Index: kernel/generic/include/proc/task.h
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/include/proc/task.h	(revision bed67f2ae97127b56bd5c4ed93eb9badf151bb8e)
+++ kernel/generic/include/proc/task.h	(revision 947ab77e1138e5b43ed8d4e74ae82a491381bfec)
@@ -130,13 +130,8 @@
 	task_arch_t arch;
 
-	struct futex_cache {
-		/** CHT mapping virtual addresses of futex variables to futex objects.*/
-		cht_t ht;
-		/** Serializes access to futex_list.*/
-		SPINLOCK_DECLARE(list_lock);
-		/** List of all futexes accesses by this task. */
-		list_t list;
-		work_t destroy_work;
-	} *futexes;
+	/** Serializes access to futex_list.*/
+	SPINLOCK_DECLARE(futex_list_lock);
+	/** List of all futexes accesses by this task. */
+	list_t futex_list;
 
 	/** Accumulated accounting. */
Index: kernel/generic/include/synch/futex.h
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/include/synch/futex.h	(revision bed67f2ae97127b56bd5c4ed93eb9badf151bb8e)
+++ kernel/generic/include/synch/futex.h	(revision 947ab77e1138e5b43ed8d4e74ae82a491381bfec)
@@ -58,5 +58,4 @@
 extern void futex_task_cleanup(void);
 extern void futex_task_init(struct task *);
-extern void futex_task_deinit(struct task *);
 
 #endif
Index: kernel/generic/src/proc/task.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/src/proc/task.c	(revision bed67f2ae97127b56bd5c4ed93eb9badf151bb8e)
+++ kernel/generic/src/proc/task.c	(revision 947ab77e1138e5b43ed8d4e74ae82a491381bfec)
@@ -285,9 +285,4 @@
 
 	/*
-	 * Free up dynamically allocated state.
-	 */
-	futex_task_deinit(task);
-
-	/*
 	 * Drop our reference to the address space.
 	 */
Index: kernel/generic/src/synch/futex.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/src/synch/futex.c	(revision bed67f2ae97127b56bd5c4ed93eb9badf151bb8e)
+++ kernel/generic/src/synch/futex.c	(revision 947ab77e1138e5b43ed8d4e74ae82a491381bfec)
@@ -52,11 +52,4 @@
  * of pointers (futex_ptr_t, task->futex_list) to the different futex
  * objects.
- *
- * To speed up translation of futex variables' virtual addresses
- * to their physical addresses, futex pointers accessed by the
- * task are furthermore stored in a concurrent hash table (CHT,
- * task->futexes->ht). A single lookup without locks or accesses
- * to the page table translates a futex variable's virtual address
- * into its futex kernel object.
  */
 
@@ -65,5 +58,4 @@
 #include <synch/mutex.h>
 #include <synch/spinlock.h>
-#include <synch/rcu.h>
 #include <mm/frame.h>
 #include <mm/page.h>
@@ -73,5 +65,4 @@
 #include <genarch/mm/page_pt.h>
 #include <genarch/mm/page_ht.h>
-#include <adt/cht.h>
 #include <adt/hash.h>
 #include <adt/hash_table.h>
@@ -84,6 +75,4 @@
 /** Task specific pointer to a global kernel futex object. */
 typedef struct futex_ptr {
-	/** CHT link. */
-	cht_link_t cht_link;
 	/** List of all futex pointers used by the task. */
 	link_t all_link;
@@ -94,6 +83,4 @@
 } futex_ptr_t;
 
-static void destroy_task_cache(work_t *work);
-
 static void futex_initialize(futex_t *futex, uintptr_t paddr);
 static void futex_add_ref(futex_t *futex);
@@ -102,6 +89,4 @@
 
 static futex_t *get_futex(uintptr_t uaddr);
-static futex_t *find_cached_futex(uintptr_t uaddr);
-static futex_t *get_and_cache_futex(uintptr_t phys_addr, uintptr_t uaddr);
 static bool find_futex_paddr(uintptr_t uaddr, uintptr_t *phys_addr);
 
@@ -110,9 +95,4 @@
 static bool futex_ht_key_equal(void *key, const ht_link_t *item);
 static void futex_ht_remove_callback(ht_link_t *item);
-
-static size_t task_fut_ht_hash(const cht_link_t *link);
-static size_t task_fut_ht_key_hash(void *key);
-static bool task_fut_ht_equal(const cht_link_t *item1, const cht_link_t *item2);
-static bool task_fut_ht_key_equal(void *key, const cht_link_t *item);
 
 /** Mutex protecting the global futex hash table.
@@ -136,13 +116,4 @@
 };
 
