Modernize Thread

- Based on C++11's `thread` and `thread_local`
- No more need to allocate-deallocate or check for null
- No pointer anymore, just a member variable
- Platform-specific implementations no longer needed (except for the few cases of non-portable functions)
- Simpler for `NO_THREADS`
- Thread ids are now the same across platforms (main is 1; others follow)

87 files changed, 381 insertions, 1052 deletions

diff --git a/core/core_bind.cpp b/core/core_bind.cpp
index 000b628ba7..48b407420a 100644
--- a/core/core_bind.cpp
+++ b/core/core_bind.cpp
@@ -1990,24 +1990,13 @@ Error _Thread::start(Object *p_instance, const StringName &p_method, const Varia
 
 	Thread::Settings s;
 	s.priority = (Thread::Priority)p_priority;
-	thread = Thread::create(_start_func, ud, s);
-	if (!thread) {
-		active = false;
-		target_method = StringName();
-		target_instance = nullptr;
-		userdata = Variant();
-		return ERR_CANT_CREATE;
-	}
+	thread.start(_start_func, ud, s);
 
 	return OK;
 }
 
 String _Thread::get_id() const {
-	if (!thread) {
-		return String();
-	}
-
-	return itos(thread->get_id());
+	return itos(thread.get_id());
 }
 
 bool _Thread::is_active() const {
@@ -2015,18 +2004,13 @@ bool _Thread::is_active() const {
 }
 
 Variant _Thread::wait_to_finish() {
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(!thread, Variant(), "Thread must exist to wait for its completion.");
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(!active, Variant(), "Thread must be active to wait for its completion.");
-	Thread::wait_to_finish(thread);
+	thread.wait_to_finish();
 	Variant r = ret;
 	active = false;
 	target_method = StringName();
 	target_instance = nullptr;
 	userdata = Variant();
-	if (thread) {
-		memdelete(thread);
-	}
-	thread = nullptr;
 
 	return r;
 }
@@ -2042,10 +2026,6 @@ void _Thread::_bind_methods() {
 	BIND_ENUM_CONSTANT(PRIORITY_HIGH);
 }
 
-_Thread::~_Thread() {
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(active, "Reference to a Thread object was lost while the thread is still running...");
-}
-
 ////// _ClassDB //////
 
 PackedStringArray _ClassDB::get_class_list() const {
diff --git a/core/core_bind.h b/core/core_bind.h
index 665858cd26..8a50d55f3e 100644
--- a/core/core_bind.h
+++ b/core/core_bind.h
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ protected:
 	volatile bool active = false;
 	Object *target_instance = nullptr;
 	StringName target_method;
-	Thread *thread = nullptr;
+	Thread thread;
 	static void _bind_methods();
 	static void _start_func(void *ud);
 
@@ -569,9 +569,6 @@ public:
 	String get_id() const;
 	bool is_active() const;
 	Variant wait_to_finish();
-
-	_Thread() {}
-	~_Thread();
 };
 
 VARIANT_ENUM_CAST(_Thread::Priority);
diff --git a/core/debugger/remote_debugger_peer.cpp b/core/debugger/remote_debugger_peer.cpp
index 2e388d5934..857e3af268 100644
--- a/core/debugger/remote_debugger_peer.cpp
+++ b/core/debugger/remote_debugger_peer.cpp
@@ -65,12 +65,8 @@ int RemoteDebuggerPeerTCP::get_max_message_size() const {
 }
 
 void RemoteDebuggerPeerTCP::close() {
-	if (thread) {
-		running = false;
-		Thread::wait_to_finish(thread);
-		memdelete(thread);
-		thread = nullptr;
-	}
+	running = false;
+	thread.wait_to_finish();
 	tcp_client->disconnect_from_host();
 	out_buf.resize(0);
 	in_buf.resize(0);
@@ -85,7 +81,7 @@ RemoteDebuggerPeerTCP::RemoteDebuggerPeerTCP(Ref<StreamPeerTCP> p_tcp) {
 		connected = true;
 #ifndef NO_THREADS
 		running = true;
-		thread = Thread::create(_thread_func, this);
+		thread.start(_thread_func, this);
 #endif
 	} else {
 		tcp_client.instance();
@@ -188,7 +184,7 @@ Error RemoteDebuggerPeerTCP::connect_to_host(const String &p_host, uint16_t p_po
 	connected = true;
 #ifndef NO_THREADS
 	running = true;
-	thread = Thread::create(_thread_func, this);
+	thread.start(_thread_func, this);
 #endif
 	return OK;
 }
diff --git a/core/debugger/remote_debugger_peer.h b/core/debugger/remote_debugger_peer.h
index c759c65568..652e2d9d20 100644
--- a/core/debugger/remote_debugger_peer.h
+++ b/core/debugger/remote_debugger_peer.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class RemoteDebuggerPeerTCP : public RemoteDebuggerPeer {
 private:
 	Ref<StreamPeerTCP> tcp_client;
 	Mutex mutex;
-	Thread *thread = nullptr;
+	Thread thread;
 	List<Array> in_queue;
 	List<Array> out_queue;
 	int out_left = 0;
diff --git a/core/io/file_access_network.cpp b/core/io/file_access_network.cpp
index 1d9aa846eb..97838fd14c 100644
--- a/core/io/file_access_network.cpp
+++ b/core/io/file_access_network.cpp
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ Error FileAccessNetworkClient::connect(const String &p_host, int p_port, const S
 		return ERR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
 	}
 
-	thread = Thread::create(_thread_func, this);
+	thread.start(_thread_func, this);
 
 	return OK;
 }
@@ -214,12 +214,9 @@ FileAccessNetworkClient::FileAccessNetworkClient() {
 }
 
 FileAccessNetworkClient::~FileAccessNetworkClient() {
-	if (thread) {
-		quit = true;
-		sem.post();
-		Thread::wait_to_finish(thread);
-		memdelete(thread);
-	}
+	quit = true;
+	sem.post();
+	thread.wait_to_finish();
 }
 
 void FileAccessNetwork::_set_block(int p_offset, const Vector<uint8_t> &p_block) {
diff --git a/core/io/file_access_network.h b/core/io/file_access_network.h
index 6aec2869fc..1f5de3e5dd 100644
--- a/core/io/file_access_network.h
+++ b/core/io/file_access_network.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class FileAccessNetworkClient {
 	List<BlockRequest> block_requests;
 
 	Semaphore sem;
-	Thread *thread = nullptr;
+	Thread thread;
 	bool quit = false;
 	Mutex mutex;
 	Mutex blockrequest_mutex;
diff --git a/core/io/ip.cpp b/core/io/ip.cpp
index 6fb812e78d..df95785000 100644
--- a/core/io/ip.cpp
+++ b/core/io/ip.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ struct _IP_ResolverPrivate {
 	Mutex mutex;
 	Semaphore sem;
 
-	Thread *thread;
+	Thread thread;
 	//Semaphore* semaphore;
 	bool thread_abort;
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ IP::ResolverID IP::resolve_hostname_queue_item(const String &p_hostname, IP::Typ
 	} else {
 		resolver->queue[id].response = IP_Address();
 		resolver->queue[id].status = IP::RESOLVER_STATUS_WAITING;
-		if (resolver->thread) {
+		if (resolver->thread.is_started()) {
 			resolver->sem.post();
 		} else {
 			resolver->resolve_queues();
@@ -285,26 +285,14 @@ IP::IP() {
 	singleton = this;
 	resolver = memnew(_IP_ResolverPrivate);
 
-#ifndef NO_THREADS
-
 	resolver->thread_abort = false;
-
-	resolver->thread = Thread::create(_IP_ResolverPrivate::_thread_function, resolver);
-#else
-	resolver->thread = nullptr;
-#endif
+	resolver->thread.start(_IP_ResolverPrivate::_thread_function, resolver);
 }
 
 IP::~IP() {
-#ifndef NO_THREADS
-	if (resolver->thread) {
-		resolver->thread_abort = true;
-		resolver->sem.post();
-		Thread::wait_to_finish(resolver->thread);
-		memdelete(resolver->thread);
-	}
-
-#endif
+	resolver->thread_abort = true;
+	resolver->sem.post();
+	resolver->thread.wait_to_finish();
 
 	memdelete(resolver);
 }
diff --git a/core/io/resource_loader.cpp b/core/io/resource_loader.cpp
index 1a2b1ed033..d66511a39f 100644
--- a/core/io/resource_loader.cpp
+++ b/core/io/resource_loader.cpp
@@ -362,7 +362,8 @@ Error ResourceLoader::load_threaded_request(const String &p_path, const String &
 
 		print_lt("REQUEST: load count: " + itos(thread_loading_count) + " / wait count: " + itos(thread_waiting_count) + " / suspended count: " + itos(thread_suspended_count) + " / active: " + itos(thread_loading_count - thread_suspended_count));
 
-		load_task.thread = Thread::create(_thread_load_function, &thread_load_tasks[local_path]);
+		load_task.thread = memnew(Thread);
+		load_task.thread->start(_thread_load_function, &thread_load_tasks[local_path]);
 		load_task.loader_id = load_task.thread->get_id();
 	}
 
@@ -489,7 +490,7 @@ RES ResourceLoader::load_threaded_get(const String &p_path, Error *r_error) {
 
 	if (load_task.requests == 0) {
 		if (load_task.thread) { //thread may not have been used
-			Thread::wait_to_finish(load_task.thread);
+			load_task.thread->wait_to_finish();
 			memdelete(load_task.thread);
 		}
 		thread_load_tasks.erase(local_path);
diff --git a/core/os/thread.cpp b/core/os/thread.cpp
index 0ed8825452..936e5d5500 100644
--- a/core/os/thread.cpp
+++ b/core/os/thread.cpp
@@ -30,30 +30,70 @@
 
 #include "thread.h"
 
-Thread *(*Thread::create_func)(ThreadCreateCallback, void *, const Settings &) = nullptr;
-Thread::ID (*Thread::get_thread_id_func)() = nullptr;
-void (*Thread::wait_to_finish_func)(Thread *) = nullptr;
+#include "core/object/script_language.h"
+
+#if !defined(NO_THREADS)
+
 Error (*Thread::set_name_func)(const String &) = nullptr;
+void (*Thread::set_priority_func)(Thread::Priority) = nullptr;
+void (*Thread::init_func)() = nullptr;
+void (*Thread::term_func)() = nullptr;
+
+Thread::ID Thread::main_thread_id = 1;
+Thread::ID Thread::last_thread_id = 1;
+thread_local Thread::ID Thread::caller_id = 1;
 
-Thread::ID Thread::_main_thread_id = 0;
+void Thread::_set_platform_funcs(
+		Error (*p_set_name_func)(const String &),
+		void (*p_set_priority_func)(Thread::Priority),
+		void (*p_init_func)(),
+		void (*p_term_func)()) {
+	Thread::set_name_func = p_set_name_func;
+	Thread::set_priority_func = p_set_priority_func;
+	Thread::init_func = p_init_func;
+	Thread::term_func = p_term_func;
+}
 
-Thread::ID Thread::get_caller_id() {
-	if (get_thread_id_func) {
-		return get_thread_id_func();
+void Thread::callback(Thread *p_self, const Settings &p_settings, Callback p_callback, void *p_userdata) {
+	Thread::caller_id = p_self->id;
+	if (set_priority_func) {
+		set_priority_func(p_settings.priority);
+	}
+	if (init_func) {
+		init_func();
+	}
+	ScriptServer::thread_enter(); //scripts may need to attach a stack
+	p_callback(p_userdata);
+	ScriptServer::thread_exit();
+	if (term_func) {
+		term_func();
 	}
-	return 0;
 }
 
-Thread *Thread::create(ThreadCreateCallback p_callback, void *p_user, const Settings &p_settings) {
-	if (create_func) {
-		return create_func(p_callback, p_user, p_settings);
+void Thread::start(Thread::Callback p_callback, void *p_user, const Settings &p_settings) {
+	if (id != 0) {
+#ifdef DEBUG_ENABLED
+		WARN_PRINT("A Thread object has been re-started without wait_to_finish() having been called on it. Please do so to ensure correct cleanup of the thread.");
+#endif
+		thread.detach();
+		std::thread empty_thread;
+		thread.swap(empty_thread);
 	}
-	return nullptr;
+	id = atomic_increment(&last_thread_id);
+	std::thread new_thread(&Thread::callback, this, p_settings, p_callback, p_user);
+	thread.swap(new_thread);
 }
 
-void Thread::wait_to_finish(Thread *p_thread) {
-	if (wait_to_finish_func) {
-		wait_to_finish_func(p_thread);
+bool Thread::is_started() const {
+	return id != 0;
+}
+
+void Thread::wait_to_finish() {
+	if (id != 0) {
+		thread.join();
+		std::thread empty_thread;
+		thread.swap(empty_thread);
+		id = 0;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -64,3 +104,14 @@ Error Thread::set_name(const String &p_name) {
 
 	return ERR_UNAVAILABLE;
 }
+
+Thread::~Thread() {
+	if (id != 0) {
+#ifdef DEBUG_ENABLED
+		WARN_PRINT("A Thread object has been destroyed without wait_to_finish() having been called on it. Please do so to ensure correct cleanup of the thread.");
+#endif
+		thread.detach();
+	}
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/core/os/thread.h b/core/os/thread.h
index 993c7ad33d..b5449d2ed6 100644
--- a/core/os/thread.h
+++ b/core/os/thread.h
@@ -31,13 +31,20 @@
 #ifndef THREAD_H
 #define THREAD_H
 
-#include "core/string/ustring.h"
 #include "core/typedefs.h"
 
-typedef void (*ThreadCreateCallback)(void *p_userdata);
+#if !defined(NO_THREADS)
+#include <thread>
+#endif
+
+class String;
 
 class Thread {
 public:
+	typedef void (*Callback)(void *p_userdata);
+
+	typedef uint64_t ID;
+
 	enum Priority {
 		PRIORITY_LOW,
 		PRIORITY_NORMAL,
@@ -49,30 +56,60 @@ public:
 		Settings() { priority = PRIORITY_NORMAL; }
 	};
 
-	typedef uint64_t ID;
+private:
+#if !defined(NO_THREADS)
+	friend class Main;
 
-protected:
-	static Thread *(*create_func)(ThreadCreateCallback p_callback, void *, const Settings &);
-	static ID (*get_thread_id_func)();
-	static void (*wait_to_finish_func)(Thread *);
-	static Error (*set_name_func)(const String &);
+	static ID main_thread_id;
+	static ID last_thread_id;
 
-	friend class Main;
+	ID id = 0;
+	static thread_local ID caller_id;
+	std::thread thread;
 
-	static ID _main_thread_id;
+	static void callback(Thread *p_self, const Settings &p_settings, Thread::Callback p_callback, void *p_userdata);
 
-	Thread() {}
+	static Error (*set_name_func)(const String &);
+	static void (*set_priority_func)(Thread::Priority);
+	static void (*init_func)();
+	static void (*term_func)();
+#endif
 
 public:
-	virtual ID get_id() const = 0;
+	static void _set_platform_funcs(
+			Error (*p_set_name_func)(const String &),
+			void (*p_set_priority_func)(Thread::Priority),
+			void (*p_init_func)() = nullptr,
+			void (*p_term_func)() = nullptr);
+
+#if !defined(NO_THREADS)
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ ID get_id() const { return id; }
+	// get the ID of the caller thread
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ static ID get_caller_id() { return caller_id; }
+	// get the ID of the main thread
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ static ID get_main_id() { return main_thread_id; }
 
 	static Error set_name(const String &p_name);
-	_FORCE_INLINE_ static ID get_main_id() { return _main_thread_id; } ///< get the ID of the main thread
-	static ID get_caller_id(); ///< get the ID of the caller function ID
-	static void wait_to_finish(Thread *p_thread); ///< waits until thread is finished, and deallocates it.
-	static Thread *create(ThreadCreateCallback p_callback, void *p_user, const Settings &p_settings = Settings()); ///< Static function to create a thread, will call p_callback
 
