diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6500e364b..9a2fc63d2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1383,7 +1383,6 @@ if (ENABLE_APPS)
 		# srt-multiplex temporarily blocked
 		#srt_add_application(srt-multiplex ${VIRTUAL_srtsupport})
 		srt_add_application(srt-tunnel ${VIRTUAL_srtsupport})
-		target_compile_definitions(srt-tunnel PUBLIC -DSRT_ENABLE_VERBOSE_LOCK)
 	endif()
 
 	if (ENABLE_TESTING)
@@ -1421,7 +1420,6 @@ if (ENABLE_APPS)
 
 		srt_add_testprogram(srt-test-relay)
 		srt_make_application(srt-test-relay)
-		target_compile_definitions(srt-test-relay PUBLIC -DSRT_ENABLE_VERBOSE_LOCK)
 
 		srt_add_testprogram(srt-test-multiplex)
 		srt_make_application(srt-test-multiplex)
diff --git a/apps/verbose.cpp b/apps/verbose.cpp
index 58cf83fbe..4ea3b47dc 100644
--- a/apps/verbose.cpp
+++ b/apps/verbose.cpp
@@ -9,14 +9,13 @@
  */
 
 #include "verbose.hpp"
+#include "sync.h" // srt::sync
 
 namespace Verbose
 {
     bool on = false;
     std::ostream* cverb = &std::cerr;
-#if SRT_ENABLE_VERBOSE_LOCK
-    std::mutex vlock;
-#endif
+    srt::sync::Mutex vlock;
 
     Log& Log::operator<<(LogNoEol)
     {
@@ -28,19 +27,16 @@ namespace Verbose
         return *this;
     }
 
-#if SRT_ENABLE_VERBOSE_LOCK
     Log& Log::operator<<(LogLock)
     {
         lockline = true;
         return *this;
     }
-#endif
 
     Log::~Log()
     {
         if (on && !noeol)
         {
-#if SRT_ENABLE_VERBOSE_LOCK
             if (lockline)
             {
                 // Lock explicitly, as requested, and wait for the opportunity.
@@ -48,7 +44,7 @@ namespace Verbose
             }
             else if (vlock.try_lock())
             {
-                // Successfully locked, so unlock immediately, locking wasn't requeted.
+                // Successfully locked, so unlock immediately, locking wasn't requested.
                 vlock.unlock();
             }
             else
@@ -62,15 +58,12 @@ namespace Verbose
                 vlock.lock();
                 vlock.unlock();
             }
-#endif
             (*cverb) << std::endl;
-#if SRT_ENABLE_VERBOSE_LOCK
 
             // If lockline is set, the lock was requested and WAS DONE, so unlock.
             // Otherwise locking WAS NOT DONE.
             if (lockline)
                 vlock.unlock();
-#endif
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/verbose.hpp b/apps/verbose.hpp
index 879d54086..80f3b306b 100644
--- a/apps/verbose.hpp
+++ b/apps/verbose.hpp
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
 #define INC_SRT_VERBOSE_HPP
 
 #include <iostream>
-#if SRT_ENABLE_VERBOSE_LOCK
-#include <mutex>
-#endif
 
 namespace Verbose
 {
@@ -23,19 +20,15 @@ extern bool on;
 extern std::ostream* cverb;
 
 struct LogNoEol { LogNoEol() {} };
-#if SRT_ENABLE_VERBOSE_LOCK
 struct LogLock { LogLock() {} };
-#endif
 
 class Log
 {
     bool noeol = false;
-#if SRT_ENABLE_VERBOSE_LOCK
     bool lockline = false;
-#endif
 
     // Disallow creating dynamic objects
-    void* operator new(size_t);
+    void* operator new(size_t) = delete;
 
 public:
 
@@ -50,9 +43,7 @@ class Log
     }
 
     Log& operator<<(LogNoEol);
-#if SRT_ENABLE_VERBOSE_LOCK
     Log& operator<<(LogLock);
-#endif
     ~Log();
 };
 
@@ -99,8 +90,6 @@ inline void Verb(Args&&... args)
 
 // Manipulator tags
 static const Verbose::LogNoEol VerbNoEOL;
-#if SRT_ENABLE_VERBOSE_LOCK
 static const Verbose::LogLock VerbLock;
-#endif
 
 #endif