diff --git a/Include/internal/pycore_runtime.h b/Include/internal/pycore_runtime.h
index 442d64b7c8..0612cda347 100644
--- a/Include/internal/pycore_runtime.h
+++ b/Include/internal/pycore_runtime.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "pycore_unicodeobject.h"   // struct _Py_unicode_runtime_ids
 
 struct _getargs_runtime_state {
-    PyThread_type_lock mutex;
     struct _PyArg_Parser *static_parsers;
 };
 
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ typedef struct pyruntimestate {
     struct _signals_runtime_state signals;
 
     struct pyinterpreters {
-        PyThread_type_lock mutex;
+        _PyRawMutex mutex;
         /* The linked list of interpreters, newest first. */
         PyInterpreterState *head;
         /* The runtime's initial interpreter, which has a special role
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ typedef struct pyruntimestate {
     } interpreters;
     // XXX Remove this field once we have a tp_* slot.
     struct _xidregistry {
-        PyThread_type_lock mutex;
+        _PyRawMutex mutex;
         struct _xidregitem *head;
     } xidregistry;
 
@@ -180,6 +179,10 @@ typedef struct pyruntimestate {
     PyInterpreterState _main_interpreter;
 } _PyRuntimeState;
 
+#define HEAD_LOCK(runtime) \
+    _PyRawMutex_lock(&(runtime)->interpreters.mutex)
+#define HEAD_UNLOCK(runtime) \
+    _PyRawMutex_unlock(&(runtime)->interpreters.mutex)
 
 /* other API */
 
diff --git a/Include/internal/pycore_unicodeobject.h b/Include/internal/pycore_unicodeobject.h
index 19faceebf1..f44d9a8ef1 100644
--- a/Include/internal/pycore_unicodeobject.h
+++ b/Include/internal/pycore_unicodeobject.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ extern PyTypeObject _PyUnicodeASCIIIter_Type;
 /* other API */
 
 struct _Py_unicode_runtime_ids {
-    PyThread_type_lock lock;
+    _PyMutex mutex;
     // next_index value must be preserved when Py_Initialize()/Py_Finalize()
     // is called multiple times: see _PyUnicode_FromId() implementation.
     Py_ssize_t next_index;
diff --git a/Objects/unicodeobject.c b/Objects/unicodeobject.c
index f0c7aa7707..af06db6237 100644
--- a/Objects/unicodeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/unicodeobject.c
@@ -1858,7 +1858,7 @@ _PyUnicode_FromId(_Py_Identifier *id)
     if (index < 0) {
         struct _Py_unicode_runtime_ids *rt_ids = &interp->runtime->unicode_state.ids;
 
-        PyThread_acquire_lock(rt_ids->lock, WAIT_LOCK);
+        _PyMutex_lock(&rt_ids->mutex);
         // Check again to detect concurrent access. Another thread can have
         // initialized the index while this thread waited for the lock.
         index = _Py_atomic_size_get(&id->index);
@@ -1868,7 +1868,7 @@ _PyUnicode_FromId(_Py_Identifier *id)
             rt_ids->next_index++;
             _Py_atomic_size_set(&id->index, index);
         }
-        PyThread_release_lock(rt_ids->lock);
+        _PyMutex_unlock(&rt_ids->mutex);
     }
     assert(index >= 0);
 
diff --git a/Python/ceval.c b/Python/ceval.c
index 7deee76cc5..ecbe2f9d51 100644
--- a/Python/ceval.c
+++ b/Python/ceval.c
@@ -97,11 +97,6 @@
 #define _Py_atomic_load_relaxed_int32(ATOMIC_VAL) _Py_atomic_load_relaxed(ATOMIC_VAL)
 #endif
 
-#define HEAD_LOCK(runtime) \
-    PyThread_acquire_lock((runtime)->interpreters.mutex, WAIT_LOCK)
-#define HEAD_UNLOCK(runtime) \
-    PyThread_release_lock((runtime)->interpreters.mutex)
-
 /* Forward declarations */
 static PyObject *trace_call_function(
     PyThreadState *tstate, PyObject *callable, PyObject **stack,
diff --git a/Python/pystate.c b/Python/pystate.c
index 008f1a3041..eef8d96ca3 100644
--- a/Python/pystate.c
+++ b/Python/pystate.c
@@ -63,59 +63,11 @@ _Py_COMP_DIAG_POP
 Py_DECL_THREAD PyThreadState *_Py_current_tstate;
 
