diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/intltest.vcproj b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/intltest.vcproj
index 6ce6459f8f..a0d17be827 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/intltest.vcproj
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/intltest.vcproj
@@ -318,12 +318,6 @@
 			<File
 				RelativePath=".\tsmthred.h">
 			</File>
-			<File
-				RelativePath=".\tsmutex.cpp">
-			</File>
-			<File
-				RelativePath=".\tsmutex.h">
-			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath=".\tsputil.cpp">
 			</File>
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/tsmutex.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/tsmutex.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 1bf89dca5e..0000000000
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/tsmutex.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-/********************************************************************
- * COPYRIGHT: 
- * Copyright (c) 1997-2001, International Business Machines Corporation and
- * others. All Rights Reserved.
- ********************************************************************/
-
-#include "tsmutex.h"
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
-#ifdef U_SOLARIS
-#include <signal.h>
-#endif
-
-//////////////////////////
-//
-// Simple Mutex structure
-//   Increments lockCount each time the mutex is locked.
-//   Decrements lockCount each time the mutex is unlocked.
-//Note: This test does not actually create locks, since
-//that would be platform specific.  This test simply tests
-//the functionality of the Mutex class.
-//
-//////////////////////////
-#if 0
-struct MyMutexImp {
-  MyMutexImp();
-  uint32_t lockCount;
-};
-
-MyMutexImp::MyMutexImp() {
-  lockCount = 0;
-}
-
-static void _myLock(MutexPointer  p) {
-  MyMutexImp* imp = (MyMutexImp*)p;
-  (imp->lockCount)++; 
-}
-
-static void _myUnlock(MutexPointer  p) {
-  MyMutexImp* imp = (MyMutexImp*)p;
-  (imp->lockCount)--; 
-}
-#endif
-
-
-
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/tsmutex.h b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/tsmutex.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 8d7397f36e..0000000000
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/tsmutex.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-/********************************************************************
- * COPYRIGHT: 
- * Copyright (c) 1997-2001, International Business Machines Corporation and
- * others. All Rights Reserved.
- ********************************************************************/
-
-
-#ifndef MUTEXTEST_H
-#define MUTEXTEST_H
-
-#include "intltest.h"
-#include "mutex.h"
-
-/**
- * Tests Mutex and MutexImplementation functionality using
- * a custom MutexImplementation test class, simulating the behaviour
- * of an actual mutex
- **/
-class MutexTest: public IntlTest {
-public:
-    MutexTest();
-    virtual ~MutexTest();
-    
-    void runIndexedTest( int32_t index, UBool exec, const char* &name, char* par = NULL );
-
-    /**
-     * test the Mutex functionality and API using subroutine TestLock
-     **/
-    void TestMutex(void);
-    /**
-     * subroutine for TestMutex
-     **/
-    void TestLock(void);
-
-    /* Was the global mutex initialized. */
-    static UBool gMutexInitialized;
-
-private:
-};
-
-#endif
-