-/** Task futex cache CHT operations. */
-static cht_ops_t task_futex_ht_ops = {
-	.hash = task_fut_ht_hash,
-	.key_hash = task_fut_ht_key_hash,
-	.equal = task_fut_ht_equal,
-	.key_equal = task_fut_ht_key_equal,
-	.remove_callback = NULL
-};
-
 /** Initialize futex subsystem. */
 void futex_init(void)
@@ -154,47 +125,6 @@
 void futex_task_init(struct task *task)
 {
-	task->futexes = nfmalloc(sizeof(struct futex_cache));
-
-	cht_create(&task->futexes->ht, 0, 0, 0, true, &task_futex_ht_ops);
-
-	list_initialize(&task->futexes->list);
-	spinlock_initialize(&task->futexes->list_lock, "futex-list-lock");
-}
-
-/** Destroys the futex structures for the dying task. */
-void futex_task_deinit(task_t *task)
-{
-	/* Interrupts are disabled so we must not block (cannot run cht_destroy). */
-	if (interrupts_disabled()) {
-		/* Invoke the blocking cht_destroy in the background. */
-		workq_global_enqueue_noblock(&task->futexes->destroy_work,
-		    destroy_task_cache);
-	} else {
-		/* We can block. Invoke cht_destroy in this thread. */
-		destroy_task_cache(&task->futexes->destroy_work);
-	}
-}
-
-/** Deallocates a task's CHT futex cache (must already be empty). */
-static void destroy_task_cache(work_t *work)
-{
-	struct futex_cache *cache =
-	    member_to_inst(work, struct futex_cache, destroy_work);
-
-	/*
-	 * Destroy the cache before manually freeing items of the cache in case
-	 * table resize is in progress.
-	 */
-	cht_destroy_unsafe(&cache->ht);
-
-	/* Manually free futex_ptr cache items. */
-	list_foreach_safe(cache->list, cur_link, next_link) {
-		futex_ptr_t *fut_ptr = member_to_inst(cur_link, futex_ptr_t, all_link);
-
-		list_remove(cur_link);
-		free(fut_ptr);
-	}
-
-	free(cache);
+	list_initialize(&task->futex_list);
+	spinlock_initialize(&task->futex_list_lock, "futex-list-lock");
 }
 
@@ -202,24 +132,20 @@
 void futex_task_cleanup(void)
 {
-	struct futex_cache *futexes = TASK->futexes;
-
 	/* All threads of this task have terminated. This is the last thread. */
-	spinlock_lock(&futexes->list_lock);
-
-	list_foreach_safe(futexes->list, cur_link, next_link) {
+	spinlock_lock(&TASK->futex_list_lock);
+
+	list_foreach_safe(TASK->futex_list, cur_link, next_link) {
 		futex_ptr_t *fut_ptr = member_to_inst(cur_link, futex_ptr_t, all_link);
 
 		/*
-		 * The function is free to free the futex. All other threads of this
-		 * task have already terminated, so they have also definitely
-		 * exited their CHT futex cache protecting rcu reader sections.
-		 * Moreover release_ref() only frees the futex if this is the
-		 * last task referencing the futex. Therefore, only threads
-		 * of this task may have referenced the futex if it is to be freed.
+		 * The function is free to free the futex.  Moreover
+		 * release_ref() only frees the futex if this is the last task
+		 * referencing the futex. Therefore, only threads of this task
+		 * may have referenced the futex if it is to be freed.
 		 */
 		futex_release_ref_locked(fut_ptr->futex);
 	}
 
-	spinlock_unlock(&futexes->list_lock);
+	spinlock_unlock(&TASK->futex_list_lock);
 }
 
@@ -268,16 +194,33 @@
 static futex_t *get_futex(uintptr_t uaddr)
 {
-	futex_t *futex = find_cached_futex(uaddr);
-
-	if (futex)
-		return futex;
-
 	uintptr_t paddr;
 
-	if (!find_futex_paddr(uaddr, &paddr)) {
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	return get_and_cache_futex(paddr, uaddr);
+	if (!find_futex_paddr(uaddr, &paddr))
+		return NULL;
+
+	futex_t *futex = malloc(sizeof(futex_t));
+	if (!futex)
+		return NULL;
+
+	/*
+	 * Find the futex object in the global futex table (or insert it
+	 * if it is not present).
+	 */
+	spinlock_lock(&futex_ht_lock);
+
+	ht_link_t *fut_link = hash_table_find(&futex_ht, &paddr);
+
+	if (fut_link) {
+		free(futex);
+		futex = member_to_inst(fut_link, futex_t, ht_link);
+		futex_add_ref(futex);
+	} else {
+		futex_initialize(futex, paddr);
+		hash_table_insert(&futex_ht, &futex->ht_link);
+	}
+
+	spinlock_unlock(&futex_ht_lock);
+
+	return futex;
 }
 
