diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/SentrySwizzle.m b/Sources/Sentry/SentrySwizzle.m
index 1ae9c79e4f7..de875f18447 100755
--- a/Sources/Sentry/SentrySwizzle.m
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/SentrySwizzle.m
@@ -16,78 +16,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #import <objc/runtime.h>
-#include <dlfcn.h>
-
-// Use os_unfair_lock over OSSpinLock when building with the following SDKs: iOS 10, macOS 10.12 and any tvOS and watchOS
-#define DEPLOYMENT_TARGET_HIGHER_THAN_10 TARGET_OS_WATCH || TARGET_OS_TV || (TARGET_OS_IOS &&__IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED >= 100000) || (!TARGET_OS_IPHONE && __MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_ALLOWED >= 101200)
-
-#define BASE_SDK_HIGHER_THAN_10 (TARGET_OS_WATCH || TARGET_OS_TV || (TARGET_OS_IOS &&__IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= 100000) || (!TARGET_OS_IPHONE && __MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= 101200))
-
-
-#if BASE_SDK_HIGHER_THAN_10
-#import <os/lock.h>
-#else
-// Below iOS 10, OS_UNFAIR_LOCK_INIT will not exist. Note that this type works with OSSpinLock
-#define OS_UNFAIR_LOCK_INIT ((os_unfair_lock){0})
-
-typedef struct _os_unfair_lock_s {
-    uint32_t _os_unfair_lock_opaque;
-} os_unfair_lock, *os_unfair_lock_t;
-#endif
-
-
-#if !DEPLOYMENT_TARGET_HIGHER_THAN_10
-
-#import <libkern/OSAtomic.h>
-
-#endif
-
-
-// NSDimension was introduced at the same time that os_unfair_lock_lock was made public, ie. iOS 10
-#define DEVICE_HIGHER_THAN_10 objc_getClass("NSDimension")
-
-
-#pragma mark Locking
-
-// This function will lock a lock using os_unfair_lock_lock (on ios10/macos10.12) or OSSpinLockLock (9 and lower).
-static void chooseLock(os_unfair_lock *lock) {
-#if DEPLOYMENT_TARGET_HIGHER_THAN_10
-    // iOS 10+, os_unfair_lock_lock is available
-    os_unfair_lock_lock(lock);
-#else
-    if (DEVICE_HIGHER_THAN_10) {
-        // Attempt to use os_unfair_lock_lock().
-        void (*os_unfair_lock_lock)(void *lock) = dlsym(dlopen(NULL, RTLD_NOW | RTLD_GLOBAL), "os_unfair_lock_lock");
-        if (os_unfair_lock_lock != NULL) {
-            os_unfair_lock_lock(lock);
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Unfair locks are not available on iOS 9 and lower, using deprecated OSSpinLock.
-    OSSpinLockLock((void *) lock);
-#endif
-}
-
-// This function will unlock a lock using os_unfair_lock_unlock (on ios10/macos10.12) or OSSpinLockUnlock (9 and lower).
-static void chooseUnlock(os_unfair_lock *lock) {
-#if DEPLOYMENT_TARGET_HIGHER_THAN_10
-    // iOS 10+, os_unfair_lock_unlock is available
-    os_unfair_lock_unlock(lock);
-#else
-    if (DEVICE_HIGHER_THAN_10) {
-        // Attempt to use os_unfair_lock_unlock().
-        void (*os_unfair_lock_unlock)(void *lock) = dlsym(dlopen(NULL, RTLD_NOW | RTLD_GLOBAL), "os_unfair_lock_unlock");
-        if (os_unfair_lock_unlock != NULL) {
-            os_unfair_lock_unlock(lock);
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Unfair locks are not available on iOS 9 and lower, using deprecated OSSpinUnlock.
-    OSSpinLockUnlock((void *) lock);
-#endif
-}
+#include <pthread.h>
 
 #pragma mark - Swizzling
 
@@ -126,7 +55,7 @@ static void swizzle(Class classToSwizzle,
             class_isMetaClass(classToSwizzle) ? @"class" : @"instance",
             classToSwizzle);
 
-    __block os_unfair_lock lock = OS_UNFAIR_LOCK_INIT;
+    static pthread_mutex_t gLock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
 
     // To keep things thread-safe, we fill in the originalIMP later,
     // with the result of the class_replaceMethod call below.
@@ -138,12 +67,11 @@ static void swizzle(Class classToSwizzle,
         // class_replaceMethod and its return value being set.
         // So to be sure originalIMP has the right value, we need a lock.
 
-
-        chooseLock(&lock);
+        pthread_mutex_lock(&gLock);
 
         IMP imp = originalIMP;
 
-        chooseUnlock(&lock);
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&gLock);
 
         if (NULL == imp) {
             // If the class does not implement the method
@@ -151,6 +79,7 @@ static void swizzle(Class classToSwizzle,
             Class superclass = class_getSuperclass(classToSwizzle);
             imp = method_getImplementation(class_getInstanceMethod(superclass, selector));
         }
+
         return imp;
     };
 
@@ -177,11 +106,11 @@ static void swizzle(Class classToSwizzle,
     // We need a lock to be sure that originalIMP has the right value in the
     // originalImpProvider block above.
 
-    chooseLock(&lock);
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&gLock);
 
     originalIMP = class_replaceMethod(classToSwizzle, selector, newIMP, methodType);
 
-    chooseUnlock(&lock);
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&gLock);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index b15b130c26e..63c6964a609 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ it in your `Cartfile`:
 Run ``carthage update`` to download the framework and drag the built
 `Sentry.framework` into your Xcode project.
 
-*Please note that with Carthage we had to bundle KSCrash into the `Sentry.framework` to make everything work.*
+*Please note that for Carthage we had to bundle KSCrash into the ``Sentry.framework`` to make everything work.  So you will always get KSCrash with Sentry when using Carthage.*
 
 We also provide a prebuilt version for every release which can be downloaded at `releases on github
 <https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa/releases>`__.