diff --git a/docs/source/api/state.rst b/docs/source/api/state.rst
index 451750a0..da815278 100644
--- a/docs/source/api/state.rst
+++ b/docs/source/api/state.rst
@@ -73,14 +73,6 @@ Get either the global table or the Lua registry as a :doc:`sol::table<table>`, w
 
 Overrides the panic function Lua calls when something unrecoverable or unexpected happens in the Lua VM. Must be a function of the that matches the ``int(*)(lua_State*)`` function signature.
 
-.. code-block:: cpp
-	:caption: function: make a thread
-
-	thread create();
-	static thread create (lua_State* L);
-
-Creates a thread. Forwards its arguments to :ref:`thread::create<thread-create>`.
-
 .. code-block:: cpp
 	:caption: function: make a table
 
diff --git a/sol/state_view.hpp b/sol/state_view.hpp
index fe373964..92e57957 100644
--- a/sol/state_view.hpp
+++ b/sol/state_view.hpp
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 #include "error.hpp"
 #include "table.hpp"
-#include "thread.hpp"
 #include <memory>
 
 namespace sol {
@@ -291,14 +290,6 @@ public:
     static inline table create_table(lua_State* L, int narr, int nrec, Key&& key, Value&& value, Args&&... args) {
         return global_table::create(L, narr, nrec, std::forward<Key>(key), std::forward<Value>(value), std::forward<Args>(args)...);
     }
-
-    thread create_thread() {
-        return create_thread(lua_state());
-    }
-
-    static inline thread create_thread(lua_State* L, int narr = 0, int nrec = 0) {
-        return thread::create(L);
-    }
 };
 } // sol