diff --git a/src/system/mod.rs b/src/system/mod.rs
index c448576ff..3112655cb 100644
--- a/src/system/mod.rs
+++ b/src/system/mod.rs
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ pub use publisher::{Publisher, PublisherPtr, Subscription};
 pub mod timeout;
 pub use timeout::io_timeout;
 
-/// Thread priority setting
-pub mod thread_priority;
-
 pub type ExecutorPtr = Arc<Executor<'static>>;
 
 /// Sleep for any number of seconds.
diff --git a/src/system/thread_priority.rs b/src/system/thread_priority.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 2805eb698..000000000
--- a/src/system/thread_priority.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,130 +0,0 @@
-/* This file is part of DarkFi (https://dark.fi)
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2020-2026 Dyne.org foundation
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
- * License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-/// Levels of thread priority
-pub enum ThreadPriority {
-    Min,
-    Low,
-    Normal,
-    High,
-    Max,
-}
-
-/// Set current thread priority to given `priority`.
-/// This usually requires root privileges.
-pub fn set_thread_priority(priority: ThreadPriority) {
-    #[cfg(windows)]
-    {
-        type HANDLE = *mut std::ffi::c_void;
-
-        const THREAD_PRIORITY_IDLE: i32 = -15;
-        const THREAD_PRIORITY_BELOW_NORMAL: i32 = -1;
-        const THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL: i32 = 0;
-        const THREAD_PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL: i32 = 1;
-        const THREAD_PRIORITY_TIME_CRITICAL: i32 = 15;
-
-        extern "system" {
-            fn GetCurrentThread() -> HANDLE;
-            fn SetThreadPriority(hThread: HANDLE, nPriority: i32) -> i32;
-        }
-
-        let priority_value = match priority {
-            ThreadPriority::Min => THREAD_PRIORITY_IDLE,
-            ThreadPriority::Low => THREAD_PRIORITY_BELOW_NORMAL,
-            ThreadPriority::Normal => THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL,
-            ThreadPriority::High => THREAD_PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL,
-            ThreadPriority::Max => THREAD_PRIORITY_TIME_CRITICAL,
-        };
-
-        unsafe {
-            SetThreadPriority(GetCurrentThread(), priority_value);
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "android"))]
-    {
-        // For android see:
-        // https://github.com/android/ndk/issues/1255#issuecomment-1426545936
-
-        extern "C" {
-            fn setpriority(which: i32, who: u32, prio: i32) -> i32;
-        }
-
-        const PRIO_PROCESS: i32 = 0;
-
-        let nice_value = match priority {
-            ThreadPriority::Min => 19,
-            ThreadPriority::Low => 10,
-            ThreadPriority::Normal => 0,
-            ThreadPriority::High => -10,
-            ThreadPriority::Max => -20,
-        };
-
-        unsafe {
-            setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, std::process::id(), nice_value);
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "ios"))]
-    {
-        type mach_port_t = u32;
-        type thread_t = mach_port_t;
-        type thread_policy_flavor_t = i32;
-        type thread_policy_t = *mut i32;
-        type mach_msg_type_number_t = u32;
-
-        const THREAD_PRECEDENCE_POLICY: thread_policy_flavor_t = 3;
-
-        #[repr(C)]
-        struct thread_precedence_policy_data {
-            importance: i32,
-        }
-
-        extern "C" {
-            fn mach_thread_self() -> thread_t;
-            fn thread_policy_set(
-                thread: thread_t,
-                flavor: thread_policy_flavor_t,
-                policy_info: thread_policy_t,
-                count: mach_msg_type_number_t,
-            ) -> i32;
-        }
-
-        let importance = match priority {
-            ThreadPriority::Min => -30,
-            ThreadPriority::Low => -15,
-            ThreadPriority::Normal => 0,
-            ThreadPriority::High => 15,
-            ThreadPriority::Max => 30,
-        };
-
-        unsafe {
-            let thread = mach_thread_self();
-            let mut policy = thread_precedence_policy_data { importance };
-            let count =
-                std::mem::size_of::<thread_precedence_policy_data>() as mach_msg_type_number_t / 4;
-
-            thread_policy_set(
-                thread,
-                THREAD_PRECEDENCE_POLICY,
-                &mut policy as *mut _ as thread_policy_t,
-                count,
-            );
-        }
-    }
-}