-	virtual ~Thread() {}
+	void start(Thread::Callback p_callback, void *p_user, const Settings &p_settings = Settings());
+	bool is_started() const;
+	///< waits until thread is finished, and deallocates it.
+	void wait_to_finish();
+
+	~Thread();
+#else
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ ID get_id() const { return 0; }
+	// get the ID of the caller thread
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ static ID get_caller_id() { return 0; }
+	// get the ID of the main thread
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ static ID get_main_id() { return 0; }
+
+	static Error set_name(const String &p_name) { return ERR_UNAVAILABLE; }
+
+	void start(Thread::Callback p_callback, void *p_user, const Settings &p_settings = Settings()) {}
+	bool is_started() const { return false; }
+	void wait_to_finish() {}
+#endif
 };
 
 #endif // THREAD_H
diff --git a/core/os/thread_dummy.cpp b/core/os/thread_dummy.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index a72e1298d1..0000000000
--- a/core/os/thread_dummy.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-/*************************************************************************/
-/*  thread_dummy.cpp                                                     */
-/*************************************************************************/
-/*                       This file is part of:                           */
-/*                           GODOT ENGINE                                */
-/*                      https://godotengine.org                          */
-/*************************************************************************/
-/* Copyright (c) 2007-2021 Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur.                 */
-/* Copyright (c) 2014-2021 Godot Engine contributors (cf. AUTHORS.md).   */
-/*                                                                       */
-/* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining */
-/* a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the       */
-/* "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including   */
-/* without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,   */
-/* distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to    */
-/* permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to */
-/* the following conditions:                                             */
-/*                                                                       */
-/* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be        */
-/* included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.       */
-/*                                                                       */
-/* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,       */
-/* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF    */
-/* MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.*/
-/* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY  */
-/* CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,  */
-/* TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE     */
-/* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                */
-/*************************************************************************/
-
-#include "thread_dummy.h"
-
-#include "core/os/memory.h"
-
-Thread *ThreadDummy::create(ThreadCreateCallback p_callback, void *p_user, const Thread::Settings &p_settings) {
-	return memnew(ThreadDummy);
-}
-
-void ThreadDummy::make_default() {
-	Thread::create_func = &ThreadDummy::create;
-}
diff --git a/core/os/thread_dummy.h b/core/os/thread_dummy.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0bd59ea309..0000000000
--- a/core/os/thread_dummy.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-/*************************************************************************/
-/*  thread_dummy.h                                                       */
-/*************************************************************************/
-/*                       This file is part of:                           */
-/*                           GODOT ENGINE                                */
-/*                      https://godotengine.org                          */
-/*************************************************************************/
-/* Copyright (c) 2007-2021 Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur.                 */
-/* Copyright (c) 2014-2021 Godot Engine contributors (cf. AUTHORS.md).   */
-/*                                                                       */
-/* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining */
-/* a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the       */
-/* "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including   */
-/* without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,   */
-/* distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to    */
-/* permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to */
-/* the following conditions:                                             */
-/*                                                                       */
-/* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be        */
-/* included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.       */
-/*                                                                       */
-/* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,       */
-/* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF    */
-/* MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.*/
-/* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY  */
-/* CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,  */
-/* TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE     */
-/* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                */
-/*************************************************************************/
-
-#ifndef THREAD_DUMMY_H
-#define THREAD_DUMMY_H
-
-#include "core/os/rw_lock.h"
-#include "core/os/semaphore.h"
-#include "core/os/thread.h"
-
-class ThreadDummy : public Thread {
-	static Thread *create(ThreadCreateCallback p_callback, void *p_user, const Settings &p_settings = Settings());
-
-public:
-	virtual ID get_id() const { return 0; };
-
-	static void make_default();
-};
-
-#endif // THREAD_DUMMY_H
diff --git a/core/os/threaded_array_processor.h b/core/os/threaded_array_processor.h
index 57f3de20bf..9538ac5957 100644
--- a/core/os/threaded_array_processor.h
+++ b/core/os/threaded_array_processor.h
@@ -74,18 +74,17 @@ void thread_process_array(uint32_t p_elements, C *p_instance, M p_method, U p_us
 	data.elements = p_elements;
 	data.process(data.index); //process first, let threads increment for next
 
-	Vector<Thread *> threads;
+	int thread_count = OS::get_singleton()->get_processor_count();
+	Thread *threads = memnew_arr(Thread, thread_count);
 
-	threads.resize(OS::get_singleton()->get_processor_count());
-
-	for (int i = 0; i < threads.size(); i++) {
-		threads.write[i] = Thread::create(process_array_thread<ThreadArrayProcessData<C, U>>, &data);
+	for (int i = 0; i < thread_count; i++) {
+		threads[i].start(process_array_thread<ThreadArrayProcessData<C, U>>, &data);
 	}
 
-	for (int i = 0; i < threads.size(); i++) {
-		Thread::wait_to_finish(threads[i]);
-		memdelete(threads[i]);
+	for (int i = 0; i < thread_count; i++) {
+		threads[i].wait_to_finish();
 	}
+	memdelete_arr(threads);
 }
 
 #else
diff --git a/core/templates/thread_work_pool.cpp b/core/templates/thread_work_pool.cpp
index ea784e510c..17969a2c90 100644
--- a/core/templates/thread_work_pool.cpp
+++ b/core/templates/thread_work_pool.cpp
@@ -32,14 +32,15 @@
 
 #include "core/os/os.h"
 
-void ThreadWorkPool::_thread_function(ThreadData *p_thread) {
+void ThreadWorkPool::_thread_function(void *p_user) {
+	ThreadData *thread = static_cast<ThreadData *>(p_user);
 	while (true) {
-		p_thread->start.wait();
-		if (p_thread->exit.load()) {
+		thread->start.wait();
+		if (thread->exit.load()) {
 			break;
 		}
-		p_thread->work->work();
-		p_thread->completed.post();
+		thread->work->work();
+		thread->completed.post();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ void ThreadWorkPool::init(int p_thread_count) {
 
 	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < thread_count; i++) {
 		threads[i].exit.store(false);
-		threads[i].thread = memnew(std::thread(ThreadWorkPool::_thread_function, &threads[i]));
+		threads[i].thread.start(&ThreadWorkPool::_thread_function, &threads[i]);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -68,8 +69,7 @@ void ThreadWorkPool::finish() {
 		threads[i].start.post();
 	}
 	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < thread_count; i++) {
-		threads[i].thread->join();
-		memdelete(threads[i].thread);
+		threads[i].thread.wait_to_finish();
 	}
 
 	memdelete_arr(threads);
diff --git a/core/templates/thread_work_pool.h b/core/templates/thread_work_pool.h
index 7c3508814f..19ab1dda3a 100644
--- a/core/templates/thread_work_pool.h
+++ b/core/templates/thread_work_pool.h
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@
 
 #include "core/os/memory.h"
 #include "core/os/semaphore.h"
+#include "core/os/thread.h"
 
 #include <atomic>
-#include <thread>
 
 class ThreadWorkPool {
 	std::atomic<uint32_t> index;
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class ThreadWorkPool {
 	};
 
 	struct ThreadData {
-		std::thread *thread;
+		Thread thread;
 		Semaphore start;
 		Semaphore completed;
 		std::atomic<bool> exit;
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class ThreadWorkPool {
 	uint32_t thread_count = 0;
 	BaseWork *current_work = nullptr;
 
-	static void _thread_function(ThreadData *p_thread);
+	static void _thread_function(void *p_user);
 
 public:
 	template <class C, class M, class U>
diff --git a/drivers/alsa/audio_driver_alsa.cpp b/drivers/alsa/audio_driver_alsa.cpp
index 5b0d2233e0..ea0cba6c52 100644
--- a/drivers/alsa/audio_driver_alsa.cpp
+++ b/drivers/alsa/audio_driver_alsa.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ Error AudioDriverALSA::init() {
 
 	Error err = init_device();
 	if (err == OK) {
-		thread = Thread::create(AudioDriverALSA::thread_func, this);
+		thread.start(AudioDriverALSA::thread_func, this);
 	}
 
 	return err;
@@ -291,16 +291,10 @@ void AudioDriverALSA::set_device(String device) {
 }
 
 void AudioDriverALSA::lock() {
-	if (!thread) {
-		return;
-	}
 	mutex.lock();
 }
 
 void AudioDriverALSA::unlock() {
-	if (!thread) {
-		return;
-	}
 	mutex.unlock();
 }
 
@@ -312,13 +306,8 @@ void AudioDriverALSA::finish_device() {
 }
 
 void AudioDriverALSA::finish() {
-	if (thread) {
-		exit_thread = true;
-		Thread::wait_to_finish(thread);
-
-		memdelete(thread);
-		thread = nullptr;
-	}
+	exit_thread = true;
+	thread.wait_to_finish();
 
 	finish_device();
 }
diff --git a/drivers/alsa/audio_driver_alsa.h b/drivers/alsa/audio_driver_alsa.h
index 7441229704..c0233f41e1 100644
--- a/drivers/alsa/audio_driver_alsa.h
+++ b/drivers/alsa/audio_driver_alsa.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include <alsa/asoundlib.h>
 
 class AudioDriverALSA : public AudioDriver {
-	Thread *thread = nullptr;
+	Thread thread;
 	Mutex mutex;
 
 	snd_pcm_t *pcm_handle = nullptr;
diff --git a/drivers/alsamidi/midi_driver_alsamidi.cpp b/drivers/alsamidi/midi_driver_alsamidi.cpp
index 2e1034fc66..245ea07730 100644
--- a/drivers/alsamidi/midi_driver_alsamidi.cpp
+++ b/drivers/alsamidi/midi_driver_alsamidi.cpp
@@ -150,19 +150,14 @@ Error MIDIDriverALSAMidi::open() {
 	snd_device_name_free_hint(hints);
 
 	exit_thread = false;
-	thread = Thread::create(MIDIDriverALSAMidi::thread_func, this);
+	thread.start(MIDIDriverALSAMidi::thread_func, this);
 
 	return OK;
 }
 
 void MIDIDriverALSAMidi::close() {
-	if (thread) {
-		exit_thread = true;
-		Thread::wait_to_finish(thread);
-
-		memdelete(thread);
-		thread = nullptr;
-	}
+	exit_thread = true;
+	thread.wait_to_finish();
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < connected_inputs.size(); i++) {
 		snd_rawmidi_t *midi_in = connected_inputs[i];
@@ -198,8 +193,6 @@ PackedStringArray MIDIDriverALSAMidi::get_connected_inputs() {
 }
 
 MIDIDriverALSAMidi::MIDIDriverALSAMidi() {
-	thread = nullptr;
-
 	exit_thread = false;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/alsamidi/midi_driver_alsamidi.h b/drivers/alsamidi/midi_driver_alsamidi.h
index 1ce0d397df..474f139bd6 100644
--- a/drivers/alsamidi/midi_driver_alsamidi.h
+++ b/drivers/alsamidi/midi_driver_alsamidi.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 class MIDIDriverALSAMidi : public MIDIDriver {
-	Thread *thread;
+	Thread thread;
 	Mutex mutex;
 
 	Vector<snd_rawmidi_t *> connected_inputs;
diff --git a/drivers/pulseaudio/audio_driver_pulseaudio.cpp b/drivers/pulseaudio/audio_driver_pulseaudio.cpp
index 440b7d7f53..a5092c8c5c 100644
--- a/drivers/pulseaudio/audio_driver_pulseaudio.cpp
+++ b/drivers/pulseaudio/audio_driver_pulseaudio.cpp
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ Error AudioDriverPulseAudio::init() {
 
 	Error err = init_device();
 	if (err == OK) {
-		thread = Thread::create(AudioDriverPulseAudio::thread_func, this);
+		thread.start(AudioDriverPulseAudio::thread_func, this);
 	}
 
 	return OK;
@@ -581,16 +581,10 @@ void AudioDriverPulseAudio::set_device(String device) {
 }
 
 void AudioDriverPulseAudio::lock() {
-	if (!thread) {
-		return;
-	}
 	mutex.lock();
 }
 
 void AudioDriverPulseAudio::unlock() {
-	if (!thread) {
-		return;
-	}
 	mutex.unlock();
 }
 
@@ -603,12 +597,12 @@ void AudioDriverPulseAudio::finish_device() {
 }
 
 void AudioDriverPulseAudio::finish() {
-	if (!thread) {
+	if (!thread.is_started()) {
 		return;
 	}
 
 	exit_thread = true;
-	Thread::wait_to_finish(thread);
+	thread.wait_to_finish();
 
 	finish_device();
 
@@ -622,10 +616,6 @@ void AudioDriverPulseAudio::finish() {
 		pa_mainloop_free(pa_ml);
 		pa_ml = nullptr;
 	}
-
-	memdelete(thread);
-
-	thread = nullptr;
 }
 
 Error AudioDriverPulseAudio::capture_init_device() {
diff --git a/drivers/pulseaudio/audio_driver_pulseaudio.h b/drivers/pulseaudio/audio_driver_pulseaudio.h
index 71ab2ef1c8..2ddf8d2592 100644
--- a/drivers/pulseaudio/audio_driver_pulseaudio.h
+++ b/drivers/pulseaudio/audio_driver_pulseaudio.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include <pulse/pulseaudio.h>
 
 class AudioDriverPulseAudio : public AudioDriver {
-	Thread *thread = nullptr;
+	Thread thread;
 	Mutex mutex;
 
 	pa_mainloop *pa_ml = nullptr;
diff --git a/drivers/unix/os_unix.cpp b/drivers/unix/os_unix.cpp
index 36560eb736..b9bd773c2e 100644
--- a/drivers/unix/os_unix.cpp
+++ b/drivers/unix/os_unix.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include "core/config/project_settings.h"
 #include "core/debugger/engine_debugger.h"
 #include "core/debugger/script_debugger.h"
-#include "core/os/thread_dummy.h"
 #include "drivers/unix/dir_access_unix.h"
 #include "drivers/unix/file_access_unix.h"
 #include "drivers/unix/net_socket_posix.h"
@@ -63,6 +62,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 /// Clock Setup function (used by get_ticks_usec)
@@ -116,11 +116,10 @@ int OS_Unix::unix_initialize_audio(int p_audio_driver) {
 }
 
 void OS_Unix::initialize_core() {
-#ifdef NO_THREADS
-	ThreadDummy::make_default();
-#else
-	ThreadPosix::make_default();
+#if !defined(NO_THREADS)
+	init_thread_posix();
 #endif
+
 	FileAccess::make_default<FileAccessUnix>(FileAccess::ACCESS_RESOURCES);
 	FileAccess::make_default<FileAccessUnix>(FileAccess::ACCESS_USERDATA);
 	FileAccess::make_default<FileAccessUnix>(FileAccess::ACCESS_FILESYSTEM);
diff --git a/drivers/unix/thread_posix.cpp b/drivers/unix/thread_posix.cpp
index 5c7a546b29..19fab1d475 100644
--- a/drivers/unix/thread_posix.cpp
+++ b/drivers/unix/thread_posix.cpp
@@ -28,88 +28,14 @@
 /* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                */
 /*************************************************************************/
 
