diff --git a/libcacard/Makefile b/libcacard/Makefile
index 881b222..92d3b47 100644
--- a/libcacard/Makefile
+++ b/libcacard/Makefile
@@ -3,13 +3,7 @@
 TOOLS += vscclient$(EXESUF)
 
 # objects linked into a shared library, built with libtool with -fPIC if required
-libcacard-obj-y = $(stub-obj-y) $(libcacard-y)
-libcacard-obj-y += util/osdep.o util/cutils.o util/qemu-timer-common.o
-libcacard-obj-y += util/error.o util/qemu-error.o
-libcacard-obj-$(CONFIG_WIN32) += util/oslib-win32.o util/qemu-thread-win32.o
-libcacard-obj-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += util/oslib-posix.o util/qemu-thread-posix.o
-libcacard-obj-y += $(filter trace/%, $(util-obj-y))
-
+libcacard-obj-y = $(libcacard-y)
 libcacard-lobj-y=$(patsubst %.o,%.lo,$(libcacard-obj-y))
 
 # libtool will build the .o files, too
diff --git a/libcacard/event.c b/libcacard/event.c
index a2e6c7d..4c551e4 100644
--- a/libcacard/event.c
+++ b/libcacard/event.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
-#include "qemu/thread.h"
 
 #include "vcard.h"
 #include "vreader.h"
@@ -43,13 +42,11 @@
 
 static VEvent *vevent_queue_head;
 static VEvent *vevent_queue_tail;
-static QemuMutex vevent_queue_lock;
-static QemuCond vevent_queue_condition;
+static CompatGMutex vevent_queue_lock;
+static CompatGCond vevent_queue_condition;
 
 void vevent_queue_init(void)
 {
-    qemu_mutex_init(&vevent_queue_lock);
-    qemu_cond_init(&vevent_queue_condition);
     vevent_queue_head = vevent_queue_tail = NULL;
 }
 
@@ -57,7 +54,7 @@
 vevent_queue_vevent(VEvent *vevent)
 {
     vevent->next = NULL;
-    qemu_mutex_lock(&vevent_queue_lock);
+    g_mutex_lock(&vevent_queue_lock);
     if (vevent_queue_head) {
         assert(vevent_queue_tail);
         vevent_queue_tail->next = vevent;
@@ -65,8 +62,8 @@
         vevent_queue_head = vevent;
     }
     vevent_queue_tail = vevent;
-    qemu_cond_signal(&vevent_queue_condition);
-    qemu_mutex_unlock(&vevent_queue_lock);
+    g_cond_signal(&vevent_queue_condition);
+    g_mutex_unlock(&vevent_queue_lock);
 }
 
 /* must have lock */
@@ -86,11 +83,11 @@
 {
     VEvent *vevent;
 
-    qemu_mutex_lock(&vevent_queue_lock);
+    g_mutex_lock(&vevent_queue_lock);
     while ((vevent = vevent_dequeue_vevent()) == NULL) {
-        qemu_cond_wait(&vevent_queue_condition, &vevent_queue_lock);
+        g_cond_wait(&vevent_queue_condition, &vevent_queue_lock);
     }
-    qemu_mutex_unlock(&vevent_queue_lock);
+    g_mutex_unlock(&vevent_queue_lock);
     return vevent;
 }
 
@@ -98,9 +95,9 @@
 {
     VEvent *vevent;
 
-    qemu_mutex_lock(&vevent_queue_lock);
+    g_mutex_lock(&vevent_queue_lock);
     vevent = vevent_dequeue_vevent();
-    qemu_mutex_unlock(&vevent_queue_lock);
+    g_mutex_unlock(&vevent_queue_lock);
     return vevent;
 }
 
diff --git a/libcacard/vreader.c b/libcacard/vreader.c
index d2a9b7d..f0c57e6 100644
--- a/libcacard/vreader.c
+++ b/libcacard/vreader.c
@@ -9,10 +9,8 @@
 #undef G_LOG_DOMAIN
 #endif
 #define G_LOG_DOMAIN "libcacard"
-#include <glib.h>
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
-#include "qemu/thread.h"
 
 #include "vcard.h"
 #include "vcard_emul.h"
@@ -28,7 +26,7 @@
     VCard *card;
     char *name;
     vreader_id_t id;
-    QemuMutex lock;
+    CompatGMutex lock;
     VReaderEmul  *reader_private;
     VReaderEmulFree reader_private_free;
 };
@@ -97,13 +95,13 @@
 static inline void
 vreader_lock(VReader *reader)
 {
-    qemu_mutex_lock(&reader->lock);
+    g_mutex_lock(&reader->lock);
 }
 
 static inline void
 vreader_unlock(VReader *reader)
 {
-    qemu_mutex_unlock(&reader->lock);
+    g_mutex_unlock(&reader->lock);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -116,7 +114,7 @@
     VReader *reader;
 
     reader = g_new(VReader, 1);
-    qemu_mutex_init(&reader->lock);
+    g_mutex_init(&reader->lock);
     reader->reference_count = 1;
     reader->name = g_strdup(name);
     reader->card = NULL;
@@ -152,6 +150,7 @@
         return;
     }
     vreader_unlock(reader);
+    g_mutex_clear(&reader->lock);
     if (reader->card) {
         vcard_free(reader->card);
     }
@@ -406,25 +405,24 @@
 }
 
 static VReaderList *vreader_list;
-static QemuMutex vreader_list_mutex;
+static CompatGMutex vreader_list_mutex;
 
 static void
 vreader_list_init(void)
 {
     vreader_list = vreader_list_new();
-    qemu_mutex_init(&vreader_list_mutex);
 }
 
 static void
 vreader_list_lock(void)
 {
-    qemu_mutex_lock(&vreader_list_mutex);
+    g_mutex_lock(&vreader_list_mutex);
 }
 
 static void
 vreader_list_unlock(void)
 {
-    qemu_mutex_unlock(&vreader_list_mutex);
+    g_mutex_unlock(&vreader_list_mutex);
 }
 
 static VReaderList *