diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.cpp
index 0cf3c8f70c..edd4c42590 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ struct KernelCore::Impl {
     void Initialize(KernelCore& kernel) {
         Shutdown();
 
-        InitializePhysicalCores(kernel);
+        InitializePhysicalCores();
         InitializeSystemResourceLimit(kernel);
         InitializeThreads();
         InitializePreemption();
@@ -131,14 +131,14 @@ struct KernelCore::Impl {
         }
         cores.clear();
 
-        exclusive_monitor.reset(nullptr);
+        exclusive_monitor.reset();
     }
 
-    void InitializePhysicalCores(KernelCore& kernel) {
+    void InitializePhysicalCores() {
         exclusive_monitor =
             Core::MakeExclusiveMonitor(system.Memory(), global_scheduler.CpuCoresCount());
         for (std::size_t i = 0; i < global_scheduler.CpuCoresCount(); i++) {
-            cores.emplace_back(system, kernel, i, *exclusive_monitor);
+            cores.emplace_back(system, i, *exclusive_monitor);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/physical_core.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/physical_core.cpp
index 896a1a87ad..e96d063fdc 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/physical_core.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/physical_core.cpp
@@ -10,16 +10,15 @@
 #include "core/arm/exclusive_monitor.h"
 #include "core/arm/unicorn/arm_unicorn.h"
 #include "core/core.h"
-#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/physical_core.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/scheduler.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/thread.h"
 
 namespace Kernel {
 
-PhysicalCore::PhysicalCore(Core::System& system, KernelCore& kernel, std::size_t id,
+PhysicalCore::PhysicalCore(Core::System& system, std::size_t id,
                            Core::ExclusiveMonitor& exclusive_monitor)
-    : core_index{id}, kernel{kernel} {
+    : core_index{id} {
 #ifdef ARCHITECTURE_x86_64
     arm_interface = std::make_shared<Core::ARM_Dynarmic>(system, exclusive_monitor, core_index);
 #else
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/physical_core.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/physical_core.h
index fbef0801fa..7dca97d1b9 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/physical_core.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/physical_core.h
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ namespace Kernel {
 
 class PhysicalCore {
 public:
-    PhysicalCore(Core::System& system, KernelCore& kernel, std::size_t id,
-                 Core::ExclusiveMonitor& exclusive_monitor);
-
+    PhysicalCore(Core::System& system, std::size_t id, Core::ExclusiveMonitor& exclusive_monitor);
     ~PhysicalCore();
 
     /// Execute current jit state
@@ -66,7 +64,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
     std::size_t core_index;
-    KernelCore& kernel;
     std::shared_ptr<Core::ARM_Interface> arm_interface;
     std::shared_ptr<Kernel::Scheduler> scheduler;
 };