-#include "thread_posix.h"
-
 #if (defined(UNIX_ENABLED) || defined(PTHREAD_ENABLED)) && !defined(NO_THREADS)
 
-#include "core/object/script_language.h"
-#include "core/os/memory.h"
-#include "core/templates/safe_refcount.h"
-
-#ifdef PTHREAD_BSD_SET_NAME
-#include <pthread_np.h>
-#endif
-
-static void _thread_id_key_destr_callback(void *p_value) {
-	memdelete(static_cast<Thread::ID *>(p_value));
-}
-
-static pthread_key_t _create_thread_id_key() {
-	pthread_key_t key;
-	pthread_key_create(&key, &_thread_id_key_destr_callback);
-	return key;
-}
-
-pthread_key_t ThreadPosix::thread_id_key = _create_thread_id_key();
-Thread::ID ThreadPosix::next_thread_id = 0;
-
-Thread::ID ThreadPosix::get_id() const {
-	return id;
-}
-
-Thread *ThreadPosix::create_thread_posix() {
-	return memnew(ThreadPosix);
-}
-
-void *ThreadPosix::thread_callback(void *userdata) {
-	ThreadPosix *t = reinterpret_cast<ThreadPosix *>(userdata);
-	t->id = atomic_increment(&next_thread_id);
-	pthread_setspecific(thread_id_key, (void *)memnew(ID(t->id)));
-
-	ScriptServer::thread_enter(); //scripts may need to attach a stack
-
-	t->callback(t->user);
-
-	ScriptServer::thread_exit();
-
-	return nullptr;
-}
-
-Thread *ThreadPosix::create_func_posix(ThreadCreateCallback p_callback, void *p_user, const Settings &) {
-	ThreadPosix *tr = memnew(ThreadPosix);
-	tr->callback = p_callback;
-	tr->user = p_user;
-	pthread_attr_init(&tr->pthread_attr);
-	pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&tr->pthread_attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE);
-	pthread_attr_setstacksize(&tr->pthread_attr, 256 * 1024);
-
-	pthread_create(&tr->pthread, &tr->pthread_attr, thread_callback, tr);
-
-	return tr;
-}
-
-Thread::ID ThreadPosix::get_thread_id_func_posix() {
-	void *value = pthread_getspecific(thread_id_key);
-
-	if (value) {
-		return *static_cast<ID *>(value);
-	}
-
-	ID new_id = atomic_increment(&next_thread_id);
-	pthread_setspecific(thread_id_key, (void *)memnew(ID(new_id)));
-	return new_id;
-}
-
-void ThreadPosix::wait_to_finish_func_posix(Thread *p_thread) {
-	ThreadPosix *tp = static_cast<ThreadPosix *>(p_thread);
-	ERR_FAIL_COND(!tp);
-	ERR_FAIL_COND(tp->pthread == 0);
+#include "thread_posix.h"
 
-	pthread_join(tp->pthread, nullptr);
-	tp->pthread = 0;
-}
+#include "core/os/thread.h"
+#include "core/string/ustring.h"
 
-Error ThreadPosix::set_name_func_posix(const String &p_name) {
+static Error set_name(const String &p_name) {
 #ifdef PTHREAD_NO_RENAME
 	return ERR_UNAVAILABLE;
 
@@ -137,20 +63,10 @@ Error ThreadPosix::set_name_func_posix(const String &p_name) {
 	return err == 0 ? OK : ERR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
 
 #endif // PTHREAD_NO_RENAME
-};
-
-void ThreadPosix::make_default() {
-	create_func = create_func_posix;
-	get_thread_id_func = get_thread_id_func_posix;
-	wait_to_finish_func = wait_to_finish_func_posix;
-	set_name_func = set_name_func_posix;
-}
-
-ThreadPosix::ThreadPosix() {
-	pthread = 0;
 }
 
-ThreadPosix::~ThreadPosix() {
+void init_thread_posix() {
+	Thread::_set_platform_funcs(&set_name, nullptr);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/unix/thread_posix.h b/drivers/unix/thread_posix.h
index fa2037e1a2..8b8a736bf0 100644
--- a/drivers/unix/thread_posix.h
+++ b/drivers/unix/thread_posix.h
@@ -31,42 +31,8 @@
 #ifndef THREAD_POSIX_H
 #define THREAD_POSIX_H
 
-#if (defined(UNIX_ENABLED) || defined(PTHREAD_ENABLED)) && !defined(NO_THREADS)
-
-#include "core/os/thread.h"
-#include <pthread.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-
-class ThreadPosix : public Thread {
-	static pthread_key_t thread_id_key;
-	static ID next_thread_id;
-
-	pthread_t pthread;
-	pthread_attr_t pthread_attr;
-	ThreadCreateCallback callback;
-	void *user;
-	ID id;
-
-	static Thread *create_thread_posix();
-
-	static void *thread_callback(void *userdata);
-
-	static Thread *create_func_posix(ThreadCreateCallback p_callback, void *, const Settings &);
-	static ID get_thread_id_func_posix();
-	static void wait_to_finish_func_posix(Thread *p_thread);
-
-	static Error set_name_func_posix(const String &p_name);
-
-	ThreadPosix();
-
-public:
-	virtual ID get_id() const;
-
-	static void make_default();
-
-	~ThreadPosix();
-};
-
+#if !defined(NO_THREADS)
+void init_thread_posix();
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/wasapi/audio_driver_wasapi.cpp b/drivers/wasapi/audio_driver_wasapi.cpp
index 7d5082d276..f2d541754f 100644
--- a/drivers/wasapi/audio_driver_wasapi.cpp
+++ b/drivers/wasapi/audio_driver_wasapi.cpp
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ Error AudioDriverWASAPI::init() {
 	exit_thread = false;
 	thread_exited = false;
 
-	thread = Thread::create(thread_func, this);
+	thread.start(thread_func, this);
 
 	return OK;
 }
@@ -767,13 +767,8 @@ void AudioDriverWASAPI::unlock() {
 }
 
 void AudioDriverWASAPI::finish() {
-	if (thread) {
-		exit_thread = true;
-		Thread::wait_to_finish(thread);
-
-		memdelete(thread);
-		thread = nullptr;
-	}
+	exit_thread = true;
+	thread.wait_to_finish();
 
 	finish_capture_device();
 	finish_render_device();
diff --git a/drivers/wasapi/audio_driver_wasapi.h b/drivers/wasapi/audio_driver_wasapi.h
index 2df07d16f7..b9b325f0fb 100644
--- a/drivers/wasapi/audio_driver_wasapi.h
+++ b/drivers/wasapi/audio_driver_wasapi.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class AudioDriverWASAPI : public AudioDriver {
 	AudioDeviceWASAPI audio_output;
 
 	Mutex mutex;
-	Thread *thread = nullptr;
+	Thread thread;
 
 	Vector<int32_t> samples_in;
 
diff --git a/drivers/windows/thread_windows.cpp b/drivers/windows/thread_windows.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index ec95c9523d..0000000000
--- a/drivers/windows/thread_windows.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-/*************************************************************************/
-/*  thread_windows.cpp                                                   */
-/*************************************************************************/
-/*                       This file is part of:                           */
-/*                           GODOT ENGINE                                */
-/*                      https://godotengine.org                          */
-/*************************************************************************/
-/* Copyright (c) 2007-2021 Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur.                 */
-/* Copyright (c) 2014-2021 Godot Engine contributors (cf. AUTHORS.md).   */
-/*                                                                       */
-/* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining */
-/* a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the       */
-/* "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including   */
-/* without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,   */
-/* distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to    */
-/* permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to */
-/* the following conditions:                                             */
-/*                                                                       */
-/* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be        */
-/* included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.       */
-/*                                                                       */
-/* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,       */
-/* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF    */
-/* MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.*/
-/* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY  */
-/* CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,  */
-/* TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE     */
-/* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                */
-/*************************************************************************/
-
-#include "thread_windows.h"
-
-#if defined(WINDOWS_ENABLED) && !defined(UWP_ENABLED)
-
-#include "core/os/memory.h"
-
-Thread::ID ThreadWindows::get_id() const {
-	return id;
-}
-
-Thread *ThreadWindows::create_thread_windows() {
-	return memnew(ThreadWindows);
-}
-
-DWORD ThreadWindows::thread_callback(LPVOID userdata) {
-	ThreadWindows *t = reinterpret_cast<ThreadWindows *>(userdata);
-
-	ScriptServer::thread_enter(); //scripts may need to attach a stack
-
-	t->id = (ID)GetCurrentThreadId(); // must implement
-	t->callback(t->user);
-	SetEvent(t->handle);
-
-	ScriptServer::thread_exit();
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-Thread *ThreadWindows::create_func_windows(ThreadCreateCallback p_callback, void *p_user, const Settings &) {
-	ThreadWindows *tr = memnew(ThreadWindows);
-	tr->callback = p_callback;
-	tr->user = p_user;
-	tr->handle = CreateEvent(nullptr, TRUE, FALSE, nullptr);
-
-	QueueUserWorkItem(thread_callback, tr, WT_EXECUTELONGFUNCTION);
-
-	return tr;
-}
-
-Thread::ID ThreadWindows::get_thread_id_func_windows() {
-	return (ID)GetCurrentThreadId(); //must implement
-}
-
-void ThreadWindows::wait_to_finish_func_windows(Thread *p_thread) {
-	ThreadWindows *tp = static_cast<ThreadWindows *>(p_thread);
-	ERR_FAIL_COND(!tp);
-	WaitForSingleObject(tp->handle, INFINITE);
-	CloseHandle(tp->handle);
-	//`memdelete(tp);
-}
-
-void ThreadWindows::make_default() {
-	create_func = create_func_windows;
-	get_thread_id_func = get_thread_id_func_windows;
-	wait_to_finish_func = wait_to_finish_func_windows;
-}
-
-#endif
diff --git a/drivers/windows/thread_windows.h b/drivers/windows/thread_windows.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 3801bddc2c..0000000000
--- a/drivers/windows/thread_windows.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-/*************************************************************************/
-/*  thread_windows.h                                                     */
-/*************************************************************************/
-/*                       This file is part of:                           */
-/*                           GODOT ENGINE                                */
-/*                      https://godotengine.org                          */
-/*************************************************************************/
-/* Copyright (c) 2007-2021 Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur.                 */
-/* Copyright (c) 2014-2021 Godot Engine contributors (cf. AUTHORS.md).   */
-/*                                                                       */
-/* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining */
-/* a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the       */
-/* "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including   */
-/* without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,   */
-/* distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to    */
-/* permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to */
-/* the following conditions:                                             */
-/*                                                                       */
-/* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be        */
-/* included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.       */
-/*                                                                       */
-/* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,       */
-/* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF    */
-/* MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.*/
-/* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY  */
-/* CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,  */
-/* TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE     */
-/* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                */
-/*************************************************************************/
-
-#ifndef THREAD_WINDOWS_H
-#define THREAD_WINDOWS_H
-
-#ifdef WINDOWS_ENABLED
-
-#include "core/object/script_language.h"
-#include "core/os/thread.h"
-
-#include <windows.h>
-
-class ThreadWindows : public Thread {
-	ThreadCreateCallback callback;
-	void *user;
-	ID id;
-	HANDLE handle = nullptr;
-
-	static Thread *create_thread_windows();
-
-	static DWORD WINAPI thread_callback(LPVOID userdata);
-
-	static Thread *create_func_windows(ThreadCreateCallback p_callback, void *, const Settings &);
-	static ID get_thread_id_func_windows();
-	static void wait_to_finish_func_windows(Thread *p_thread);
-
-	ThreadWindows() {}
-
-public:
-	virtual ID get_id() const;
-
-	static void make_default();
-
-	~ThreadWindows() {}
-};
-
-#endif
-
-#endif
diff --git a/drivers/xaudio2/audio_driver_xaudio2.cpp b/drivers/xaudio2/audio_driver_xaudio2.cpp
index 3b3c3481b6..1bb8da769b 100644
--- a/drivers/xaudio2/audio_driver_xaudio2.cpp
+++ b/drivers/xaudio2/audio_driver_xaudio2.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Error AudioDriverXAudio2::init() {
 	hr = xaudio->CreateSourceVoice(&source_voice, &wave_format, 0, XAUDIO2_MAX_FREQ_RATIO, &voice_callback);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(hr != S_OK, ERR_UNAVAILABLE, "Error creating XAudio2 source voice. Error code: " + itos(hr) + ".");
 
-	thread = Thread::create(AudioDriverXAudio2::thread_func, this);
+	thread.start(AudioDriverXAudio2::thread_func, this);
 
 	return OK;
 }
@@ -146,23 +146,16 @@ float AudioDriverXAudio2::get_latency() {
 }
 
 void AudioDriverXAudio2::lock() {
-	if (!thread)
-		return;
 	mutex.lock();
 }
 
 void AudioDriverXAudio2::unlock() {
-	if (!thread)
-		return;
 	mutex.unlock();
 }
 
 void AudioDriverXAudio2::finish() {
-	if (!thread)
-		return;
-
 	exit_thread = true;
-	Thread::wait_to_finish(thread);
+	thread.wait_to_finish();
 
 	if (source_voice) {
 		source_voice->Stop(0);
@@ -179,9 +172,6 @@ void AudioDriverXAudio2::finish() {
 	}
 
 	mastering_voice->DestroyVoice();
-
-	memdelete(thread);
-	thread = nullptr;
 }
 
 AudioDriverXAudio2::AudioDriverXAudio2() {
diff --git a/drivers/xaudio2/audio_driver_xaudio2.h b/drivers/xaudio2/audio_driver_xaudio2.h
index e3c2d3a326..d3938a19d0 100644
--- a/drivers/xaudio2/audio_driver_xaudio2.h
+++ b/drivers/xaudio2/audio_driver_xaudio2.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class AudioDriverXAudio2 : public AudioDriver {
 		void STDMETHODCALLTYPE OnVoiceError(void *pBufferContext, HRESULT Error) {}
 	};
 
