diff --git a/src/lime/system/BackgroundWorker.hx b/src/lime/system/BackgroundWorker.hx
index 19b971130..f9d922e7c 100644
--- a/src/lime/system/BackgroundWorker.hx
+++ b/src/lime/system/BackgroundWorker.hx
@@ -1,172 +1,3 @@
 package lime.system;
 
-import lime.app.Application;
-import lime.app.Event;
-#if sys
-#if haxe4
-import sys.thread.Deque;
-import sys.thread.Thread;
-#elseif cpp
-import cpp.vm.Deque;
-import cpp.vm.Thread;
-#elseif neko
-import neko.vm.Deque;
-import neko.vm.Thread;
-#end
-#end
-#if !lime_debug
-@:fileXml('tags="haxe,release"')
-@:noDebug
-#end
-@:deprecated("lime.system.BackgroundWorker is being deprecated since Lime 8.2.0, and it is recommended to use the lime.system.ThreadPool class instead.")
-
-class BackgroundWorker
-{
-	private static var MESSAGE_COMPLETE = "__COMPLETE__";
-	private static var MESSAGE_ERROR = "__ERROR__";
-
-	public var canceled(default, null):Bool;
-	public var completed(default, null):Bool;
-	public var doWork = new Event<Dynamic->Void>();
-	public var onComplete = new Event<Dynamic->Void>();
-	public var onError = new Event<Dynamic->Void>();
-	public var onProgress = new Event<Dynamic->Void>();
-
-	@:noCompletion private var __runMessage:Dynamic;
-	#if (cpp || neko)
-	@:noCompletion private var __messageQueue:Deque<Dynamic>;
-	@:noCompletion private var __workerThread:Thread;
-	#end
-
-	public function new() {}
-
-	public function cancel():Void
-	{
-		canceled = true;
-
-		#if (cpp || neko)
-		__workerThread = null;
-		#end
-	}
-
-	public function run(message:Dynamic = null):Void
-	{
-		canceled = false;
-		completed = false;
-		__runMessage = message;
-
-		#if (cpp || neko)
-		__messageQueue = new Deque<Dynamic>();
-		__workerThread = Thread.create(__doWork);
-
-		// TODO: Better way to do this
-
-		if (Application.current != null)
-		{
-			Application.current.onUpdate.add(__update);
-		}
-		#else
-		__doWork();
-		#end
-	}
-
-	public function sendComplete(message:Dynamic = null):Void
-	{
-		completed = true;
-
-		#if (cpp || neko)
-		__messageQueue.add(MESSAGE_COMPLETE);
-		__messageQueue.add(message);
-		#else
-		if (!canceled)
-		{
-			canceled = true;
-			onComplete.dispatch(message);
-		}
-		#end
-	}
-
-	public function sendError(message:Dynamic = null):Void
-	{
-		#if (cpp || neko)
-		__messageQueue.add(MESSAGE_ERROR);
-		__messageQueue.add(message);
-		#else
-		if (!canceled)
-		{
-			canceled = true;
-			onError.dispatch(message);
-		}
-		#end
-	}
-
-	public function sendProgress(message:Dynamic = null):Void
-	{
-		#if (cpp || neko)
-		__messageQueue.add(message);
-		#else
-		if (!canceled)
-		{
-			onProgress.dispatch(message);
-		}
-		#end
-	}
-
-	@:noCompletion private function __doWork():Void
-	{
-		doWork.dispatch(__runMessage);
-
-		// #if (cpp || neko)
-		//
-		// __messageQueue.add (MESSAGE_COMPLETE);
-		//
-		// #else
-		//
-		// if (!canceled) {
-		//
-		// canceled = true;
-		// onComplete.dispatch (null);
-		//
-		// }
-		//
-		// #end
-	}
-
-	@:noCompletion private function __update(deltaTime:Int):Void
-	{
-		#if (cpp || neko)
-		var message = __messageQueue.pop(false);
-
-		if (message != null)
-		{
-			if (message == MESSAGE_ERROR)
-			{
-				Application.current.onUpdate.remove(__update);
-
-				if (!canceled)
-				{
-					canceled = true;
-					onError.dispatch(__messageQueue.pop(false));
-				}
-			}
-			else if (message == MESSAGE_COMPLETE)
-			{
-				Application.current.onUpdate.remove(__update);
-
-				if (!canceled)
-				{
-					canceled = true;
-					onComplete.dispatch(__messageQueue.pop(false));
-				}
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				if (!canceled)
-				{
-					onProgress.dispatch(message);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		#end
-	}
-}
+typedef BackgroundWorker = ThreadPool;