diff --git a/src/topo/base_topo/BetaSkeletonFilter.hpp b/src/topo/base_topo/BetaSkeletonFilter.hpp
index f767198f517ad045ac01f60fa3ea721005888e60..16a80c230f2ac59945a7304edcc83e77064b1feb 100644
--- a/src/topo/base_topo/BetaSkeletonFilter.hpp
+++ b/src/topo/base_topo/BetaSkeletonFilter.hpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include "geo/CityNode.hpp"
 #include "geo/GeographicNode.hpp"
 #include "topo/Graph.hpp"
-#include "util/ConcurrentQueue.hpp"
 #include <lemon/list_graph.h>
 #include <map>
 #include <utility>
diff --git a/src/util/ConcurrentQueue.hpp b/src/util/ConcurrentQueue.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index b2ed2819f0c46f1db688e3f4ec015b752281535d..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/util/ConcurrentQueue.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2014, Michael Grey and Markus Theil
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- * are met:
- * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
- *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
- * 3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its
- *    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
- *    from this software without specific prior written permission.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
- * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
- * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
- * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS
- * BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
- * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
- * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
- * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
- * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
- * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF
- * THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
- */
-
-#include <mutex>
-#include <queue>
-#include <condition_variable>
-
-// http://www.justsoftwaresolutions.co.uk/threading/implementing-a-thread-safe-queue-using-condition-variables.html
-
-template <typename Data>
-class ConcurrentQueue {
-   private:
-    std::queue<Data> the_queue;
-    mutable std::mutex the_mutex;
-    std::condition_variable the_condition_variable;
-
-   public:
-    void push(Data const& data) {
-        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(the_mutex);
-        the_queue.push(data);
-        lock.unlock();
-        the_condition_variable.notify_one();
-    }
-
-    void push(Data const&& data) {
-        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(the_mutex);
-        the_queue.push(data);
-        lock.unlock();
-        the_condition_variable.notify_one();
-    }
-
-    bool empty() const {
-        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(the_mutex);
-        return the_queue.empty();
-    }
-
-    bool try_pop(Data& popped_value) {
-        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(the_mutex);
-        if (the_queue.empty()) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        popped_value = the_queue.front();
-        the_queue.pop();
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    void wait_and_pop(Data& popped_value) {
-        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(the_mutex);
-        while (the_queue.empty()) {
-            the_condition_variable.wait(lock);
-        }
-
-        popped_value = the_queue.front();
-        the_queue.pop();
-    }
-};