diff --git a/src/libos/src/events/notifier.rs b/src/libos/src/events/notifier.rs
index 0d4923af..2a16a442 100644
--- a/src/libos/src/events/notifier.rs
+++ b/src/libos/src/events/notifier.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::prelude::*;
 
 /// An event notifier broadcasts interesting events to registered observers.
 pub struct Notifier<E: Event, F: EventFilter<E> = DummyEventFilter<E>> {
-    subscribers: SgxMutex<VecDeque<Subscriber<E, F>>>,
+    subscribers: Mutex<VecDeque<Subscriber<E, F>>>,
 }
 
 struct Subscriber<E: Event, F: EventFilter<E>> {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ struct Subscriber<E: Event, F: EventFilter<E>> {
 impl<E: Event, F: EventFilter<E>> Notifier<E, F> {
     /// Create an event notifier.
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        let subscribers = SgxMutex::new(VecDeque::new());
+        let subscribers = Mutex::new(VecDeque::new());
         Self { subscribers }
     }
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ impl<E: Event, F: EventFilter<E>> Notifier<E, F> {
         filter: Option<F>,
         metadata: Option<Weak<dyn Any + Send + Sync>>,
     ) {
-        let mut subscribers = self.subscribers.lock().unwrap();
+        let mut subscribers = self.subscribers.lock();
         subscribers.push_back(Subscriber {
             observer,
             filter,
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ impl<E: Event, F: EventFilter<E>> Notifier<E, F> {
 
     /// Unregister an observer.
     pub fn unregister(&self, observer: &Weak<dyn Observer<E>>) {
-        let mut subscribers = self.subscribers.lock().unwrap();
+        let mut subscribers = self.subscribers.lock();
         subscribers.retain(|subscriber| !Weak::ptr_eq(&subscriber.observer, observer));
     }
 
     /// Broadcast an event to all registered observers.
     pub fn broadcast(&self, event: &E) {
-        let subscribers = self.subscribers.lock().unwrap();
+        let subscribers = self.subscribers.lock();
         for subscriber in subscribers.iter() {
             if let Some(filter) = subscriber.filter.as_ref() {
                 if !filter.filter(event) {
diff --git a/src/libos/src/fs/file_ops/dup.rs b/src/libos/src/fs/file_ops/dup.rs
index fc07a9eb..70c7abac 100644
--- a/src/libos/src/fs/file_ops/dup.rs
+++ b/src/libos/src/fs/file_ops/dup.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub fn do_dup(old_fd: FileDesc) -> Result<FileDesc> {
 
 pub fn do_dup2(old_fd: FileDesc, new_fd: FileDesc) -> Result<FileDesc> {
     let current = current!();
-    let mut files = current.files().lock().unwrap();
+    let mut files = current.files().lock();
     let file = files.get(old_fd)?;
     let soft_rlimit_nofile = current!()
         .rlimits()
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub fn do_dup2(old_fd: FileDesc, new_fd: FileDesc) -> Result<FileDesc> {
 pub fn do_dup3(old_fd: FileDesc, new_fd: FileDesc, flags: u32) -> Result<FileDesc> {
     let creation_flags = CreationFlags::from_bits_truncate(flags);
     let current = current!();
-    let mut files = current.files().lock().unwrap();
+    let mut files = current.files().lock();
     let file = files.get(old_fd)?;
     let soft_rlimit_nofile = current!()
         .rlimits()
diff --git a/src/libos/src/fs/file_ops/fcntl.rs b/src/libos/src/fs/file_ops/fcntl.rs
index b1c98447..518f7ee1 100644
--- a/src/libos/src/fs/file_ops/fcntl.rs
+++ b/src/libos/src/fs/file_ops/fcntl.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub fn do_fcntl(fd: FileDesc, cmd: &mut FcntlCmd) -> Result<isize> {
     debug!("fcntl: fd: {:?}, cmd: {:?}", &fd, cmd);
 
     let current = current!();
-    let mut file_table = current.files().lock().unwrap();
+    let mut file_table = current.files().lock();
 
     let ret = match cmd {
         FcntlCmd::DupFd(min_fd) => {
diff --git a/src/libos/src/fs/procfs/pid/fd.rs b/src/libos/src/fs/procfs/pid/fd.rs
index ec26803c..a347d9bc 100644
--- a/src/libos/src/fs/procfs/pid/fd.rs
+++ b/src/libos/src/fs/procfs/pid/fd.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ impl DirProcINode for LockedProcFdDirINode {
                     .process_ref
                     .main_thread()
                     .ok_or(FsError::EntryNotFound)?;
-                let fds = main_thread.files().lock().unwrap().fds();
+                let fds = main_thread.files().lock().fds();
                 let fd = fds.iter().nth(i - 2).ok_or(FsError::EntryNotFound)?;
                 Ok(fd.to_string())
             }
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ impl DirProcINode for LockedProcFdDirINode {
                         return Ok(());
                     }
                 };
-                let fds = main_thread.files().lock().unwrap().fds();
+                let fds = main_thread.files().lock().fds();
                 let start_offset = *offset;
                 for fd in fds.iter().skip(start_offset - 2) {
                     rcore_fs::visit_entry!(
diff --git a/src/libos/src/net/io_multiplexing/epoll/epoll_file.rs b/src/libos/src/net/io_multiplexing/epoll/epoll_file.rs
index 36c0b27f..9c1fb7e5 100644
--- a/src/libos/src/net/io_multiplexing/epoll/epoll_file.rs
+++ b/src/libos/src/net/io_multiplexing/epoll/epoll_file.rs
@@ -108,14 +108,14 @@ impl EpollFile {
     fn register_to_file_table(&self) {
         let weak_observer = self.weak_self.clone() as Weak<dyn Observer<_>>;
         let thread = current!();
-        let file_table = thread.files().lock().unwrap();
+        let file_table = thread.files().lock();
         file_table.notifier().register(weak_observer, None, None);
     }
 
