diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.cpp
index 1ecd4bce82..704ccd52d6 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.cpp
@@ -557,29 +557,6 @@ void cpu_thread::operator()()
 	// Register thread in g_cpu_array
 	s_cpu_counter++;
 
-	atomic_wait_engine::set_notify_callback(g_use_rtm || get_class() != thread_class::ppu ? nullptr : +[](const void*, u64 progress)
-	{
-		static thread_local bool wait_set = false;
-
-		cpu_thread* _cpu = get_current_cpu_thread();
-
-		// Wait flag isn't set asynchronously so this should be thread-safe
-		if (progress == 0 && _cpu->state.none_of(cpu_flag::wait + cpu_flag::temp))
-		{
-			// Operation just started and syscall is imminent
-			_cpu->state += cpu_flag::wait + cpu_flag::temp;
-			wait_set = true;
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if (progress == umax && std::exchange(wait_set, false))
-		{
-			// Operation finished: need to clean wait flag
-			ensure(!_cpu->check_state());
-			return;
-		}
-	});
-
 	static thread_local struct thread_cleanup_t
 	{
 		cpu_thread* _this = nullptr;
@@ -598,8 +575,6 @@ void cpu_thread::operator()()
 				ptr->compare_and_swap(_this, nullptr);
 			}
 
-			atomic_wait_engine::set_notify_callback(nullptr);
-
 			g_tls_log_control = [](const char*, u64){};
 
 			if (s_tls_thread_slot != umax)
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/log_frame.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/log_frame.cpp
index c8359e4190..6a29ba38e5 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/log_frame.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/log_frame.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ struct gui_listener : logs::listener
 
 			_new->msg += text;
 
-			queue.push(std::move(p));
+			queue.push<false>(std::move(p));
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/util/atomic.cpp b/rpcs3/util/atomic.cpp
index 34b726c3b1..e154a7a4c9 100644
--- a/rpcs3/util/atomic.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/util/atomic.cpp
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ static thread_local bool(*s_tls_wait_cb)(const void* data, u64 attempts, u64 sta
 // Callback for wait() function for a second custon condition, commonly passed with timeout
 static thread_local bool(*s_tls_one_time_wait_cb)(u64 attempts) = nullptr;
 
-// Callback for notification functions for optimizations
-static thread_local void(*s_tls_notify_cb)(const void* data, u64 progress) = nullptr;
-
 // Compare data in memory with old value, and return true if they are equal
 static NEVER_INLINE bool ptr_cmp(const void* data, u32 old, atomic_wait::info* ext = nullptr)
 {
@@ -1247,22 +1244,12 @@ void atomic_wait_engine::set_one_time_use_wait_callback(bool(*cb)(u64 progress))
 	s_tls_one_time_wait_cb = cb;
 }
 
-void atomic_wait_engine::set_notify_callback(void(*cb)(const void*, u64))
-{
-	s_tls_notify_cb = cb;
-}
-
 void atomic_wait_engine::notify_one(const void* data)
 {
-	if (s_tls_notify_cb)
-		s_tls_notify_cb(data, 0);
-
 #ifdef __linux__
 	if (has_waitv())
 	{
 		futex(const_cast<void*>(data), FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1);
-		if (s_tls_notify_cb)
-			s_tls_notify_cb(data, -1);
 		return;
 	}
 #endif
@@ -1277,23 +1264,15 @@ void atomic_wait_engine::notify_one(const void* data)
 
 		return false;
 	});
-
-	if (s_tls_notify_cb)
-		s_tls_notify_cb(data, -1);
 }
 
 SAFE_BUFFERS(void)
 atomic_wait_engine::notify_all(const void* data)
 {
-	if (s_tls_notify_cb)
-		s_tls_notify_cb(data, 0);
-
 #ifdef __linux__
 	if (has_waitv())
 	{
 		futex(const_cast<void*>(data), FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, INT_MAX);
-		if (s_tls_notify_cb)
-			s_tls_notify_cb(data, -1);
 		return;
 	}
 #endif
@@ -1369,9 +1348,6 @@ atomic_wait_engine::notify_all(const void* data)
 	{
 		cond_free(~*(std::end(cond_ids) - i - 1));
 	}
-
-	if (s_tls_notify_cb)
-		s_tls_notify_cb(data, -1);
 }
 
 namespace atomic_wait
diff --git a/rpcs3/util/atomic.hpp b/rpcs3/util/atomic.hpp
index 7d839b07c3..abc4df9445 100644
--- a/rpcs3/util/atomic.hpp
+++ b/rpcs3/util/atomic.hpp
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ public:
 	static void notify_all(const void* data);
 
 	static void set_wait_callback(bool(*cb)(const void* data, u64 attempts, u64 stamp0));
-	static void set_notify_callback(void(*cb)(const void* data, u64 progress));
 	static void set_one_time_use_wait_callback(bool (*cb)(u64 progress));
 };