diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsThread.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsThread.cpp
index fe3cf8fa..6c455469 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsThread.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsThread.cpp
@@ -47,18 +47,11 @@ You can contact Cyan Worlds, Inc. by email legal@cyan.com
 
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-hsReaderWriterLock::hsReaderWriterLock( const char * name, Callback * cb )
+hsReaderWriterLock::hsReaderWriterLock(Callback * cb)
 : fReaderCount( 0 )
 , fWriterSema( 1 )
 , fCallback( cb )
-, fName( nil )
 {
-    fName = hsStrcpy( name );
-}
-
-hsReaderWriterLock::~hsReaderWriterLock()
-{
-    delete [] fName;
 }
 
 void hsReaderWriterLock::LockForReading()
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsThread.h b/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsThread.h
index ae5e35f0..88ff8e89 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsThread.h
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsThread.h
@@ -223,13 +223,11 @@ public:
         virtual void OnUnlockingForWrite( hsReaderWriterLock * lock ) {}
         virtual void OnUnlockedForWrite( hsReaderWriterLock * lock ) {}
     };
-    hsReaderWriterLock( const char * name="<unnamed>", Callback * cb=nil );
-    ~hsReaderWriterLock();
+    hsReaderWriterLock(Callback * cb=nullptr);
     void LockForReading();
     void UnlockForReading();
     void LockForWriting();
     void UnlockForWriting();
-    const char * GetName() const { return fName; }
 
 private:
     int     fReaderCount;
@@ -237,7 +235,6 @@ private:
     hsMutex fReaderLock;
     hsSemaphore fWriterSema;
     Callback *  fCallback;
-    char *  fName;
 };
 
 class hsLockForReading