-	Thread *thread = nullptr;
+	Thread thread;
 	Mutex mutex;
 
 	int32_t *samples_in = nullptr;
diff --git a/editor/audio_stream_preview.cpp b/editor/audio_stream_preview.cpp
index 2e0c3491f7..8be8735f3e 100644
--- a/editor/audio_stream_preview.cpp
+++ b/editor/audio_stream_preview.cpp
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ Ref<AudioStreamPreview> AudioStreamPreviewGenerator::generate_preview(const Ref<
 	preview->preview->length = len_s;
 
 	if (preview->playback.is_valid()) {
-		preview->thread = Thread::create(_preview_thread, preview);
+		preview->thread = memnew(Thread);
+		preview->thread->start(_preview_thread, preview);
 	}
 
 	return preview->preview;
@@ -218,7 +219,8 @@ void AudioStreamPreviewGenerator::_notification(int p_what) {
 		for (Map<ObjectID, Preview>::Element *E = previews.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 			if (!E->get().generating) {
 				if (E->get().thread) {
-					Thread::wait_to_finish(E->get().thread);
+					E->get().thread->wait_to_finish();
+					memdelete(E->get().thread);
 					E->get().thread = nullptr;
 				}
 				if (!ObjectDB::get_instance(E->key())) { //no longer in use, get rid of preview
diff --git a/editor/editor_file_system.cpp b/editor/editor_file_system.cpp
index 76814ea378..4b68de26e7 100644
--- a/editor/editor_file_system.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_file_system.cpp
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ void EditorFileSystem::scan() {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (scanning || scanning_changes || thread) {
+	if (scanning || scanning_changes || thread.is_started()) {
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -619,13 +619,13 @@ void EditorFileSystem::scan() {
 		_queue_update_script_classes();
 		first_scan = false;
 	} else {
-		ERR_FAIL_COND(thread);
+		ERR_FAIL_COND(thread.is_started());
 		set_process(true);
 		Thread::Settings s;
 		scanning = true;
 		scan_total = 0;
 		s.priority = Thread::PRIORITY_LOW;
-		thread = Thread::create(_thread_func, this, s);
+		thread.start(_thread_func, this, s);
 		//tree->hide();
 		//progress->show();
 	}
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ void EditorFileSystem::_thread_func_sources(void *_userdata) {
 
 void EditorFileSystem::scan_changes() {
 	if (first_scan || // Prevent a premature changes scan from inhibiting the first full scan
-			scanning || scanning_changes || thread) {
+			scanning || scanning_changes || thread.is_started()) {
 		scan_changes_pending = true;
 		set_process(true);
 		return;
@@ -1076,12 +1076,12 @@ void EditorFileSystem::scan_changes() {
 		scanning_changes_done = true;
 		emit_signal("sources_changed", sources_changed.size() > 0);
 	} else {
-		ERR_FAIL_COND(thread_sources);
+		ERR_FAIL_COND(thread_sources.is_started());
 		set_process(true);
 		scan_total = 0;
 		Thread::Settings s;
 		s.priority = Thread::PRIORITY_LOW;
-		thread_sources = Thread::create(_thread_func_sources, this, s);
+		thread_sources.start(_thread_func_sources, this, s);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1092,17 +1092,14 @@ void EditorFileSystem::_notification(int p_what) {
 
 		} break;
 		case NOTIFICATION_EXIT_TREE: {
-			Thread *active_thread = thread ? thread : thread_sources;
-			if (use_threads && active_thread) {
+			Thread &active_thread = thread.is_started() ? thread : thread_sources;
+			if (use_threads && active_thread.is_started()) {
 				//abort thread if in progress
 				abort_scan = true;
 				while (scanning) {
 					OS::get_singleton()->delay_usec(1000);
 				}
-				Thread::wait_to_finish(active_thread);
-				memdelete(active_thread);
-				thread = nullptr;
-				thread_sources = nullptr;
+				active_thread.wait_to_finish();
 				WARN_PRINT("Scan thread aborted...");
 				set_process(false);
 			}
@@ -1125,9 +1122,7 @@ void EditorFileSystem::_notification(int p_what) {
 
 						set_process(false);
 
-						Thread::wait_to_finish(thread_sources);
-						memdelete(thread_sources);
-						thread_sources = nullptr;
+						thread_sources.wait_to_finish();
 						if (_update_scan_actions()) {
 							emit_signal("filesystem_changed");
 						}
@@ -1135,7 +1130,7 @@ void EditorFileSystem::_notification(int p_what) {
 						_queue_update_script_classes();
 						first_scan = false;
 					}
-				} else if (!scanning && thread) {
+				} else if (!scanning && thread.is_started()) {
 					set_process(false);
 
 					if (filesystem) {
@@ -1143,9 +1138,7 @@ void EditorFileSystem::_notification(int p_what) {
 					}
 					filesystem = new_filesystem;
 					new_filesystem = nullptr;
-					Thread::wait_to_finish(thread);
-					memdelete(thread);
-					thread = nullptr;
+					thread.wait_to_finish();
 					_update_scan_actions();
 					emit_signal("filesystem_changed");
 					emit_signal("sources_changed", sources_changed.size() > 0);
@@ -2080,11 +2073,9 @@ EditorFileSystem::EditorFileSystem() {
 	filesystem = memnew(EditorFileSystemDirectory); //like, empty
 	filesystem->parent = nullptr;
 
-	thread = nullptr;
 	scanning = false;
 	importing = false;
 	use_threads = true;
-	thread_sources = nullptr;
 	new_filesystem = nullptr;
 
 	abort_scan = false;
diff --git a/editor/editor_file_system.h b/editor/editor_file_system.h
index c0e11a0402..fa0b89e667 100644
--- a/editor/editor_file_system.h
+++ b/editor/editor_file_system.h
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class EditorFileSystem : public Node {
 	};
 
 	bool use_threads;
-	Thread *thread;
+	Thread thread;
 	static void _thread_func(void *_userdata);
 
 	EditorFileSystemDirectory *new_filesystem;
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class EditorFileSystem : public Node {
 
 	void _scan_new_dir(EditorFileSystemDirectory *p_dir, DirAccess *da, const ScanProgress &p_progress);
 
-	Thread *thread_sources;
+	Thread thread_sources;
 	bool scanning_changes;
 	bool scanning_changes_done;
 
diff --git a/editor/editor_node.cpp b/editor/editor_node.cpp
index 0ef21d3a11..62f4b21d5c 100644
--- a/editor/editor_node.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_node.cpp
@@ -5485,9 +5485,7 @@ int EditorNode::execute_and_show_output(const String &p_title, const String &p_p
 
 	int prev_len = 0;
 
-	eta.execute_output_thread = Thread::create(_execute_thread, &eta);
-
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!eta.execute_output_thread, 0);
+	eta.execute_output_thread.start(_execute_thread, &eta);
 
 	while (!eta.done) {
 		{
@@ -5502,8 +5500,7 @@ int EditorNode::execute_and_show_output(const String &p_title, const String &p_p
 		OS::get_singleton()->delay_usec(1000);
 	}
 
-	Thread::wait_to_finish(eta.execute_output_thread);
-	memdelete(eta.execute_output_thread);
+	eta.execute_output_thread.wait_to_finish();
 	execute_outputs->add_text("\nExit Code: " + itos(eta.exitcode));
 
 	if (p_close_on_errors && eta.exitcode != 0) {
diff --git a/editor/editor_node.h b/editor/editor_node.h
index 1da162dc9c..356ac0caac 100644
--- a/editor/editor_node.h
+++ b/editor/editor_node.h
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public:
 		String path;
 		List<String> args;
 		String output;
-		Thread *execute_output_thread = nullptr;
+		Thread execute_output_thread;
 		Mutex execute_output_mutex;
 		int exitcode = 0;
 		volatile bool done = false;
diff --git a/editor/editor_resource_preview.cpp b/editor/editor_resource_preview.cpp
index 29a929d179..8056846f52 100644
--- a/editor/editor_resource_preview.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_resource_preview.cpp
@@ -424,26 +424,23 @@ void EditorResourcePreview::check_for_invalidation(const String &p_path) {
 }
 
 void EditorResourcePreview::start() {
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(thread, "Thread already started.");
-	thread = Thread::create(_thread_func, this);
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(thread.is_started(), "Thread already started.");
+	thread.start(_thread_func, this);
 }
 
 void EditorResourcePreview::stop() {
-	if (thread) {
+	if (thread.is_started()) {
 		exit = true;
 		preview_sem.post();
 		while (!exited) {
 			OS::get_singleton()->delay_usec(10000);
 			RenderingServer::get_singleton()->sync(); //sync pending stuff, as thread may be blocked on visual server
 		}
-		Thread::wait_to_finish(thread);
-		memdelete(thread);
-		thread = nullptr;
+		thread.wait_to_finish();
 	}
 }
 
 EditorResourcePreview::EditorResourcePreview() {
-	thread = nullptr;
 	singleton = this;
 	order = 0;
 	exit = false;
diff --git a/editor/editor_resource_preview.h b/editor/editor_resource_preview.h
index c119ccd99f..99c48967d8 100644
--- a/editor/editor_resource_preview.h
+++ b/editor/editor_resource_preview.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class EditorResourcePreview : public Node {
 
 	Mutex preview_mutex;
 	Semaphore preview_sem;
-	Thread *thread;
+	Thread thread;
 	volatile bool exit;
 	volatile bool exited;
 
diff --git a/editor/fileserver/editor_file_server.cpp b/editor/fileserver/editor_file_server.cpp
index 02bbeb57c7..07edae833d 100644
--- a/editor/fileserver/editor_file_server.cpp
+++ b/editor/fileserver/editor_file_server.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void EditorFileServer::_close_client(ClientData *cd) {
 	cd->connection->disconnect_from_host();
 	{
 		MutexLock lock(cd->efs->wait_mutex);
-		cd->efs->to_wait.insert(cd->thread);
+		cd->efs->to_wait.insert(&cd->thread);
 	}
 	while (cd->files.size()) {
 		memdelete(cd->files.front()->get());
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ void EditorFileServer::_thread_start(void *s) {
 				cd->connection = self->server->take_connection();
 				cd->efs = self;
 				cd->quit = false;
-				cd->thread = Thread::create(_subthread_start, cd);
+				cd->thread.start(_subthread_start, cd);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -287,8 +287,7 @@ void EditorFileServer::_thread_start(void *s) {
 			Thread *w = self->to_wait.front()->get();
 			self->to_wait.erase(w);
 			self->wait_mutex.unlock();
-			Thread::wait_to_finish(w);
-			memdelete(w);
+			w->wait_to_finish();
 			self->wait_mutex.lock();
 		}
 		self->wait_mutex.unlock();
@@ -317,7 +316,7 @@ EditorFileServer::EditorFileServer() {
 	quit = false;
 	active = false;
 	cmd = CMD_NONE;
-	thread = Thread::create(_thread_start, this);
+	thread.start(_thread_start, this);
 
 	EDITOR_DEF("filesystem/file_server/port", 6010);
 	EDITOR_DEF("filesystem/file_server/password", "");
@@ -325,6 +324,5 @@ EditorFileServer::EditorFileServer() {
 
 EditorFileServer::~EditorFileServer() {
 	quit = true;
-	Thread::wait_to_finish(thread);
-	memdelete(thread);
+	thread.wait_to_finish();
 }
diff --git a/editor/fileserver/editor_file_server.h b/editor/fileserver/editor_file_server.h
index 267b129bda..e4c8327d76 100644
--- a/editor/fileserver/editor_file_server.h
+++ b/editor/fileserver/editor_file_server.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class EditorFileServer : public Object {
 	};
 
 	struct ClientData {
-		Thread *thread = nullptr;
+		Thread thread;
 		Ref<StreamPeerTCP> connection;
 		Map<int, FileAccess *> files;
 		EditorFileServer *efs = nullptr;
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class EditorFileServer : public Object {
 	static void _subthread_start(void *s);
 
 	Mutex wait_mutex;
-	Thread *thread;
+	Thread thread;
 	static void _thread_start(void *);
 	bool quit;
 	Command cmd;
diff --git a/main/main.cpp b/main/main.cpp
index a6e050a9a5..f031353b0c 100644
--- a/main/main.cpp
+++ b/main/main.cpp
@@ -512,8 +512,6 @@ Error Main::setup(const char *execpath, int argc, char *argv[], bool p_second_ph
 
 	MAIN_PRINT("Main: Initialize Globals");
 
-	Thread::_main_thread_id = Thread::get_caller_id();
-
 	globals = memnew(ProjectSettings);
 	input_map = memnew(InputMap);
 
@@ -1465,9 +1463,11 @@ Error Main::setup2(Thread::ID p_main_tid_override) {
 	// Print engine name and version
 	print_line(String(VERSION_NAME) + " v" + get_full_version_string() + " - " + String(VERSION_WEBSITE));
 
+#if !defined(NO_THREADS)
 	if (p_main_tid_override) {
-		Thread::_main_thread_id = p_main_tid_override;
+		Thread::main_thread_id = p_main_tid_override;
 	}
+#endif
 
 	/* Determine text driver */
 
diff --git a/modules/cvtt/image_compress_cvtt.cpp b/modules/cvtt/image_compress_cvtt.cpp
index 6661dbbb0b..43faa52218 100644
--- a/modules/cvtt/image_compress_cvtt.cpp
+++ b/modules/cvtt/image_compress_cvtt.cpp
@@ -267,12 +267,13 @@ void image_compress_cvtt(Image *p_image, float p_lossy_quality, Image::UsedChann
 		job_queue.num_tasks = static_cast<uint32_t>(tasks.size());
 
 		for (int i = 0; i < num_job_threads; i++) {
-			threads_wb[i] = Thread::create(_digest_job_queue, &job_queue);
+			threads_wb[i] = memnew(Thread);
+			threads_wb[i]->start(_digest_job_queue, &job_queue);
 		}
 		_digest_job_queue(&job_queue);
 
 		for (int i = 0; i < num_job_threads; i++) {
-			Thread::wait_to_finish(threads_wb[i]);
+			threads_wb[i]->wait_to_finish();
 			memdelete(threads_wb[i]);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/modules/gdnative/android/android_gdn.cpp b/modules/gdnative/android/android_gdn.cpp
index a48e51a390..fe3b3e7e12 100644
--- a/modules/gdnative/android/android_gdn.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdnative/android/android_gdn.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 JNIEnv *GDAPI godot_android_get_env() {
 #ifdef __ANDROID__
-	return ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	return get_jni_env();
 #else
 	return nullptr;
 #endif
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/language_server/gdscript_language_server.cpp b/modules/gdscript/language_server/gdscript_language_server.cpp
index aac9cb7fd7..12ed56a568 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/language_server/gdscript_language_server.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdscript/language_server/gdscript_language_server.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include "editor/editor_node.h"
 
 GDScriptLanguageServer::GDScriptLanguageServer() {
-	thread = nullptr;
 	thread_running = false;
 	started = false;
 
@@ -87,9 +86,8 @@ void GDScriptLanguageServer::start() {
 	if (protocol.start(port, IP_Address("127.0.0.1")) == OK) {
 		EditorNode::get_log()->add_message("--- GDScript language server started ---", EditorLog::MSG_TYPE_EDITOR);
 		if (use_thread) {
-			ERR_FAIL_COND(thread != nullptr);
 			thread_running = true;
-			thread = Thread::create(GDScriptLanguageServer::thread_main, this);
+			thread.start(GDScriptLanguageServer::thread_main, this);
 		}
 		set_process_internal(!use_thread);
 		started = true;
@@ -98,11 +96,9 @@ void GDScriptLanguageServer::start() {
 
 void GDScriptLanguageServer::stop() {
 	if (use_thread) {
-		ERR_FAIL_COND(nullptr == thread);
+		ERR_FAIL_COND(!thread.is_started());
 		thread_running = false;
-		Thread::wait_to_finish(thread);
-		memdelete(thread);
-		thread = nullptr;
+		thread.wait_to_finish();
 	}
 	protocol.stop();
 	started = false;
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/language_server/gdscript_language_server.h b/modules/gdscript/language_server/gdscript_language_server.h
index 218f42199e..7b7837a463 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/language_server/gdscript_language_server.h
+++ b/modules/gdscript/language_server/gdscript_language_server.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class GDScriptLanguageServer : public EditorPlugin {
 
 	GDScriptLanguageProtocol protocol;
 
