define HAVE_PTHREAD_SPINLOCK 1
 
 /* Comment this if you want to build without any C library requirements */
 #define HAVE_LIBC 1
diff --git a/premake/config/SDL_config_cygwin.template.h b/premake/config/SDL_config_cygwin.template.h
index 46d6f36b6..651989eb7 100644
--- a/premake/config/SDL_config_cygwin.template.h
+++ b/premake/config/SDL_config_cygwin.template.h
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 #define SIZEOF_VOIDP 4
 #define HAVE_GCC_ATOMICS 1
 /* #undef HAVE_GCC_SYNC_LOCK_TEST_AND_SET */
-#define HAVE_PTHREAD_SPINLOCK 1
 
 /* Comment this if you want to build without any C library requirements */
 #define HAVE_LIBC 0
diff --git a/premake/config/SDL_config_linux.template.h b/premake/config/SDL_config_linux.template.h
index 7560a880b..8a62fdb99 100644
--- a/premake/config/SDL_config_linux.template.h
+++ b/premake/config/SDL_config_linux.template.h
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 #endif
 #define HAVE_GCC_ATOMICS 1
 /* #undef HAVE_GCC_SYNC_LOCK_TEST_AND_SET */
-#define HAVE_PTHREAD_SPINLOCK 1
 
 /* Comment this if you want to build without any C library requirements */
 #define HAVE_LIBC 1
diff --git a/src/atomic/SDL_spinlock.c b/src/atomic/SDL_spinlock.c
index 11aff019b..29b5190e5 100644
--- a/src/atomic/SDL_spinlock.c
+++ b/src/atomic/SDL_spinlock.c
@@ -89,10 +89,6 @@ SDL_AtomicTryLock(SDL_SpinLock *lock)
     /* Maybe used for PowerPC, but the Intel asm or gcc atomics are favored. */
     return OSAtomicCompareAndSwap32Barrier(0, 1, lock);
 
-#elif HAVE_PTHREAD_SPINLOCK
-    /* pthread instructions */
-    return (pthread_spin_trylock(lock) == 0);
-
 #elif defined(__SOLARIS__) && defined(_LP64)
     /* Used for Solaris with non-gcc compilers. */
     return (SDL_bool) ((int) atomic_cas_64((volatile uint64_t*)lock, 0, 1) == 0);
@@ -126,9 +122,6 @@ SDL_AtomicUnlock(SDL_SpinLock *lock)
 #elif HAVE_GCC_ATOMICS || HAVE_GCC_SYNC_LOCK_TEST_AND_SET
     __sync_lock_release(lock);
 
-#elif HAVE_PTHREAD_SPINLOCK
-    pthread_spin_unlock(lock);
-
 #elif defined(__SOLARIS__)
     /* Used for Solaris when not using gcc. */
     *lock = 0;