 
-static int
-alloc_for_runtime(PyThread_type_lock *plock1, PyThread_type_lock *plock2,
-                  PyThread_type_lock *plock3, PyThread_type_lock *plock4)
-{
-    /* Force default allocator, since _PyRuntimeState_Fini() must
-       use the same allocator than this function. */
-    PyMemAllocatorEx old_alloc;
-    _PyMem_SetDefaultAllocator(PYMEM_DOMAIN_RAW, &old_alloc);
-
-    PyThread_type_lock lock1 = PyThread_allocate_lock();
-    if (lock1 == NULL) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    PyThread_type_lock lock2 = PyThread_allocate_lock();
-    if (lock2 == NULL) {
-        PyThread_free_lock(lock1);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    PyThread_type_lock lock3 = PyThread_allocate_lock();
-    if (lock3 == NULL) {
-        PyThread_free_lock(lock1);
-        PyThread_free_lock(lock2);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    PyThread_type_lock lock4 = PyThread_allocate_lock();
-    if (lock4 == NULL) {
-        PyThread_free_lock(lock1);
-        PyThread_free_lock(lock2);
-        PyThread_free_lock(lock3);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    PyMem_SetAllocator(PYMEM_DOMAIN_RAW, &old_alloc);
-
-    *plock1 = lock1;
-    *plock2 = lock2;
-    *plock3 = lock3;
-    *plock4 = lock4;
-    return 0;
-}
-
 static void
 init_runtime(_PyRuntimeState *runtime,
              void *open_code_hook, void *open_code_userdata,
              _Py_AuditHookEntry *audit_hook_head,
-             Py_ssize_t unicode_next_index,
-             PyThread_type_lock unicode_ids_mutex,
-             PyThread_type_lock interpreters_mutex,
-             PyThread_type_lock xidregistry_mutex,
-             PyThread_type_lock getargs_mutex)
+             Py_ssize_t unicode_next_index)
 {
     if (runtime->_initialized) {
         Py_FatalError("runtime already initialized");
@@ -133,17 +85,10 @@ init_runtime(_PyRuntimeState *runtime,
 
     PyPreConfig_InitPythonConfig(&runtime->preconfig);
 
-    runtime->interpreters.mutex = interpreters_mutex;
-
-    runtime->xidregistry.mutex = xidregistry_mutex;
-
-    runtime->getargs.mutex = getargs_mutex;
-
     // Set it to the ID of the main thread of the main interpreter.
     runtime->main_thread = PyThread_get_thread_ident();
 
     runtime->unicode_state.ids.next_index = unicode_next_index;
-    runtime->unicode_state.ids.lock = unicode_ids_mutex;
 
     runtime->_initialized = 1;
 }
@@ -161,18 +106,13 @@ _PyRuntimeState_Init(_PyRuntimeState *runtime)
     // is called multiple times.
     Py_ssize_t unicode_next_index = runtime->unicode_state.ids.next_index;
 
-    PyThread_type_lock lock1, lock2, lock3, lock4;
-    if (alloc_for_runtime(&lock1, &lock2, &lock3, &lock4) != 0) {
-        return _PyStatus_NO_MEMORY();
-    }
-
     if (runtime->_initialized) {
         // Py_Initialize() must be running again.
         // Reset to _PyRuntimeState_INIT.
         memcpy(runtime, &initial, sizeof(*runtime));
     }
     init_runtime(runtime, open_code_hook, open_code_userdata, audit_hook_head,
-                 unicode_next_index, lock1, lock2, lock3, lock4);
+                 unicode_next_index);
 
     return _PyStatus_OK();
 }
@@ -180,22 +120,6 @@ _PyRuntimeState_Init(_PyRuntimeState *runtime)
 void
 _PyRuntimeState_Fini(_PyRuntimeState *runtime)
 {
-    /* Force the allocator used by _PyRuntimeState_Init(). */
-    PyMemAllocatorEx old_alloc;
-    _PyMem_SetDefaultAllocator(PYMEM_DOMAIN_RAW, &old_alloc);
-#define FREE_LOCK(LOCK) \
-    if (LOCK != NULL) { \
-        PyThread_free_lock(LOCK); \
-        LOCK = NULL; \
-    }
-
-    FREE_LOCK(runtime->interpreters.mutex);
-    FREE_LOCK(runtime->xidregistry.mutex);
-    FREE_LOCK(runtime->unicode_state.ids.lock);
-    FREE_LOCK(runtime->getargs.mutex);
-
-#undef FREE_LOCK
-    PyMem_SetAllocator(PYMEM_DOMAIN_RAW, &old_alloc);
 }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_FORK
@@ -207,27 +131,14 @@ _PyRuntimeState_ReInitThreads(_PyRuntimeState *runtime)
     // This was initially set in _PyRuntimeState_Init().
     runtime->main_thread = PyThread_get_thread_ident();
 
-    /* Force default allocator, since _PyRuntimeState_Fini() must
-       use the same allocator than this function. */
-    PyMemAllocatorEx old_alloc;
-    _PyMem_SetDefaultAllocator(PYMEM_DOMAIN_RAW, &old_alloc);
-
-    int reinit_interp = _PyThread_at_fork_reinit(&runtime->interpreters.mutex);
-    int reinit_xidregistry = _PyThread_at_fork_reinit(&runtime->xidregistry.mutex);
-    int reinit_unicode_ids = _PyThread_at_fork_reinit(&runtime->unicode_state.ids.lock);
-    int reinit_getargs = _PyThread_at_fork_reinit(&runtime->getargs.mutex);
-
-    PyMem_SetAllocator(PYMEM_DOMAIN_RAW, &old_alloc);
+    memset(&runtime->interpreters.mutex, 0, sizeof(runtime->interpreters.mutex));
+    memset(&runtime->xidregistry.mutex, 0, sizeof(runtime->xidregistry.mutex));
 
