diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4223e7402..d080218f1 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 yuzu emulator early access
 =============
 
-This is the source code for early-access 1862.
+This is the source code for early-access 1863.
 
 ## Legal Notice
 
diff --git a/src/common/unique_function.h b/src/common/unique_function.h
index 5c3e39b03..ca0559071 100755
--- a/src/common/unique_function.h
+++ b/src/common/unique_function.h
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 
 namespace Common {
 
+/// General purpose function wrapper similar to std::function.
+/// Unlike std::function, the captured values don't have to be copyable.
+/// This class can be moved but not copied.
 template <typename ResultType, typename... Args>
 class UniqueFunction {
     class CallableBase {
diff --git a/src/video_core/fence_manager.h b/src/video_core/fence_manager.h
index be1bc7f64..34dc6c596 100755
--- a/src/video_core/fence_manager.h
+++ b/src/video_core/fence_manager.h
@@ -103,23 +103,6 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
-    void TryReleasePendingFences() {
-        while (!fences.empty()) {
-            TFence& current_fence = fences.front();
-            if (ShouldWait() && !IsFenceSignaled(current_fence)) {
-                return;
-            }
-            PopAsyncFlushes();
-            if (current_fence->IsSemaphore()) {
-                gpu_memory.template Write<u32>(current_fence->GetAddress(),
-                                               current_fence->GetPayload());
-            } else {
-                gpu.IncrementSyncPoint(current_fence->GetPayload());
-            }
-            PopFence();
-        }
-    }
-
 protected:
     explicit FenceManager(VideoCore::RasterizerInterface& rasterizer_, Tegra::GPU& gpu_,
                           TTextureCache& texture_cache_, TTBufferCache& buffer_cache_,
@@ -149,6 +132,23 @@ protected:
     TQueryCache& query_cache;
 
 private:
+    void TryReleasePendingFences() {
+        while (!fences.empty()) {
+            TFence& current_fence = fences.front();
+            if (ShouldWait() && !IsFenceSignaled(current_fence)) {
+                return;
+            }
+            PopAsyncFlushes();
+            if (current_fence->IsSemaphore()) {
+                gpu_memory.template Write<u32>(current_fence->GetAddress(),
+                                               current_fence->GetPayload());
+            } else {
+                gpu.IncrementSyncPoint(current_fence->GetPayload());
+            }
+            PopFence();
+        }
+    }
+
     bool ShouldWait() const {
         std::scoped_lock lock{buffer_cache.mutex, texture_cache.mutex};
         return texture_cache.ShouldWaitAsyncFlushes() || buffer_cache.ShouldWaitAsyncFlushes() ||
diff --git a/src/video_core/gpu_thread.cpp b/src/video_core/gpu_thread.cpp
index 25c0d30dd..46f642b19 100755
--- a/src/video_core/gpu_thread.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/gpu_thread.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include "common/settings.h"
 #include "common/thread.h"
 #include "core/core.h"
-#include "core/core_timing.h"
 #include "core/frontend/emu_window.h"
 #include "video_core/dma_pusher.h"
 #include "video_core/gpu.h"
@@ -84,17 +83,6 @@ void ThreadManager::StartThread(VideoCore::RendererBase& renderer,
     rasterizer = renderer.ReadRasterizer();
     thread = std::thread(RunThread, std::ref(system), std::ref(renderer), std::ref(context),
                          std::ref(dma_pusher), std::ref(state));
-    gpu_sync_event = Core::Timing::CreateEvent(
-        "GPUHostSyncCallback", [this](std::uintptr_t, std::chrono::nanoseconds) {
-            if (!state.is_running) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            OnCommandListEnd();
-            const auto time_interval = std::chrono::nanoseconds{500 * 1000};
-            system.CoreTiming().ScheduleEvent(time_interval, gpu_sync_event);
-        });
-    system.CoreTiming().ScheduleEvent(std::chrono::nanoseconds{500 * 1000}, gpu_sync_event);
 }
 
 void ThreadManager::SubmitList(Tegra::CommandList&& entries) {
@@ -140,9 +128,6 @@ void ThreadManager::ShutDown() {
         state.cv.notify_all();
     }
 
-    system.CoreTiming().UnscheduleEvent(gpu_sync_event, 0);
-    system.CoreTiming().RemoveEvent(gpu_sync_event);
-
     if (!thread.joinable()) {
         return;
     }
diff --git a/src/video_core/gpu_thread.h b/src/video_core/gpu_thread.h
index ea98df3b1..11a648f38 100755
--- a/src/video_core/gpu_thread.h
+++ b/src/video_core/gpu_thread.h
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ class DmaPusher;
 } // namespace Tegra
 
 namespace Core {
-namespace Timing {
-class CoreTiming;
-struct EventType;
-} // namespace Timing
 namespace Frontend {
 class GraphicsContext;
 }
@@ -154,7 +150,6 @@ private:
 
     SynchState state;
     std::thread thread;
-    std::shared_ptr<Core::Timing::EventType> gpu_sync_event;
 };
 
 } // namespace VideoCommon::GPUThread
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_fence_manager.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_fence_manager.cpp
index c2d6676e7..3bec48d14 100755
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_fence_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_fence_manager.cpp
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ bool InnerFence::IsSignaled() const {
     if (is_stubbed) {
         return true;
     }
-    if (scheduler.IsFree(wait_tick)) {
-        return true;
-    }
-    scheduler.Refresh();
     return scheduler.IsFree(wait_tick);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_rasterizer.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_rasterizer.cpp
index 4fbf93ca0..e49b84ad1 100755
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_rasterizer.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_rasterizer.cpp
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ void RasterizerVulkan::ReleaseFences() {
     if (!gpu.IsAsync()) {
         return;
     }
-    fence_manager.TryReleasePendingFences();
+    fence_manager.WaitPendingFences();
 }
 
 void RasterizerVulkan::FlushAndInvalidateRegion(VAddr addr, u64 size) {
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h
index 9e0a1d4e6..3ce48e9d2 100755
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h
@@ -83,10 +83,6 @@ public:
         return master_semaphore->IsFree(tick);
     }
 
-    void Refresh() const noexcept {
-        return master_semaphore->Refresh();
-    }
-
     /// Waits for the given tick to trigger on the GPU.
     void Wait(u64 tick) {
         master_semaphore->Wait(tick);