-	Thread *thread;
+	Thread thread;
 	bool thread_running;
 	bool started;
 	bool use_thread;
diff --git a/modules/mono/mono_gd/support/android_support.cpp b/modules/mono/mono_gd/support/android_support.cpp
index 59e1385e7e..cba29d63cd 100644
--- a/modules/mono/mono_gd/support/android_support.cpp
+++ b/modules/mono/mono_gd/support/android_support.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ bool jni_exception_check(JNIEnv *p_env) {
 String app_native_lib_dir_cache;
 
 String determine_app_native_lib_dir() {
-	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 
 	ScopedLocalRef<jclass> activityThreadClass(env, env->FindClass("android/app/ActivityThread"));
 	jmethodID currentActivityThread = env->GetStaticMethodID(activityThreadClass, "currentActivityThread", "()Landroid/app/ActivityThread;");
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ int32_t get_build_version_sdk_int() {
 	// android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT
 
 	if (build_version_sdk_int == 0) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 
 		jclass versionClass = env->FindClass("android/os/Build$VERSION");
 		ERR_FAIL_NULL_V(versionClass, 0);
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ MonoBoolean _gd_mono_init_cert_store() {
 	//	return false;
 	// }
 
-	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 
 	ScopedLocalRef<jclass> keyStoreClass(env, env->FindClass("java/security/KeyStore"));
 
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ MonoArray *_gd_mono_android_cert_store_lookup(MonoString *p_alias) {
 		return nullptr;
 	}
 
-	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 
 	ScopedLocalRef<jstring> js_alias(env, env->NewStringUTF(alias_utf8));
 	mono_free(alias_utf8);
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ void cleanup() {
 	if (godot_dl_handle)
 		gd_mono_android_dlclose(godot_dl_handle, nullptr);
 
-	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 
 	if (certStore) {
 		env->DeleteGlobalRef(certStore);
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ GD_PINVOKE_EXPORT mono_bool _monodroid_get_network_interface_up_state(const char
 
 	*r_is_up = 0;
 
-	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 
 	jclass networkInterfaceClass = env->FindClass("java/net/NetworkInterface");
 	ERR_FAIL_NULL_V(networkInterfaceClass, 0);
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ GD_PINVOKE_EXPORT mono_bool _monodroid_get_network_interface_supports_multicast(
 
 	*r_supports_multicast = 0;
 
-	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 
 	jclass networkInterfaceClass = env->FindClass("java/net/NetworkInterface");
 	ERR_FAIL_NULL_V(networkInterfaceClass, 0);
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ static void interop_get_active_network_dns_servers(char **r_dns_servers, int *dn
 	CRASH_COND(get_build_version_sdk_int() < 23);
 #endif
 
-	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 
 	GodotJavaWrapper *godot_java = ((OS_Android *)OS::get_singleton())->get_godot_java();
 	jobject activity = godot_java->get_activity();
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ GD_PINVOKE_EXPORT const char *_monodroid_timezone_get_default_id() {
 	//
 	// TimeZone.getDefault().getID()
 
-	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 
 	ScopedLocalRef<jclass> timeZoneClass(env, env->FindClass("java/util/TimeZone"));
 	ERR_FAIL_NULL_V(timeZoneClass, nullptr);
diff --git a/modules/opensimplex/noise_texture.cpp b/modules/opensimplex/noise_texture.cpp
index 1d75e46747..30a0ca3464 100644
--- a/modules/opensimplex/noise_texture.cpp
+++ b/modules/opensimplex/noise_texture.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 
 NoiseTexture::NoiseTexture() {
 	update_queued = false;
-	noise_thread = nullptr;
 	regen_queued = false;
 	first_time = true;
 
@@ -52,10 +51,7 @@ NoiseTexture::~NoiseTexture() {
 	if (texture.is_valid()) {
 		RS::get_singleton()->free(texture);
 	}
-	if (noise_thread) {
-		Thread::wait_to_finish(noise_thread);
-		memdelete(noise_thread);
-	}
+	noise_thread.wait_to_finish();
 }
 
 void NoiseTexture::_bind_methods() {
@@ -109,11 +105,9 @@ void NoiseTexture::_set_texture_data(const Ref<Image> &p_image) {
 
 void NoiseTexture::_thread_done(const Ref<Image> &p_image) {
 	_set_texture_data(p_image);
-	Thread::wait_to_finish(noise_thread);
-	memdelete(noise_thread);
-	noise_thread = nullptr;
+	noise_thread.wait_to_finish();
 	if (regen_queued) {
-		noise_thread = Thread::create(_thread_function, this);
+		noise_thread.start(_thread_function, this);
 		regen_queued = false;
 	}
 }
@@ -165,8 +159,8 @@ void NoiseTexture::_update_texture() {
 	use_thread = false;
 #endif
 	if (use_thread) {
-		if (!noise_thread) {
-			noise_thread = Thread::create(_thread_function, this);
+		if (!noise_thread.is_started()) {
+			noise_thread.start(_thread_function, this);
 			regen_queued = false;
 		} else {
 			regen_queued = true;
diff --git a/modules/opensimplex/noise_texture.h b/modules/opensimplex/noise_texture.h
index 9f6e2cbf43..170275bd2e 100644
--- a/modules/opensimplex/noise_texture.h
+++ b/modules/opensimplex/noise_texture.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class NoiseTexture : public Texture2D {
 private:
 	Ref<Image> data;
 
-	Thread *noise_thread;
+	Thread noise_thread;
 
 	bool first_time;
 	bool update_queued;
diff --git a/modules/theora/video_stream_theora.cpp b/modules/theora/video_stream_theora.cpp
index 243265769e..1026d58b85 100644
--- a/modules/theora/video_stream_theora.cpp
+++ b/modules/theora/video_stream_theora.cpp
@@ -140,9 +140,7 @@ void VideoStreamPlaybackTheora::clear() {
 #ifdef THEORA_USE_THREAD_STREAMING
 	thread_exit = true;
 	thread_sem->post(); //just in case
-	Thread::wait_to_finish(thread);
-	memdelete(thread);
-	thread = nullptr;
+	thread.wait_to_finish();
 	ring_buffer.clear();
 #endif
 
@@ -181,7 +179,7 @@ void VideoStreamPlaybackTheora::set_file(const String &p_file) {
 	int read = file->get_buffer(read_buffer.ptr(), to_read);
 	ring_buffer.write(read_buffer.ptr(), read);
 
-	thread = Thread::create(_streaming_thread, this);
+	thread.start(_streaming_thread, this);
 
 #endif
 
@@ -669,7 +667,6 @@ VideoStreamPlaybackTheora::VideoStreamPlaybackTheora() {
 	ring_buffer.resize(rb_power);
 	read_buffer.resize(RB_SIZE_KB * 1024);
 	thread_sem = Semaphore::create();
-	thread = nullptr;
 	thread_exit = false;
 	thread_eof = false;
 
diff --git a/modules/theora/video_stream_theora.h b/modules/theora/video_stream_theora.h
index d2036b5cb4..c315d682da 100644
--- a/modules/theora/video_stream_theora.h
+++ b/modules/theora/video_stream_theora.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class VideoStreamPlaybackTheora : public VideoStreamPlayback {
 	Vector<uint8_t> read_buffer;
 	bool thread_eof;
 	Semaphore *thread_sem;
-	Thread *thread;
+	Thread thread;
 	volatile bool thread_exit;
 
 	static void _streaming_thread(void *ud);
diff --git a/platform/android/api/jni_singleton.h b/platform/android/api/jni_singleton.h
index 49c0104e67..965eaabf81 100644
--- a/platform/android/api/jni_singleton.h
+++ b/platform/android/api/jni_singleton.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public:
 			v = (jvalue *)alloca(sizeof(jvalue) * p_argcount);
 		}
 
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 
 		int res = env->PushLocalFrame(16);
 
diff --git a/platform/android/audio_driver_jandroid.cpp b/platform/android/audio_driver_jandroid.cpp
index 825132ac8c..ee28959adc 100644
--- a/platform/android/audio_driver_jandroid.cpp
+++ b/platform/android/audio_driver_jandroid.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Error AudioDriverAndroid::init() {
 
 	//        __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "SDL", "SDL audio: opening device");
 
-	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 	int mix_rate = GLOBAL_GET("audio/mix_rate");
 
 	int latency = GLOBAL_GET("audio/output_latency");
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void AudioDriverAndroid::start() {
 }
 
 void AudioDriverAndroid::setup(jobject p_io) {
-	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 	io = p_io;
 
 	jclass c = env->GetObjectClass(io);
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ void AudioDriverAndroid::unlock() {
 }
 
 void AudioDriverAndroid::finish() {
-	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 	env->CallVoidMethod(io, _quit);
 
 	if (audioBuffer) {
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ void AudioDriverAndroid::finish() {
 }
 
 void AudioDriverAndroid::set_pause(bool p_pause) {
-	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 	env->CallVoidMethod(io, _pause, p_pause);
 }
 
diff --git a/platform/android/dir_access_jandroid.cpp b/platform/android/dir_access_jandroid.cpp
index 78685991a8..f8ac29c738 100644
--- a/platform/android/dir_access_jandroid.cpp
+++ b/platform/android/dir_access_jandroid.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ DirAccess *DirAccessJAndroid::create_fs() {
 
 Error DirAccessJAndroid::list_dir_begin() {
 	list_dir_end();
-	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 
 	jstring js = env->NewStringUTF(current_dir.utf8().get_data());
 	int res = env->CallIntMethod(io, _dir_open, js);
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Error DirAccessJAndroid::list_dir_begin() {
 String DirAccessJAndroid::get_next() {
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(id == 0, "");
 
-	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 	jstring str = (jstring)env->CallObjectMethod(io, _dir_next, id);
 	if (!str)
 		return "";
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ String DirAccessJAndroid::get_next() {
 }
 
 bool DirAccessJAndroid::current_is_dir() const {
-	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 
 	return env->CallBooleanMethod(io, _dir_is_dir, id);
 }
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ void DirAccessJAndroid::list_dir_end() {
 	if (id == 0)
 		return;
 
-	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 	env->CallVoidMethod(io, _dir_close, id);
 	id = 0;
 }
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ String DirAccessJAndroid::get_drive(int p_drive) {
 }
 
 Error DirAccessJAndroid::change_dir(String p_dir) {
-	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 
 	if (p_dir == "" || p_dir == "." || (p_dir == ".." && current_dir == ""))
 		return OK;
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ bool DirAccessJAndroid::file_exists(String p_file) {
 }
 
 bool DirAccessJAndroid::dir_exists(String p_dir) {
-	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 
 	String sd;
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ size_t DirAccessJAndroid::get_space_left() {
 }
 
 void DirAccessJAndroid::setup(jobject p_io) {
-	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 	io = p_io;
 
 	jclass c = env->GetObjectClass(io);
diff --git a/platform/android/export/export.cpp b/platform/android/export/export.cpp
index 62720e8249..a963c5a741 100644
--- a/platform/android/export/export.cpp
+++ b/platform/android/export/export.cpp
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ class EditorExportPlatformAndroid : public EditorExportPlatform {
 	Vector<Device> devices;
 	volatile bool devices_changed;
 	Mutex device_lock;
-	Thread *check_for_changes_thread;
+	Thread check_for_changes_thread;
 	volatile bool quit_request;
 
 	static void _check_for_changes_poll_thread(void *ud) {
@@ -2848,13 +2848,12 @@ public:
 		devices_changed = true;
 		plugins_changed = true;
 		quit_request = false;
-		check_for_changes_thread = Thread::create(_check_for_changes_poll_thread, this);
+		check_for_changes_thread.start(_check_for_changes_poll_thread, this);
 	}
 
 	~EditorExportPlatformAndroid() {
 		quit_request = true;
-		Thread::wait_to_finish(check_for_changes_thread);
-		memdelete(check_for_changes_thread);
+		check_for_changes_thread.wait_to_finish();
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/platform/android/java_class_wrapper.cpp b/platform/android/java_class_wrapper.cpp
index 2b5ca530da..ab03599dc3 100644
--- a/platform/android/java_class_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/platform/android/java_class_wrapper.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ bool JavaClass::_call_method(JavaObject *p_instance, const StringName &p_method,
 	if (!M)
 		return false;
 
-	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 
 	MethodInfo *method = nullptr;
 	for (List<MethodInfo>::Element *E = M->get().front(); E; E = E->next()) {
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ Ref<JavaClass> JavaClassWrapper::wrap(const String &p_class) {
 	if (class_cache.has(p_class))
 		return class_cache[p_class];
 
-	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 
 	jclass bclass = env->FindClass(p_class.utf8().get_data());
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!bclass, Ref<JavaClass>());
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ JavaClassWrapper *JavaClassWrapper::singleton = nullptr;
 JavaClassWrapper::JavaClassWrapper(jobject p_activity) {
 	singleton = this;
 
-	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 
 	jclass activityClass = env->FindClass("android/app/Activity");
 	jmethodID getClassLoader = env->GetMethodID(activityClass, "getClassLoader", "()Ljava/lang/ClassLoader;");
diff --git a/platform/android/java_godot_io_wrapper.cpp b/platform/android/java_godot_io_wrapper.cpp
index 8f8275826d..4ee4427aa0 100644
--- a/platform/android/java_godot_io_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/platform/android/java_godot_io_wrapper.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 // JNIEnv is only valid within the thread it belongs to, in a multi threading environment
 // we can't cache it.
 // For GodotIO we call all access methods from our thread and we thus get a valid JNIEnv
-// from ThreadAndroid.
+// from get_jni_env().
 