     /* bpo-42540: id_mutex is freed by _PyInterpreterState_Delete, which does
      * not force the default allocator. */
     int reinit_main_id = _PyThread_at_fork_reinit(&runtime->interpreters.main->id_mutex);
 
-    if (reinit_interp < 0
-        || reinit_main_id < 0
-        || reinit_xidregistry < 0
-        || reinit_unicode_ids < 0
-        || reinit_getargs < 0)
+    if (reinit_main_id < 0)
     {
         return _PyStatus_ERR("Failed to reinitialize runtime locks");
 
@@ -236,11 +147,6 @@ _PyRuntimeState_ReInitThreads(_PyRuntimeState *runtime)
 }
 #endif
 
-#define HEAD_LOCK(runtime) \
-    PyThread_acquire_lock((runtime)->interpreters.mutex, WAIT_LOCK)
-#define HEAD_UNLOCK(runtime) \
-    PyThread_release_lock((runtime)->interpreters.mutex)
-
 /* Forward declaration */
 static void _PyGILState_NoteThreadState(
     struct _gilstate_runtime_state *gilstate, PyThreadState* tstate);
@@ -284,24 +190,6 @@ _PyInterpreterState_Enable(_PyRuntimeState *runtime)
 {
     struct pyinterpreters *interpreters = &runtime->interpreters;
     interpreters->next_id = 0;
-
-    /* Py_Finalize() calls _PyRuntimeState_Fini() which clears the mutex.
-       Create a new mutex if needed. */
-    if (interpreters->mutex == NULL) {
-        /* Force default allocator, since _PyRuntimeState_Fini() must
-           use the same allocator than this function. */
-        PyMemAllocatorEx old_alloc;
-        _PyMem_SetDefaultAllocator(PYMEM_DOMAIN_RAW, &old_alloc);
-
-        interpreters->mutex = PyThread_allocate_lock();
-
-        PyMem_SetAllocator(PYMEM_DOMAIN_RAW, &old_alloc);
-
-        if (interpreters->mutex == NULL) {
-            return _PyStatus_ERR("Can't initialize threads for interpreter");
-        }
-    }
-
     return _PyStatus_OK();
 }
 
@@ -2168,12 +2056,12 @@ _PyCrossInterpreterData_RegisterClass(PyTypeObject *cls,
     }
 
     struct _xidregistry *xidregistry = &_PyRuntime.xidregistry ;
-    PyThread_acquire_lock(xidregistry->mutex, WAIT_LOCK);
+    _PyRawMutex_lock(&xidregistry->mutex);
     if (xidregistry->head == NULL) {
         _register_builtins_for_crossinterpreter_data(xidregistry);
     }
     int res = _xidregistry_add_type(xidregistry, cls, getdata);
-    PyThread_release_lock(xidregistry->mutex);
+    _PyRawMutex_unlock(&xidregistry->mutex);
     return res;
 }
 
@@ -2182,13 +2070,13 @@ _PyCrossInterpreterData_UnregisterClass(PyTypeObject *cls)
 {
     int res = 0;
     struct _xidregistry *xidregistry = &_PyRuntime.xidregistry ;
-    PyThread_acquire_lock(xidregistry->mutex, WAIT_LOCK);
+    _PyRawMutex_lock(&xidregistry->mutex);
     struct _xidregitem *matched = _xidregistry_find_type(xidregistry, cls);
     if (matched != NULL) {
         (void)_xidregistry_remove_entry(xidregistry, matched);
         res = 1;
     }
-    PyThread_release_lock(xidregistry->mutex);
+    _PyRawMutex_unlock(&xidregistry->mutex);
     return res;
 }
 
@@ -2202,14 +2090,14 @@ _PyCrossInterpreterData_Lookup(PyObject *obj)
 {
     struct _xidregistry *xidregistry = &_PyRuntime.xidregistry ;
     PyObject *cls = PyObject_Type(obj);
-    PyThread_acquire_lock(xidregistry->mutex, WAIT_LOCK);
+    _PyRawMutex_lock(&xidregistry->mutex);
     if (xidregistry->head == NULL) {
         _register_builtins_for_crossinterpreter_data(xidregistry);
     }
     struct _xidregitem *matched = _xidregistry_find_type(xidregistry,
                                                          (PyTypeObject *)cls);
     Py_DECREF(cls);
-    PyThread_release_lock(xidregistry->mutex);
+    _PyRawMutex_unlock(&xidregistry->mutex);
     return matched != NULL ? matched->getdata : NULL;
 }