     fn unregister_from_file_table(&self) {
         let weak_observer = self.weak_self.clone() as Weak<dyn Observer<_>>;
         let thread = current!();
-        let file_table = thread.files().lock().unwrap();
+        let file_table = thread.files().lock();
         file_table.notifier().unregister(&weak_observer);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/libos/src/process/do_spawn/mod.rs b/src/libos/src/process/do_spawn/mod.rs
index 6119e292..1cd2ba88 100644
--- a/src/libos/src/process/do_spawn/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libos/src/process/do_spawn/mod.rs
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ fn new_process_common(
         let vm_ref = Arc::new(vm);
         let files_ref = {
             let files = init_files(current_ref, file_actions, host_stdio_fds, &reuse_tid)?;
-            Arc::new(SgxMutex::new(files))
+            Arc::new(Mutex::new(files))
         };
         let fs_ref = Arc::new(RwLock::new(current_ref.fs().read().unwrap().clone()));
         let sched_ref = Arc::new(SgxMutex::new(current_ref.sched().lock().unwrap().clone()));
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ fn init_files(
     let should_inherit_file_table = current_ref.process().pid() > 0;
     if should_inherit_file_table {
         // Fork: clone file table
-        let mut cloned_file_table = current_ref.files().lock().unwrap().clone();
+        let mut cloned_file_table = current_ref.files().lock().clone();
 
         // By default, file descriptors remain open across an execve().
         // File descriptors that are marked close-on-exec are closed, which will cause
diff --git a/src/libos/src/process/do_vfork.rs b/src/libos/src/process/do_vfork.rs
index 1b6a60c9..a6ad5d50 100644
--- a/src/libos/src/process/do_vfork.rs
+++ b/src/libos/src/process/do_vfork.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ pub fn do_vfork(mut context: *mut CpuContext) -> Result<isize> {
     let parent_pid = current.process().pid();
     let mut vfork_file_tables = VFORK_PARENT_FILE_TABLES.lock().unwrap();
     let parent_file_table = {
-        let mut current_file_table = current.files().lock().unwrap();
+        let mut current_file_table = current.files().lock();
         let new_file_table = current_file_table.clone();
         // FileTable contains non-cloned struct, so here we do a memory replacement to use new
         // file table in child and store the original file table in TLS.
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ fn restore_parent_process(mut context: *mut CpuContext, current_ref: &ThreadRef)
     // Close all child opened files
     close_files_opened_by_child(current_ref, &parent_file_table)?;
 
-    let mut current_file_table = current_ref.files().lock().unwrap();
+    let mut current_file_table = current_ref.files().lock();
     *current_file_table = parent_file_table;
 
     // Get child pid and restore CpuContext
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ pub fn check_vfork_for_exec(current_ref: &ThreadRef) -> Option<(ThreadId, Option
 }
 
 fn close_files_opened_by_child(current: &ThreadRef, parent_file_table: &FileTable) -> Result<()> {
-    let current_file_table = current.files().lock().unwrap();
+    let current_file_table = current.files().lock();
     let child_open_fds: Vec<FileDesc> = current_file_table
         .table()
         .iter()
diff --git a/src/libos/src/process/mod.rs b/src/libos/src/process/mod.rs
index 8597449e..9300fa74 100644
--- a/src/libos/src/process/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libos/src/process/mod.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use crate::misc::ResourceLimits;
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::sched::{NiceValue, SchedAgent};
 use crate::signal::{SigDispositions, SigQueues};
+use crate::util::sync::Mutex;
 use crate::vm::ProcessVM;
 
 use self::pgrp::ProcessGrp;
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ pub type gid_t = u32;
 
 pub type ProcessRef = Arc<Process>;
 pub type ThreadRef = Arc<Thread>;
-pub type FileTableRef = Arc<SgxMutex<FileTable>>;
+pub type FileTableRef = Arc<Mutex<FileTable>>;
 pub type ProcessVMRef = Arc<ProcessVM>;
 pub type FsViewRef = Arc<RwLock<FsView>>;
 pub type SchedAgentRef = Arc<SgxMutex<SchedAgent>>;
diff --git a/src/libos/src/process/thread/mod.rs b/src/libos/src/process/thread/mod.rs
index f33e1fd0..0f4bad31 100644
--- a/src/libos/src/process/thread/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libos/src/process/thread/mod.rs
@@ -133,12 +133,12 @@ impl Thread {
 
     /// Get a file from the file table.
     pub fn file(&self, fd: FileDesc) -> Result<FileRef> {
-        self.files().lock().unwrap().get(fd)
+        self.files().lock().get(fd)
     }
 
     /// Add a file to the file table.
     pub fn add_file(&self, new_file: FileRef, close_on_spawn: bool) -> FileDesc {
-        self.files().lock().unwrap().put(new_file, close_on_spawn)
+        self.files().lock().put(new_file, close_on_spawn)
     }
 
     /// Close a file from the file table. It will release the POSIX advisory locks owned
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ impl Thread {
         // Deadlock note: EpollFile's drop method needs to access file table. So
         // if the drop method is invoked inside the del method, then there will be
         // a deadlock.
-        let file = self.files().lock().unwrap().del(fd)?;
+        let file = self.files().lock().del(fd)?;
         file.release_advisory_locks();
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ impl Thread {
     /// by current process.
     pub fn close_all_files(&self) {
         // Deadlock note: Same with the issue in close_file method
-        let files = self.files().lock().unwrap().del_all();
+        let files = self.files().lock().del_all();
         for file in files {
             file.release_advisory_locks();
         }