 GodotIOJavaWrapper::GodotIOJavaWrapper(JNIEnv *p_env, jobject p_godot_io_instance) {
 	godot_io_instance = p_env->NewGlobalRef(p_godot_io_instance);
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobject GodotIOJavaWrapper::get_instance() {
 
 Error GodotIOJavaWrapper::open_uri(const String &p_uri) {
 	if (_open_URI) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		jstring jStr = env->NewStringUTF(p_uri.utf8().get_data());
 		return env->CallIntMethod(godot_io_instance, _open_URI, jStr) ? ERR_CANT_OPEN : OK;
 	} else {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Error GodotIOJavaWrapper::open_uri(const String &p_uri) {
 
 String GodotIOJavaWrapper::get_user_data_dir() {
 	if (_get_data_dir) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		jstring s = (jstring)env->CallObjectMethod(godot_io_instance, _get_data_dir);
 		return jstring_to_string(s, env);
 	} else {
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ String GodotIOJavaWrapper::get_user_data_dir() {
 
 String GodotIOJavaWrapper::get_locale() {
 	if (_get_locale) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		jstring s = (jstring)env->CallObjectMethod(godot_io_instance, _get_locale);
 		return jstring_to_string(s, env);
 	} else {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ String GodotIOJavaWrapper::get_locale() {
 
 String GodotIOJavaWrapper::get_model() {
 	if (_get_model) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		jstring s = (jstring)env->CallObjectMethod(godot_io_instance, _get_model);
 		return jstring_to_string(s, env);
 	} else {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ String GodotIOJavaWrapper::get_model() {
 
 int GodotIOJavaWrapper::get_screen_dpi() {
 	if (_get_screen_DPI) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		return env->CallIntMethod(godot_io_instance, _get_screen_DPI);
 	} else {
 		return 160;
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ int GodotIOJavaWrapper::get_screen_dpi() {
 
 void GodotIOJavaWrapper::screen_get_usable_rect(int (&p_rect_xywh)[4]) {
 	if (_screen_get_usable_rect) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		jintArray returnArray = (jintArray)env->CallObjectMethod(godot_io_instance, _screen_get_usable_rect);
 		ERR_FAIL_COND(env->GetArrayLength(returnArray) != 4);
 		jint *arrayBody = env->GetIntArrayElements(returnArray, JNI_FALSE);
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ void GodotIOJavaWrapper::screen_get_usable_rect(int (&p_rect_xywh)[4]) {
 
 String GodotIOJavaWrapper::get_unique_id() {
 	if (_get_unique_id) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		jstring s = (jstring)env->CallObjectMethod(godot_io_instance, _get_unique_id);
 		return jstring_to_string(s, env);
 	} else {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ bool GodotIOJavaWrapper::has_vk() {
 
 void GodotIOJavaWrapper::show_vk(const String &p_existing, bool p_multiline, int p_max_input_length, int p_cursor_start, int p_cursor_end) {
 	if (_show_keyboard) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		jstring jStr = env->NewStringUTF(p_existing.utf8().get_data());
 		env->CallVoidMethod(godot_io_instance, _show_keyboard, jStr, p_multiline, p_max_input_length, p_cursor_start, p_cursor_end);
 	}
@@ -156,21 +156,21 @@ void GodotIOJavaWrapper::show_vk(const String &p_existing, bool p_multiline, int
 
 void GodotIOJavaWrapper::hide_vk() {
 	if (_hide_keyboard) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		env->CallVoidMethod(godot_io_instance, _hide_keyboard);
 	}
 }
 
 void GodotIOJavaWrapper::set_screen_orientation(int p_orient) {
 	if (_set_screen_orientation) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		env->CallVoidMethod(godot_io_instance, _set_screen_orientation, p_orient);
 	}
 }
 
 int GodotIOJavaWrapper::get_screen_orientation() {
 	if (_get_screen_orientation) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		return env->CallIntMethod(godot_io_instance, _get_screen_orientation);
 	} else {
 		return 0;
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ int GodotIOJavaWrapper::get_screen_orientation() {
 
 String GodotIOJavaWrapper::get_system_dir(int p_dir) {
 	if (_get_system_dir) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		jstring s = (jstring)env->CallObjectMethod(godot_io_instance, _get_system_dir, p_dir);
 		return jstring_to_string(s, env);
 	} else {
diff --git a/platform/android/java_godot_lib_jni.cpp b/platform/android/java_godot_lib_jni.cpp
index e3a4ce63ef..bb22162879 100644
--- a/platform/android/java_godot_lib_jni.cpp
+++ b/platform/android/java_godot_lib_jni.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_godotengine_godot_GodotLib_initialize(JNIEnv *en
 	godot_java = new GodotJavaWrapper(env, activity, godot_instance);
 	godot_io_java = new GodotIOJavaWrapper(env, godot_java->get_member_object("io", "Lorg/godotengine/godot/GodotIO;", env));
 
-	ThreadAndroid::make_default(jvm);
+	init_thread_jandroid(jvm, env);
 
 	jobject amgr = env->NewGlobalRef(p_asset_manager);
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_godotengine_godot_GodotLib_ondestroy(JNIEnv *env
 }
 
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_godotengine_godot_GodotLib_setup(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz, jobjectArray p_cmdline) {
-	ThreadAndroid::setup_thread();
+	setup_android_thread();
 
 	const char **cmdline = nullptr;
 	jstring *j_cmdline = nullptr;
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_godotengine_godot_GodotLib_step(JNIEnv *env, jcl
 		return;
 
 	if (step == 0) {
-		// Since Godot is initialized on the UI thread, _main_thread_id was set to that thread's id,
+		// Since Godot is initialized on the UI thread, main_thread_id was set to that thread's id,
 		// but for Godot purposes, the main thread is the one running the game loop
 		Main::setup2(Thread::get_caller_id());
 		++step;
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_godotengine_godot_GodotLib_focusout(JNIEnv *env,
 }
 
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_godotengine_godot_GodotLib_audio(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz) {
-	ThreadAndroid::setup_thread();
+	setup_android_thread();
 	AudioDriverAndroid::thread_func(env);
 }
 
diff --git a/platform/android/java_godot_view_wrapper.cpp b/platform/android/java_godot_view_wrapper.cpp
index cb26c7b8c5..5b638300ef 100644
--- a/platform/android/java_godot_view_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/platform/android/java_godot_view_wrapper.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "thread_jandroid.h"
 
 GodotJavaViewWrapper::GodotJavaViewWrapper(jobject godot_view) {
-	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 
 	_godot_view = env->NewGlobalRef(godot_view);
 
@@ -47,20 +47,20 @@ GodotJavaViewWrapper::GodotJavaViewWrapper(jobject godot_view) {
 
 void GodotJavaViewWrapper::request_pointer_capture() {
 	if (_request_pointer_capture != 0) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		env->CallVoidMethod(_godot_view, _request_pointer_capture);
 	}
 }
 
 void GodotJavaViewWrapper::release_pointer_capture() {
 	if (_request_pointer_capture != 0) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		env->CallVoidMethod(_godot_view, _release_pointer_capture);
 	}
 }
 
 GodotJavaViewWrapper::~GodotJavaViewWrapper() {
-	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 	env->DeleteGlobalRef(_godot_view);
 	env->DeleteGlobalRef(_cls);
 }
diff --git a/platform/android/java_godot_wrapper.cpp b/platform/android/java_godot_wrapper.cpp
index c4e7f272d3..759980373a 100644
--- a/platform/android/java_godot_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/platform/android/java_godot_wrapper.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 // JNIEnv is only valid within the thread it belongs to, in a multi threading environment
 // we can't cache it.
 // For Godot we call most access methods from our thread and we thus get a valid JNIEnv
-// from ThreadAndroid. For one or two we expect to pass the environment
+// from get_jni_env(). For one or two we expect to pass the environment
 
 // TODO we could probably create a base class for this...
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobject GodotJavaWrapper::get_activity() {
 jobject GodotJavaWrapper::get_member_object(const char *p_name, const char *p_class, JNIEnv *p_env) {
 	if (godot_class) {
 		if (p_env == nullptr)
-			p_env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+			p_env = get_jni_env();
 
 		jfieldID fid = p_env->GetStaticFieldID(godot_class, p_name, p_class);
 		return p_env->GetStaticObjectField(godot_class, fid);
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ jobject GodotJavaWrapper::get_member_object(const char *p_name, const char *p_cl
 
 jobject GodotJavaWrapper::get_class_loader() {
 	if (_get_class_loader) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		return env->CallObjectMethod(activity, _get_class_loader);
 	} else {
 		return nullptr;
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ GodotJavaViewWrapper *GodotJavaWrapper::get_godot_view() {
 	if (_godot_view != nullptr) {
 		return _godot_view;
 	}
-	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 	jmethodID godot_view_getter = env->GetMethodID(godot_class, "getRenderView", "()Lorg/godotengine/godot/GodotRenderView;");
 	_godot_view = new GodotJavaViewWrapper(env->CallObjectMethod(godot_instance, godot_view_getter));
 	return _godot_view;
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ GodotJavaViewWrapper *GodotJavaWrapper::get_godot_view() {
 void GodotJavaWrapper::on_video_init(JNIEnv *p_env) {
 	if (_on_video_init)
 		if (p_env == nullptr)
-			p_env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+			p_env = get_jni_env();
 
 	p_env->CallVoidMethod(godot_instance, _on_video_init);
 }
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ void GodotJavaWrapper::on_video_init(JNIEnv *p_env) {
 void GodotJavaWrapper::on_godot_main_loop_started(JNIEnv *p_env) {
 	if (_on_godot_main_loop_started) {
 		if (p_env == nullptr) {
-			p_env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+			p_env = get_jni_env();
 		}
 	}
 	p_env->CallVoidMethod(godot_instance, _on_godot_main_loop_started);
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void GodotJavaWrapper::on_godot_main_loop_started(JNIEnv *p_env) {
 void GodotJavaWrapper::restart(JNIEnv *p_env) {
 	if (_restart)
 		if (p_env == nullptr)
-			p_env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+			p_env = get_jni_env();
 
 	p_env->CallVoidMethod(godot_instance, _restart);
 }
@@ -147,21 +147,21 @@ void GodotJavaWrapper::restart(JNIEnv *p_env) {
 void GodotJavaWrapper::force_quit(JNIEnv *p_env) {
 	if (_finish)
 		if (p_env == nullptr)
-			p_env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+			p_env = get_jni_env();
 
 	p_env->CallVoidMethod(godot_instance, _finish);
 }
 
 void GodotJavaWrapper::set_keep_screen_on(bool p_enabled) {
 	if (_set_keep_screen_on) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		env->CallVoidMethod(godot_instance, _set_keep_screen_on, p_enabled);
 	}
 }
 
 void GodotJavaWrapper::alert(const String &p_message, const String &p_title) {
 	if (_alert) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		jstring jStrMessage = env->NewStringUTF(p_message.utf8().get_data());
 		jstring jStrTitle = env->NewStringUTF(p_title.utf8().get_data());
 		env->CallVoidMethod(godot_instance, _alert, jStrMessage, jStrTitle);
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ void GodotJavaWrapper::alert(const String &p_message, const String &p_title) {
 }
 
 int GodotJavaWrapper::get_gles_version_code() {
-	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 	if (_get_GLES_version_code) {
 		return env->CallIntMethod(godot_instance, _get_GLES_version_code);
 	}
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ bool GodotJavaWrapper::has_get_clipboard() {
 
 String GodotJavaWrapper::get_clipboard() {
 	if (_get_clipboard) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		jstring s = (jstring)env->CallObjectMethod(godot_instance, _get_clipboard);
 		return jstring_to_string(s, env);
 	} else {
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ String GodotJavaWrapper::get_clipboard() {
 
 String GodotJavaWrapper::get_input_fallback_mapping() {
 	if (_get_input_fallback_mapping) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		jstring fallback_mapping = (jstring)env->CallObjectMethod(godot_instance, _get_input_fallback_mapping);
 		return jstring_to_string(fallback_mapping, env);
 	} else {
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ bool GodotJavaWrapper::has_set_clipboard() {
 
 void GodotJavaWrapper::set_clipboard(const String &p_text) {
 	if (_set_clipboard) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		jstring jStr = env->NewStringUTF(p_text.utf8().get_data());
 		env->CallVoidMethod(godot_instance, _set_clipboard, jStr);
 	}
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ void GodotJavaWrapper::set_clipboard(const String &p_text) {
 
 bool GodotJavaWrapper::request_permission(const String &p_name) {
 	if (_request_permission) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		jstring jStrName = env->NewStringUTF(p_name.utf8().get_data());
 		return env->CallBooleanMethod(godot_instance, _request_permission, jStrName);
 	} else {
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ bool GodotJavaWrapper::request_permission(const String &p_name) {
 
 bool GodotJavaWrapper::request_permissions() {
 	if (_request_permissions) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		return env->CallBooleanMethod(godot_instance, _request_permissions);
 	} else {
 		return false;
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ bool GodotJavaWrapper::request_permissions() {
 Vector<String> GodotJavaWrapper::get_granted_permissions() const {
 	Vector<String> permissions_list;
 	if (_get_granted_permissions) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		jobject permissions_object = env->CallObjectMethod(godot_instance, _get_granted_permissions);
 		jobjectArray *arr = reinterpret_cast<jobjectArray *>(&permissions_object);
 
@@ -253,14 +253,14 @@ Vector<String> GodotJavaWrapper::get_granted_permissions() const {
 
 void GodotJavaWrapper::init_input_devices() {
 	if (_init_input_devices) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		env->CallVoidMethod(godot_instance, _init_input_devices);
 	}
 }
 
 jobject GodotJavaWrapper::get_surface() {
 	if (_get_surface) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		return env->CallObjectMethod(godot_instance, _get_surface);
 	} else {
 		return nullptr;
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ jobject GodotJavaWrapper::get_surface() {
 
 bool GodotJavaWrapper::is_activity_resumed() {
 	if (_is_activity_resumed) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		return env->CallBooleanMethod(godot_instance, _is_activity_resumed);
 	} else {
 		return false;
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ bool GodotJavaWrapper::is_activity_resumed() {
 
 void GodotJavaWrapper::vibrate(int p_duration_ms) {
 	if (_vibrate) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		env->CallVoidMethod(godot_instance, _vibrate, p_duration_ms);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/platform/android/net_socket_android.cpp b/platform/android/net_socket_android.cpp
index ba7b3d3775..ddc2368793 100644
--- a/platform/android/net_socket_android.cpp
+++ b/platform/android/net_socket_android.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jmethodID NetSocketAndroid::_multicast_lock_acquire = 0;
 jmethodID NetSocketAndroid::_multicast_lock_release = 0;
 
 void NetSocketAndroid::setup(jobject p_net_utils) {
-	JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 
 	net_utils = env->NewGlobalRef(p_net_utils);
 
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ void NetSocketAndroid::setup(jobject p_net_utils) {
 
 void NetSocketAndroid::multicast_lock_acquire() {
 	if (_multicast_lock_acquire) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		env->CallVoidMethod(net_utils, _multicast_lock_acquire);
 	}
 }
 
 void NetSocketAndroid::multicast_lock_release() {
 	if (_multicast_lock_release) {
-		JNIEnv *env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+		JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
 		env->CallVoidMethod(net_utils, _multicast_lock_release);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/platform/android/string_android.h b/platform/android/string_android.h
index 25c6f749d4..3721315d3f 100644
--- a/platform/android/string_android.h
+++ b/platform/android/string_android.h
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@
 /**
  * Converts JNI jstring to Godot String.
  * @param source Source JNI string. If null an empty string is returned.
- * @param env JNI environment instance. If null obtained by ThreadAndroid::get_env().
+ * @param env JNI environment instance. If null obtained by get_jni_env().
  * @return Godot string instance.
  */
 static inline String jstring_to_string(jstring source, JNIEnv *env = nullptr) {
 	String result;
 	if (source) {
 		if (!env) {
-			env = ThreadAndroid::get_env();
+			env = get_jni_env();
 		}
 		const char *const source_utf8 = env->GetStringUTFChars(source, nullptr);
 		if (source_utf8) {
diff --git a/platform/android/thread_jandroid.cpp b/platform/android/thread_jandroid.cpp
index cb3527067f..afcc7294f2 100644
--- a/platform/android/thread_jandroid.cpp
+++ b/platform/android/thread_jandroid.cpp
@@ -30,116 +30,29 @@
 
 #include "thread_jandroid.h"
 
-#include "core/object/script_language.h"
-#include "core/os/memory.h"
-#include "core/templates/safe_refcount.h"
+#include "core/os/thread.h"
 
-static void _thread_id_key_destr_callback(void *p_value) {
-	memdelete(static_cast<Thread::ID *>(p_value));
-}
-
-static pthread_key_t _create_thread_id_key() {
-	pthread_key_t key;
-	pthread_key_create(&key, &_thread_id_key_destr_callback);
-	return key;
-}
-
-pthread_key_t ThreadAndroid::thread_id_key = _create_thread_id_key();
-Thread::ID ThreadAndroid::next_thread_id = 0;
-
-Thread::ID ThreadAndroid::get_id() const {
-	return id;
-}
-
-Thread *ThreadAndroid::create_thread_jandroid() {
-	return memnew(ThreadAndroid);
-}
-
-void *ThreadAndroid::thread_callback(void *userdata) {
-	ThreadAndroid *t = reinterpret_cast<ThreadAndroid *>(userdata);
-	setup_thread();
-	ScriptServer::thread_enter(); //scripts may need to attach a stack
-	t->id = atomic_increment(&next_thread_id);
-	pthread_setspecific(thread_id_key, (void *)memnew(ID(t->id)));
-	t->callback(t->user);
-	ScriptServer::thread_exit();
-	return nullptr;
-}
-
-Thread *ThreadAndroid::create_func_jandroid(ThreadCreateCallback p_callback, void *p_user, const Settings &) {
-	ThreadAndroid *tr = memnew(ThreadAndroid);
-	tr->callback = p_callback;
-	tr->user = p_user;
-	pthread_attr_init(&tr->pthread_attr);
-	pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&tr->pthread_attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE);
-
-	pthread_create(&tr->pthread, &tr->pthread_attr, thread_callback, tr);
-
-	return tr;
-}
+static JavaVM *java_vm = nullptr;
+static thread_local JNIEnv *env = nullptr;
 
