diff --git a/Utilities/cond.cpp b/Utilities/cond.cpp
index 0e5951ce55..39c240775f 100644
--- a/Utilities/cond.cpp
+++ b/Utilities/cond.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ bool notifier::wait(u64 usec_timeout)
 	return res;
 }
 
-bool cond_one::imp_wait(u64 _timeout) noexcept
+bool unique_cond::imp_wait(u64 _timeout) noexcept
 {
 	// State transition: c_sig -> c_lock \ c_lock -> c_wait
 	const u32 _old = m_value.fetch_sub(1);
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ bool cond_one::imp_wait(u64 _timeout) noexcept
 	});
 }
 
-void cond_one::imp_notify() noexcept
+void unique_cond::imp_notify() noexcept
 {
 	auto [old, ok] = m_value.fetch_op([](u32& v)
 	{
diff --git a/Utilities/cond.h b/Utilities/cond.h
index 6e43a95922..0cadedac12 100644
--- a/Utilities/cond.h
+++ b/Utilities/cond.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public:
 	static constexpr u64 max_timeout = u64{UINT32_MAX} / 1000 * 1000000;
 };
 
-// Pair of a fake shared mutex (only limited shared locking) and a condition variable
+// Pair of a fake shared mutex (only limited shared locking) and a condition variable. Obsolete.
 class notifier
 {
 	atomic_t<u32> m_counter{0};
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ public:
 	static constexpr u32 max_readers = 0x7f;
 };
 
-class cond_one
+// Condition variable fused with a pseudo-mutex which is never supposed to be locked concurrently.
+class unique_cond
 {
 	enum : u32
 	{
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ class cond_one
 	void imp_notify() noexcept;
 
 public:
-	constexpr cond_one() = default;
+	constexpr unique_cond() = default;
 
 	void lock() noexcept
 	{
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ public:
 		m_value = 0;
 	}
 
-	bool wait(std::unique_lock<cond_one>& lock, u64 usec_timeout = -1) noexcept
+	bool wait(std::unique_lock<unique_cond>& lock, u64 usec_timeout = -1) noexcept
 	{
 		AUDIT(lock.owns_lock());
 		AUDIT(lock.mutex() == this);
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellVdec.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellVdec.cpp
index a9a3df603a..46fd63bba6 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellVdec.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellVdec.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ struct vdec_context final
 
 	atomic_t<u32> au_count{0};
 
-	cond_one in_cv;
 	lf_queue<std::variant<vdec_start_seq_t, vdec_close_t, vdec_cmd, CellVdecFrameRate>> in_cmd;
 
 	vdec_context(s32 type, u32 profile, u32 addr, u32 size, vm::ptr<CellVdecCbMsg> func, u32 arg)
@@ -161,13 +160,11 @@ struct vdec_context final
 	{
 		ppu_tid = ppu.id;
 
-		std::unique_lock cv_lock(in_cv);
-
 		for (auto cmds = in_cmd.pop_all(); !Emu.IsStopped(); cmds ? cmds.pop_front() : cmds = in_cmd.pop_all())
 		{
 			if (!cmds)
 			{
-				in_cv.wait(cv_lock, 1000);
+				in_cmd.wait(1000);
 				continue;
 			}
 
@@ -498,7 +495,6 @@ s32 cellVdecClose(ppu_thread& ppu, u32 handle)
 	lv2_obj::sleep(ppu);
 	vdec->out_max = 0;
 	vdec->in_cmd.push(vdec_close);
-	vdec->in_cv.notify();
 
 	while (!atomic_storage<u64>::load(vdec->ppu_tid))
 	{
@@ -522,7 +518,6 @@ s32 cellVdecStartSeq(u32 handle)
 	}
 
 	vdec->in_cmd.push(vdec_start_seq);
-	vdec->in_cv.notify();
 	return CELL_OK;
 }
 
@@ -538,7 +533,6 @@ s32 cellVdecEndSeq(u32 handle)
 	}
 
 	vdec->in_cmd.push(vdec_cmd{-1});
-	vdec->in_cv.notify();
 	return CELL_OK;
 }
 
@@ -560,7 +554,6 @@ s32 cellVdecDecodeAu(u32 handle, CellVdecDecodeMode mode, vm::cptr<CellVdecAuInf
 
 	// TODO: check info
 	vdec->in_cmd.push(vdec_cmd{mode, *auInfo});
-	vdec->in_cv.notify();
 	return CELL_OK;
 }
 
@@ -911,7 +904,6 @@ s32 cellVdecSetFrameRate(u32 handle, CellVdecFrameRate frc)
 
 	// TODO: check frc value
 	vdec->in_cmd.push(frc);
-	vdec->in_cv.notify();
 	return CELL_OK;
 }