diff --git a/src/Semaphore.hh b/src/Semaphore.hh
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-// This file is under GNU General Public License 3.0
-// see LICENSE.txt
-
-#ifndef LIBPEPADAPTER_SEMAPHORE_HH
-#define LIBPEPADAPTER_SEMAPHORE_HH
-
-#include <mutex>
-#include <condition_variable>
-#include <atomic>
-
-namespace pEp {
-    class Semaphore {
-        std::mutex mtx;
-        std::condition_variable cv;
-        // Atomic types are types that encapsulate a value whose access is guaranteed
-        // to not cause data races and can be used to synchronize memory accesses among
-        // different threads.
-        // To synchronize threads, ALWAYS use <atomic> types
-        std::atomic_bool _stop;
-
-    public:
-        Semaphore() : _stop(false) {}
-
-        void stop()
-        {
-            std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mtx);
-            _stop.store(true);
-        }
-
-        void try_wait()
-        {
-            std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mtx);
-            if (!_stop.load()) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            while (_stop.load()) {
-                cv.wait(lock);
-            }
-        }
-
-        void go()
-        {
-            std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mtx);
-            _stop.store(false);
-            cv.notify_all();
-        }
-    };
-} // namespace pEp
-
-#endif // LIBPEPADAPTER_SEMAPHORE_HH