-Thread::ID ThreadAndroid::get_thread_id_func_jandroid() {
-	void *value = pthread_getspecific(thread_id_key);
-
-	if (value)
-		return *static_cast<ID *>(value);
-
-	ID new_id = atomic_increment(&next_thread_id);
-	pthread_setspecific(thread_id_key, (void *)memnew(ID(new_id)));
-	return new_id;
-}
-
-void ThreadAndroid::wait_to_finish_func_jandroid(Thread *p_thread) {
-	ThreadAndroid *tp = static_cast<ThreadAndroid *>(p_thread);
-	ERR_FAIL_COND(!tp);
-	ERR_FAIL_COND(tp->pthread == 0);
-
-	pthread_join(tp->pthread, nullptr);
-	tp->pthread = 0;
-}
-
-void ThreadAndroid::_thread_destroyed(void *value) {
-	/* The thread is being destroyed, detach it from the Java VM and set the mThreadKey value to NULL as required */
-	JNIEnv *env = (JNIEnv *)value;
-	if (env != nullptr) {
-		java_vm->DetachCurrentThread();
-		pthread_setspecific(jvm_key, nullptr);
-	}
-}
-
-pthread_key_t ThreadAndroid::jvm_key;
-JavaVM *ThreadAndroid::java_vm = nullptr;
-
-void ThreadAndroid::setup_thread() {
-	if (pthread_getspecific(jvm_key))
-		return; //already setup
-	JNIEnv *env;
+static void init_thread() {
 	java_vm->AttachCurrentThread(&env, nullptr);
-	pthread_setspecific(jvm_key, (void *)env);
 }
 
-void ThreadAndroid::make_default(JavaVM *p_java_vm) {
-	java_vm = p_java_vm;
-	create_func = create_func_jandroid;
-	get_thread_id_func = get_thread_id_func_jandroid;
-	wait_to_finish_func = wait_to_finish_func_jandroid;
-	pthread_key_create(&jvm_key, _thread_destroyed);
-	setup_thread();
+static void term_thread() {
+	java_vm->DetachCurrentThread();
 }
 
-JNIEnv *ThreadAndroid::get_env() {
-	if (!pthread_getspecific(jvm_key)) {
-		setup_thread();
-	}
-
-	JNIEnv *env = nullptr;
-	java_vm->AttachCurrentThread(&env, nullptr);
-	return env;
+void init_thread_jandroid(JavaVM *p_jvm, JNIEnv *p_env) {
+	java_vm = p_jvm;
+	env = p_env;
+	Thread::_set_platform_funcs(nullptr, nullptr, &init_thread, &term_thread);
 }
 
-ThreadAndroid::ThreadAndroid() {
-	pthread = 0;
+void setup_android_thread() {
+	init_thread();
 }
 
-ThreadAndroid::~ThreadAndroid() {
+JNIEnv *get_jni_env() {
+	return env;
 }
diff --git a/platform/android/thread_jandroid.h b/platform/android/thread_jandroid.h
index c37e2d740e..ff13ae911f 100644
--- a/platform/android/thread_jandroid.h
+++ b/platform/android/thread_jandroid.h
@@ -28,46 +28,14 @@
 /* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                */
 /*************************************************************************/
 
-#ifndef THREAD_POSIX_H
-#define THREAD_POSIX_H
+#ifndef THREAD_JANDROID_H
+#define THREAD_JANDROID_H
 
-#include "core/os/thread.h"
 #include <jni.h>
-#include <pthread.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
 
-class ThreadAndroid : public Thread {
-	static pthread_key_t thread_id_key;
-	static ID next_thread_id;
+void init_thread_jandroid(JavaVM *p_jvm, JNIEnv *p_env);
 
-	pthread_t pthread;
-	pthread_attr_t pthread_attr;
-	ThreadCreateCallback callback;
-	void *user;
-	ID id;
-
-	static Thread *create_thread_jandroid();
-
-	static void *thread_callback(void *userdata);
-
-	static Thread *create_func_jandroid(ThreadCreateCallback p_callback, void *, const Settings &);
-	static ID get_thread_id_func_jandroid();
-	static void wait_to_finish_func_jandroid(Thread *p_thread);
-
-	static void _thread_destroyed(void *value);
-	ThreadAndroid();
-
-	static pthread_key_t jvm_key;
-	static JavaVM *java_vm;
-
-public:
-	virtual ID get_id() const;
-
-	static void make_default(JavaVM *p_java_vm);
-	static void setup_thread();
-	static JNIEnv *get_env();
-
-	~ThreadAndroid();
-};
+void setup_android_thread();
+JNIEnv *get_jni_env();
 
 #endif
diff --git a/platform/iphone/export/export.cpp b/platform/iphone/export/export.cpp
index d0c0ef7a4b..e3564fbc6c 100644
--- a/platform/iphone/export/export.cpp
+++ b/platform/iphone/export/export.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class EditorExportPlatformIOS : public EditorExportPlatform {
 
 	// Plugins
 	volatile bool plugins_changed;
-	Thread *check_for_changes_thread;
+	Thread check_for_changes_thread;
 	volatile bool quit_request;
 	Mutex plugins_lock;
 	Vector<PluginConfigIOS> plugins;
@@ -1940,13 +1940,12 @@ EditorExportPlatformIOS::EditorExportPlatformIOS() {
 	plugins_changed = true;
 	quit_request = false;
 
-	check_for_changes_thread = Thread::create(_check_for_changes_poll_thread, this);
+	check_for_changes_thread.start(_check_for_changes_poll_thread, this);
 }
 
 EditorExportPlatformIOS::~EditorExportPlatformIOS() {
 	quit_request = true;
-	Thread::wait_to_finish(check_for_changes_thread);
-	memdelete(check_for_changes_thread);
+	check_for_changes_thread.wait_to_finish();
 }
 
 void register_iphone_exporter() {
diff --git a/platform/javascript/audio_driver_javascript.cpp b/platform/javascript/audio_driver_javascript.cpp
index 6395fdf721..f7cc9e6540 100644
--- a/platform/javascript/audio_driver_javascript.cpp
+++ b/platform/javascript/audio_driver_javascript.cpp
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ int AudioDriverJavaScript::WorkletNode::create(int p_buffer_size, int p_channels
 
 void AudioDriverJavaScript::WorkletNode::start(float *p_out_buf, int p_out_buf_size, float *p_in_buf, int p_in_buf_size) {
 	godot_audio_worklet_start(p_in_buf, p_in_buf_size, p_out_buf, p_out_buf_size, state);
-	thread = Thread::create(_audio_thread_func, this);
+	thread.start(_audio_thread_func, this);
 }
 
 void AudioDriverJavaScript::WorkletNode::lock() {
@@ -280,8 +280,6 @@ void AudioDriverJavaScript::WorkletNode::unlock() {
 
 void AudioDriverJavaScript::WorkletNode::finish() {
 	quit = true; // Ask thread to quit.
-	Thread::wait_to_finish(thread);
-	memdelete(thread);
-	thread = nullptr;
+	thread.wait_to_finish();
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/platform/javascript/audio_driver_javascript.h b/platform/javascript/audio_driver_javascript.h
index d55ec261a4..393693640f 100644
--- a/platform/javascript/audio_driver_javascript.h
+++ b/platform/javascript/audio_driver_javascript.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public:
 			STATE_MAX,
 		};
 		Mutex mutex;
-		Thread *thread = nullptr;
+		Thread thread;
 		bool quit = false;
 		int32_t state[STATE_MAX] = { 0 };
 
diff --git a/platform/javascript/export/export.cpp b/platform/javascript/export/export.cpp
index 48ccc1f87a..818550f7a8 100644
--- a/platform/javascript/export/export.cpp
+++ b/platform/javascript/export/export.cpp
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class EditorExportPlatformJavaScript : public EditorExportPlatform {
 	Ref<EditorHTTPServer> server;
 	bool server_quit = false;
 	Mutex server_lock;
-	Thread *server_thread = nullptr;
+	Thread server_thread;
 
 	enum ExportMode {
 		EXPORT_MODE_NORMAL = 0,
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ void EditorExportPlatformJavaScript::_server_thread_poll(void *data) {
 
 EditorExportPlatformJavaScript::EditorExportPlatformJavaScript() {
 	server.instance();
-	server_thread = Thread::create(_server_thread_poll, this);
+	server_thread.start(_server_thread_poll, this);
 
 	Ref<Image> img = memnew(Image(_javascript_logo));
 	logo.instance();
@@ -702,8 +702,7 @@ EditorExportPlatformJavaScript::EditorExportPlatformJavaScript() {
 EditorExportPlatformJavaScript::~EditorExportPlatformJavaScript() {
 	server->stop();
 	server_quit = true;
-	Thread::wait_to_finish(server_thread);
-	memdelete(server_thread);
+	server_thread.wait_to_finish();
 }
 
 void register_javascript_exporter() {
diff --git a/platform/linuxbsd/display_server_x11.cpp b/platform/linuxbsd/display_server_x11.cpp
index 00b90923de..c8632f19f9 100644
--- a/platform/linuxbsd/display_server_x11.cpp
+++ b/platform/linuxbsd/display_server_x11.cpp
@@ -4266,7 +4266,7 @@ DisplayServerX11::DisplayServerX11(const String &p_rendering_driver, WindowMode
 		}
 	}
 
-	events_thread = Thread::create(_poll_events_thread, this);
+	events_thread.start(_poll_events_thread, this);
 
 	_update_real_mouse_position(windows[MAIN_WINDOW_ID]);
 
@@ -4280,9 +4280,7 @@ DisplayServerX11::~DisplayServerX11() {
 	_clipboard_transfer_ownership(XInternAtom(x11_display, "CLIPBOARD", 0), x11_main_window);
 
 	events_thread_done = true;
-	Thread::wait_to_finish(events_thread);
-	memdelete(events_thread);
-	events_thread = nullptr;
+	events_thread.wait_to_finish();
 
 	//destroy all windows
 	for (Map<WindowID, WindowData>::Element *E = windows.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
diff --git a/platform/linuxbsd/display_server_x11.h b/platform/linuxbsd/display_server_x11.h
index 7784ba82b5..906710f933 100644
--- a/platform/linuxbsd/display_server_x11.h
+++ b/platform/linuxbsd/display_server_x11.h
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class DisplayServerX11 : public DisplayServer {
 	void _dispatch_input_event(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event);
 
 	mutable Mutex events_mutex;
-	Thread *events_thread = nullptr;
+	Thread events_thread;
 	bool events_thread_done = false;
 	LocalVector<XEvent> polled_events;
 	static void _poll_events_thread(void *ud);
diff --git a/platform/linuxbsd/joypad_linux.cpp b/platform/linuxbsd/joypad_linux.cpp
index 291ca49585..42e8e575df 100644
--- a/platform/linuxbsd/joypad_linux.cpp
+++ b/platform/linuxbsd/joypad_linux.cpp
@@ -73,13 +73,12 @@ void JoypadLinux::Joypad::reset() {
 JoypadLinux::JoypadLinux(Input *in) {
 	exit_udev = false;
 	input = in;
-	joy_thread = Thread::create(joy_thread_func, this);
+	joy_thread.start(joy_thread_func, this);
 }
 
 JoypadLinux::~JoypadLinux() {
 	exit_udev = true;
-	Thread::wait_to_finish(joy_thread);
-	memdelete(joy_thread);
+	joy_thread.wait_to_finish();
 	close_joypad();
 }
 
diff --git a/platform/linuxbsd/joypad_linux.h b/platform/linuxbsd/joypad_linux.h
index 20d30b510c..bf343b7ceb 100644
--- a/platform/linuxbsd/joypad_linux.h
+++ b/platform/linuxbsd/joypad_linux.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ private:
 
 	bool exit_udev;
 	Mutex joy_mutex;
-	Thread *joy_thread;
+	Thread joy_thread;
 	Input *input;
 	Joypad joypads[JOYPADS_MAX];
 	Vector<String> attached_devices;
diff --git a/platform/uwp/os_uwp.cpp b/platform/uwp/os_uwp.cpp
index f43c4ecdaf..8b60e55d2d 100644
--- a/platform/uwp/os_uwp.cpp
+++ b/platform/uwp/os_uwp.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 #include "servers/audio_server.h"
 #include "servers/rendering/rendering_server_default.h"
 #include "servers/rendering/rendering_server_wrap_mt.h"
-#include "thread_uwp.h"
 
 #include <ppltasks.h>
 #include <wrl.h>
@@ -130,8 +129,6 @@ void OS_UWP::initialize_core() {
 
 	//RedirectIOToConsole();
 