@@ -306,91 +249,4 @@
 }
 
-/** Returns the futex cached in this task with the virtual address uaddr. */
-static futex_t *find_cached_futex(uintptr_t uaddr)
-{
-	cht_read_lock();
-
-	futex_t *futex;
-	cht_link_t *futex_ptr_link = cht_find_lazy(&TASK->futexes->ht, &uaddr);
-
-	if (futex_ptr_link) {
-		futex_ptr_t *futex_ptr =
-		    member_to_inst(futex_ptr_link, futex_ptr_t, cht_link);
-
-		futex = futex_ptr->futex;
-	} else {
-		futex = NULL;
-	}
-
-	cht_read_unlock();
-
-	return futex;
-}
-
-/**
- * Returns a kernel futex for the physical address @a phys_addr and caches
- * it in this task under the virtual address @a uaddr (if not already cached).
- */
-static futex_t *get_and_cache_futex(uintptr_t phys_addr, uintptr_t uaddr)
-{
-	futex_t *futex = malloc(sizeof(futex_t));
-	if (!futex)
-		return NULL;
-
-	/*
-	 * Find the futex object in the global futex table (or insert it
-	 * if it is not present).
-	 */
-	spinlock_lock(&futex_ht_lock);
-
-	ht_link_t *fut_link = hash_table_find(&futex_ht, &phys_addr);
-
-	if (fut_link) {
-		free(futex);
-		futex = member_to_inst(fut_link, futex_t, ht_link);
-		futex_add_ref(futex);
-	} else {
-		futex_initialize(futex, phys_addr);
-		hash_table_insert(&futex_ht, &futex->ht_link);
-	}
-
-	spinlock_unlock(&futex_ht_lock);
-
-	/*
-	 * Cache the link to the futex object for this task.
-	 */
-	futex_ptr_t *fut_ptr = malloc(sizeof(futex_ptr_t));
-	if (!fut_ptr) {
-		spinlock_lock(&futex_ht_lock);
-		futex_release_ref(futex);
-		spinlock_unlock(&futex_ht_lock);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	cht_link_t *dup_link;
-
-	fut_ptr->futex = futex;
-	fut_ptr->uaddr = uaddr;
-
-	cht_read_lock();
-
-	/* Cache the mapping from the virtual address to the futex for this task. */
-	if (cht_insert_unique(&TASK->futexes->ht, &fut_ptr->cht_link, &dup_link)) {
-		spinlock_lock(&TASK->futexes->list_lock);
-		list_append(&fut_ptr->all_link, &TASK->futexes->list);
-		spinlock_unlock(&TASK->futexes->list_lock);
-	} else {
-		/* Another thread of this task beat us to it. Use that mapping instead.*/
-		free(fut_ptr);
-		futex_release_ref_locked(futex);
-
-		futex_ptr_t *dup = member_to_inst(dup_link, futex_ptr_t, cht_link);
-		futex = dup->futex;
-	}
-
-	cht_read_unlock();
-
-	return futex;
-}
-
 /** Sleep in futex wait queue with a timeout.
  *  If the sleep times out or is interrupted, the next wakeup is ignored.
@@ -477,36 +333,4 @@
 }
 
-/*
- * Operations of a task's CHT that caches mappings of futex user space
- * virtual addresses to kernel futex objects.
- */
-
-static size_t task_fut_ht_hash(const cht_link_t *link)
-{
-	const futex_ptr_t *fut_ptr = member_to_inst(link, futex_ptr_t, cht_link);
-	return fut_ptr->uaddr;
-}
-
-static size_t task_fut_ht_key_hash(void *key)
-{
-	return *(uintptr_t *)key;
-}
-
-static bool task_fut_ht_equal(const cht_link_t *item1, const cht_link_t *item2)
-{
-	const futex_ptr_t *fut_ptr1 = member_to_inst(item1, futex_ptr_t, cht_link);
-	const futex_ptr_t *fut_ptr2 = member_to_inst(item2, futex_ptr_t, cht_link);
-
-	return fut_ptr1->uaddr == fut_ptr2->uaddr;
-}
-
-static bool task_fut_ht_key_equal(void *key, const cht_link_t *item)
-{
-	const futex_ptr_t *fut_ptr = member_to_inst(item, futex_ptr_t, cht_link);
-	uintptr_t uaddr = *(uintptr_t *)key;
-
-	return fut_ptr->uaddr == uaddr;
-}
-
 /** @}
  */