-	ThreadUWP::make_default();
-
 	FileAccess::make_default<FileAccessWindows>(FileAccess::ACCESS_RESOURCES);
 	FileAccess::make_default<FileAccessWindows>(FileAccess::ACCESS_USERDATA);
 	FileAccess::make_default<FileAccessWindows>(FileAccess::ACCESS_FILESYSTEM);
diff --git a/platform/uwp/thread_uwp.cpp b/platform/uwp/thread_uwp.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 364c414375..0000000000
--- a/platform/uwp/thread_uwp.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-/*************************************************************************/
-/*  thread_uwp.cpp                                                       */
-/*************************************************************************/
-/*                       This file is part of:                           */
-/*                           GODOT ENGINE                                */
-/*                      https://godotengine.org                          */
-/*************************************************************************/
-/* Copyright (c) 2007-2021 Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur.                 */
-/* Copyright (c) 2014-2021 Godot Engine contributors (cf. AUTHORS.md).   */
-/*                                                                       */
-/* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining */
-/* a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the       */
-/* "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including   */
-/* without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,   */
-/* distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to    */
-/* permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to */
-/* the following conditions:                                             */
-/*                                                                       */
-/* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be        */
-/* included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.       */
-/*                                                                       */
-/* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,       */
-/* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF    */
-/* MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.*/
-/* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY  */
-/* CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,  */
-/* TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE     */
-/* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                */
-/*************************************************************************/
-
-#include "thread_uwp.h"
-
-#include "core/os/memory.h"
-
-Thread *ThreadUWP::create_func_uwp(ThreadCreateCallback p_callback, void *p_user, const Settings &) {
-	ThreadUWP *thread = memnew(ThreadUWP);
-
-	std::thread new_thread(p_callback, p_user);
-	std::swap(thread->thread, new_thread);
-
-	return thread;
-};
-
-Thread::ID ThreadUWP::get_thread_id_func_uwp() {
-	return std::hash<std::thread::id>()(std::this_thread::get_id());
-};
-
-void ThreadUWP::wait_to_finish_func_uwp(Thread *p_thread) {
-	ThreadUWP *tp = static_cast<ThreadUWP *>(p_thread);
-	tp->thread.join();
-};
-
-Thread::ID ThreadUWP::get_id() const {
-	return std::hash<std::thread::id>()(thread.get_id());
-};
-
-void ThreadUWP::make_default() {
-	create_func = create_func_uwp;
-	get_thread_id_func = get_thread_id_func_uwp;
-	wait_to_finish_func = wait_to_finish_func_uwp;
-};
diff --git a/platform/uwp/thread_uwp.h b/platform/uwp/thread_uwp.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0bfc71d2e0..0000000000
--- a/platform/uwp/thread_uwp.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-/*************************************************************************/
-/*  thread_uwp.h                                                         */
-/*************************************************************************/
-/*                       This file is part of:                           */
-/*                           GODOT ENGINE                                */
-/*                      https://godotengine.org                          */
-/*************************************************************************/
-/* Copyright (c) 2007-2021 Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur.                 */
-/* Copyright (c) 2014-2021 Godot Engine contributors (cf. AUTHORS.md).   */
-/*                                                                       */
-/* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining */
-/* a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the       */
-/* "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including   */
-/* without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,   */
-/* distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to    */
-/* permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to */
-/* the following conditions:                                             */
-/*                                                                       */
-/* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be        */
-/* included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.       */
-/*                                                                       */
-/* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,       */
-/* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF    */
-/* MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.*/
-/* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY  */
-/* CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,  */
-/* TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE     */
-/* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                */
-/*************************************************************************/
-
-#ifndef THREAD_UWP_H
-#define THREAD_UWP_H
-
-#ifdef UWP_ENABLED
-
-#include "core/os/thread.h"
-
-#include <thread>
-
-class ThreadUWP : public Thread {
-	std::thread thread;
-
-	static Thread *create_func_uwp(ThreadCreateCallback p_callback, void *, const Settings &);
-	static ID get_thread_id_func_uwp();
-	static void wait_to_finish_func_uwp(Thread *p_thread);
-
-	ThreadUWP() {}
-
-public:
-	virtual ID get_id() const;
-
-	static void make_default();
-
-	~ThreadUWP() {}
-};
-
-#endif // UWP_ENABLED
-
-#endif // THREAD_UWP_H
diff --git a/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp b/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp
index 3c38c715c1..fe007027da 100644
--- a/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp
+++ b/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include "core/version_generated.gen.h"
 #include "drivers/windows/dir_access_windows.h"
 #include "drivers/windows/file_access_windows.h"
-#include "drivers/windows/thread_windows.h"
 #include "joypad_windows.h"
 #include "lang_table.h"
 #include "main/main.h"
@@ -176,8 +175,6 @@ void OS_Windows::initialize() {
 
 	//RedirectIOToConsole();
 
-	ThreadWindows::make_default();
-
 	FileAccess::make_default<FileAccessWindows>(FileAccess::ACCESS_RESOURCES);
 	FileAccess::make_default<FileAccessWindows>(FileAccess::ACCESS_USERDATA);
 	FileAccess::make_default<FileAccessWindows>(FileAccess::ACCESS_FILESYSTEM);
diff --git a/scene/3d/navigation_region_3d.cpp b/scene/3d/navigation_region_3d.cpp
index b7b1415091..e8cfa05a4b 100644
--- a/scene/3d/navigation_region_3d.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/navigation_region_3d.cpp
@@ -170,18 +170,17 @@ void _bake_navigation_mesh(void *p_user_data) {
 }
 
 void NavigationRegion3D::bake_navigation_mesh() {
-	ERR_FAIL_COND(bake_thread != nullptr);
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(bake_thread.is_started());
 
 	BakeThreadsArgs *args = memnew(BakeThreadsArgs);
 	args->nav_region = this;
 
-	bake_thread = Thread::create(_bake_navigation_mesh, args);
-	ERR_FAIL_COND(bake_thread == nullptr);
+	bake_thread.start(_bake_navigation_mesh, args);
 }
 
 void NavigationRegion3D::_bake_finished(Ref<NavigationMesh> p_nav_mesh) {
 	set_navigation_mesh(p_nav_mesh);
-	bake_thread = nullptr;
+	bake_thread.wait_to_finish();
 	emit_signal("bake_finished");
 }
 
diff --git a/scene/3d/navigation_region_3d.h b/scene/3d/navigation_region_3d.h
index a5b8c2cd5e..e966523b64 100644
--- a/scene/3d/navigation_region_3d.h
+++ b/scene/3d/navigation_region_3d.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class NavigationRegion3D : public Node3D {
 
 	Navigation3D *navigation = nullptr;
 	Node *debug_view = nullptr;
-	Thread *bake_thread = nullptr;
+	Thread bake_thread;
 
 protected:
 	void _notification(int p_what);
diff --git a/scene/main/http_request.cpp b/scene/main/http_request.cpp
index ddcf07c8e9..4c6b85d78b 100644
--- a/scene/main/http_request.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/http_request.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Error HTTPRequest::request_raw(const String &p_url, const Vector<String> &p_cust
 		thread_done = false;
 		thread_request_quit = false;
 		client->set_blocking_mode(true);
-		thread = Thread::create(_thread_func, this);
+		thread.start(_thread_func, this);
 	} else {
 		client->set_blocking_mode(false);
 		err = _request();
@@ -209,9 +209,7 @@ void HTTPRequest::cancel_request() {
 		set_process_internal(false);
 	} else {
 		thread_request_quit = true;
-		Thread::wait_to_finish(thread);
-		memdelete(thread);
-		thread = nullptr;
+		thread.wait_to_finish();
 	}
 
 	if (file) {
@@ -640,8 +638,6 @@ void HTTPRequest::_bind_methods() {
 }
 
 HTTPRequest::HTTPRequest() {
-	thread = nullptr;
-
 	port = 80;
 	redirections = 0;
 	max_redirects = 8;
diff --git a/scene/main/http_request.h b/scene/main/http_request.h
index 6f606296e4..9dbf561cd4 100644
--- a/scene/main/http_request.h
+++ b/scene/main/http_request.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ private:
 	volatile bool thread_done;
 	volatile bool thread_request_quit;
 
-	Thread *thread;
+	Thread thread;
 
 	void _request_done(int p_status, int p_code, const PackedStringArray &p_headers, const PackedByteArray &p_data);
 	static void _thread_func(void *p_userdata);
diff --git a/servers/audio/audio_driver_dummy.cpp b/servers/audio/audio_driver_dummy.cpp
index 12cadb9301..faddced155 100644
--- a/servers/audio/audio_driver_dummy.cpp
+++ b/servers/audio/audio_driver_dummy.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Error AudioDriverDummy::init() {
 
 	samples_in = memnew_arr(int32_t, buffer_frames * channels);
 
-	thread = Thread::create(AudioDriverDummy::thread_func, this);
+	thread.start(AudioDriverDummy::thread_func, this);
 
 	return OK;
 };
@@ -86,31 +86,18 @@ AudioDriver::SpeakerMode AudioDriverDummy::get_speaker_mode() const {
 };
 
 void AudioDriverDummy::lock() {
-	if (!thread) {
-		return;
-	}
 	mutex.lock();
 };
 
 void AudioDriverDummy::unlock() {
-	if (!thread) {
-		return;
-	}
 	mutex.unlock();
 };
 
 void AudioDriverDummy::finish() {
-	if (!thread) {
-		return;
-	}
-
 	exit_thread = true;
-	Thread::wait_to_finish(thread);
+	thread.wait_to_finish();
 
 	if (samples_in) {
 		memdelete_arr(samples_in);
 	};
-
-	memdelete(thread);
-	thread = nullptr;
 };
diff --git a/servers/audio/audio_driver_dummy.h b/servers/audio/audio_driver_dummy.h
index 617ffb2c79..7d84e7ffc8 100644
--- a/servers/audio/audio_driver_dummy.h
+++ b/servers/audio/audio_driver_dummy.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #include "core/os/thread.h"
 
 class AudioDriverDummy : public AudioDriver {
-	Thread *thread = nullptr;
+	Thread thread;
 	Mutex mutex;
 
 	int32_t *samples_in;
diff --git a/servers/audio/effects/audio_effect_record.cpp b/servers/audio/effects/audio_effect_record.cpp
index e8832c92a3..2015ede81f 100644
--- a/servers/audio/effects/audio_effect_record.cpp
+++ b/servers/audio/effects/audio_effect_record.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ void AudioEffectRecordInstance::init() {
 #ifdef NO_THREADS
 	AudioServer::get_singleton()->add_update_callback(&AudioEffectRecordInstance::_update, this);
 #else
-	io_thread = Thread::create(_thread_callback, this);
+	io_thread.start(_thread_callback, this);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -126,9 +126,7 @@ void AudioEffectRecordInstance::finish() {
 #ifdef NO_THREADS
 	AudioServer::get_singleton()->remove_update_callback(&AudioEffectRecordInstance::_update, this);
 #else
-	if (thread_active) {
-		Thread::wait_to_finish(io_thread);
-	}
+	io_thread.wait_to_finish();
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/servers/audio/effects/audio_effect_record.h b/servers/audio/effects/audio_effect_record.h
index 14e646e29d..b97ec43946 100644
--- a/servers/audio/effects/audio_effect_record.h
+++ b/servers/audio/effects/audio_effect_record.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class AudioEffectRecordInstance : public AudioEffectInstance {
 	Ref<AudioEffectRecord> base;
 
 	bool is_recording;
-	Thread *io_thread;
+	Thread io_thread;
 	bool thread_active = false;
 
 	Vector<AudioFrame> ring_buffer;
diff --git a/servers/physics_2d/physics_server_2d_wrap_mt.cpp b/servers/physics_2d/physics_server_2d_wrap_mt.cpp
index 15d875b3b7..897724fe6f 100644
--- a/servers/physics_2d/physics_server_2d_wrap_mt.cpp
+++ b/servers/physics_2d/physics_server_2d_wrap_mt.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void PhysicsServer2DWrapMT::step(real_t p_step) {
 }
 
 void PhysicsServer2DWrapMT::sync() {
-	if (thread) {
+	if (create_thread) {
 		if (first_frame) {
 			first_frame = false;
 		} else {
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void PhysicsServer2DWrapMT::end_sync() {
 void PhysicsServer2DWrapMT::init() {
 	if (create_thread) {
 		//OS::get_singleton()->release_rendering_thread();
-		thread = Thread::create(_thread_callback, this);
+		thread.start(_thread_callback, this);
 		while (!step_thread_up) {
 			OS::get_singleton()->delay_usec(1000);
 		}
@@ -107,12 +107,9 @@ void PhysicsServer2DWrapMT::init() {
 }
 
 void PhysicsServer2DWrapMT::finish() {
-	if (thread) {
+	if (thread.is_started()) {
 		command_queue.push(this, &PhysicsServer2DWrapMT::thread_exit);
-		Thread::wait_to_finish(thread);
-		memdelete(thread);
-
-		thread = nullptr;
+		thread.wait_to_finish();
 	} else {
 		physics_2d_server->finish();
 	}
@@ -135,7 +132,6 @@ PhysicsServer2DWrapMT::PhysicsServer2DWrapMT(PhysicsServer2D *p_contained, bool
 		command_queue(p_create_thread) {
 	physics_2d_server = p_contained;
 	create_thread = p_create_thread;
-	thread = nullptr;
 	step_pending = 0;
 	step_thread_up = false;
 
diff --git a/servers/physics_2d/physics_server_2d_wrap_mt.h b/servers/physics_2d/physics_server_2d_wrap_mt.h
index 9207081a51..ca8b053c08 100644
--- a/servers/physics_2d/physics_server_2d_wrap_mt.h
+++ b/servers/physics_2d/physics_server_2d_wrap_mt.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class PhysicsServer2DWrapMT : public PhysicsServer2D {
 	Thread::ID server_thread;
 	Thread::ID main_thread;
 	volatile bool exit;
-	Thread *thread;
+	Thread thread;
 	volatile bool step_thread_up;
 	bool create_thread;
 
diff --git a/servers/rendering/rendering_server_wrap_mt.cpp b/servers/rendering/rendering_server_wrap_mt.cpp
index 3572c4dc78..9b8d35e5b3 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/rendering_server_wrap_mt.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/rendering_server_wrap_mt.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void RenderingServerWrapMT::init() {
 		print_verbose("RenderingServerWrapMT: Creating render thread");
 		DisplayServer::get_singleton()->release_rendering_thread();
 		if (create_thread) {
-			thread = Thread::create(_thread_callback, this);
+			thread.start(_thread_callback, this);
 			print_verbose("RenderingServerWrapMT: Starting render thread");
 		}
 		while (!draw_thread_up) {
@@ -136,12 +136,9 @@ void RenderingServerWrapMT::finish() {
 	canvas_light_occluder_free_cached_ids();
 	canvas_occluder_polygon_free_cached_ids();
 
-	if (thread) {
+	if (create_thread) {
 		command_queue.push(this, &RenderingServerWrapMT::thread_exit);
-		Thread::wait_to_finish(thread);
-		memdelete(thread);
-
-		thread = nullptr;
+		thread.wait_to_finish();
 	} else {
 		rendering_server->finish();
 	}
@@ -160,7 +157,6 @@ RenderingServerWrapMT::RenderingServerWrapMT(RenderingServer *p_contained, bool
 
 	rendering_server = p_contained;
 	create_thread = p_create_thread;
-	thread = nullptr;
 	draw_pending = 0;
 	draw_thread_up = false;
 	pool_max_size = GLOBAL_GET("memory/limits/multithreaded_server/rid_pool_prealloc");
diff --git a/servers/rendering/rendering_server_wrap_mt.h b/servers/rendering/rendering_server_wrap_mt.h
index 3db90c32df..8df1623608 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/rendering_server_wrap_mt.h
+++ b/servers/rendering/rendering_server_wrap_mt.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class RenderingServerWrapMT : public RenderingServer {
 
 	Thread::ID server_thread;
 	volatile bool exit;
-	Thread *thread;
+	Thread thread;
 	volatile bool draw_thread_up;
 	bool create_thread;
 
diff --git a/tests/test_command_queue.h b/tests/test_command_queue.h
index 2f0b75760d..b4fa63ad2b 100644
--- a/tests/test_command_queue.h
+++ b/tests/test_command_queue.h
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ public:
 	int message_count_to_read = 0;
 	bool exit_threads = false;
 
-	Thread *reader_thread = nullptr;
-	Thread *writer_thread = nullptr;
+	Thread reader_thread;
+	Thread writer_thread;
 
 	int func1_count = 0;
 
@@ -221,20 +221,16 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	void init_threads() {
-		reader_thread = Thread::create(&SharedThreadState::static_reader_thread_loop, this);
-		writer_thread = Thread::create(&SharedThreadState::static_writer_thread_loop, this);
+		reader_thread.start(&SharedThreadState::static_reader_thread_loop, this);
+		writer_thread.start(&SharedThreadState::static_writer_thread_loop, this);
 	}
 	void destroy_threads() {
 		exit_threads = true;
 		reader_threadwork.main_start_work();
 		writer_threadwork.main_start_work();
 
-		Thread::wait_to_finish(reader_thread);
-		memdelete(reader_thread);
-		reader_thread = nullptr;
-		Thread::wait_to_finish(writer_thread);
-		memdelete(writer_thread);
-		writer_thread = nullptr;
+		reader_thread.wait_to_finish();
+		writer_thread.wait_to_finish();
 	}
 };