diff --git a/crates/bevy_audio/Cargo.toml b/crates/bevy_audio/Cargo.toml
index b905ebf88a..522c44de5f 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_audio/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bevy_audio/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ bevy_utils = { path = "../bevy_utils", version = "0.12.0-dev" }
 
 # other
 rodio = { version = "0.17", default-features = false }
-parking_lot = "0.12.1"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "android")'.dependencies]
 oboe = { version = "0.5", optional = true }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_reflect/Cargo.toml b/crates/bevy_reflect/Cargo.toml
index 33b4ad6a1c..9688461845 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_reflect/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bevy_reflect/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ bevy_ptr = { path = "../bevy_ptr", version = "0.12.0-dev" }
 # other
 erased-serde = "0.3"
 downcast-rs = "1.2"
-parking_lot = "0.12.1"
 thiserror = "1.0"
 once_cell = "1.11"
 serde = "1"
diff --git a/crates/bevy_reflect/src/type_registry.rs b/crates/bevy_reflect/src/type_registry.rs
index f178108eeb..4e7ff1d398 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_reflect/src/type_registry.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_reflect/src/type_registry.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ use crate::{serde::Serializable, Reflect, TypeInfo, Typed};
 use bevy_ptr::{Ptr, PtrMut};
 use bevy_utils::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use downcast_rs::{impl_downcast, Downcast};
-use parking_lot::{RwLock, RwLockReadGuard, RwLockWriteGuard};
 use serde::Deserialize;
-use std::{any::TypeId, fmt::Debug, sync::Arc};
+use std::{
+    any::TypeId,
+    fmt::Debug,
+    sync::{Arc, PoisonError, RwLock, RwLockReadGuard, RwLockWriteGuard},
+};
 
 /// A registry of [reflected] types.
 ///
@@ -35,7 +38,12 @@ pub struct TypeRegistryArc {
 
 impl Debug for TypeRegistryArc {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        self.internal.read().full_name_to_id.keys().fmt(f)
+        self.internal
+            .read()
+            .unwrap_or_else(PoisonError::into_inner)
+            .full_name_to_id
+            .keys()
+            .fmt(f)
     }
 }
 
@@ -267,12 +275,14 @@ impl TypeRegistry {
 impl TypeRegistryArc {
     /// Takes a read lock on the underlying [`TypeRegistry`].
     pub fn read(&self) -> RwLockReadGuard<'_, TypeRegistry> {
-        self.internal.read()
+        self.internal.read().unwrap_or_else(PoisonError::into_inner)
     }
 
     /// Takes a write lock on the underlying [`TypeRegistry`].
     pub fn write(&self) -> RwLockWriteGuard<'_, TypeRegistry> {
-        self.internal.write()
+        self.internal
+            .write()
+            .unwrap_or_else(PoisonError::into_inner)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/bevy_reflect/src/utility.rs b/crates/bevy_reflect/src/utility.rs
index e1072841d5..d79410b140 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_reflect/src/utility.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_reflect/src/utility.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 use crate::TypeInfo;
 use bevy_utils::{FixedState, StableHashMap};
 use once_cell::race::OnceBox;
-use parking_lot::RwLock;
 use std::{
     any::{Any, TypeId},
     hash::BuildHasher,
+    sync::{PoisonError, RwLock},
 };
 
 /// A type that can be stored in a ([`Non`])[`GenericTypeCell`].
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ impl<T: TypedProperty> GenericTypeCell<T> {
         // since `f` might want to call `get_or_insert` recursively
         // and we don't want a deadlock!
         {
-            let mapping = self.0.read();
+            let mapping = self.0.read().unwrap_or_else(PoisonError::into_inner);
             if let Some(info) = mapping.get(&type_id) {
                 return info;
             }
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ impl<T: TypedProperty> GenericTypeCell<T> {
 
         let value = f();
 
-        let mut mapping = self.0.write();
+        let mut mapping = self.0.write().unwrap_or_else(PoisonError::into_inner);
         mapping
             .entry(type_id)
             .insert({
diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/Cargo.toml b/crates/bevy_render/Cargo.toml
index 32573be7b9..3764318ea6 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/Cargo.toml
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ thread_local = "1.1"
 thiserror = "1.0"
 futures-lite = "1.4.0"
 hexasphere = "9.0"
-parking_lot = "0.12.1"
 ddsfile = { version = "0.5.0", optional = true }
 ktx2 = { version = "0.3.0", optional = true }
 naga_oil = "0.8"
diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/render_phase/draw.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/render_phase/draw.rs
index 405467ebec..1d439e501d 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/render_phase/draw.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/render_phase/draw.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,12 @@ use bevy_ecs::{
     world::World,
 };
 use bevy_utils::{all_tuples, HashMap};
-use parking_lot::{RwLock, RwLockReadGuard, RwLockWriteGuard};
-use std::{any::TypeId, fmt::Debug, hash::Hash};
+use std::{
+    any::TypeId,
+    fmt::Debug,
+    hash::Hash,
+    sync::{PoisonError, RwLock, RwLockReadGuard, RwLockWriteGuard},
+};
 
 /// A draw function used to draw [`PhaseItem`]s.
 ///
@@ -116,12 +120,14 @@ impl<P: PhaseItem> Default for DrawFunctions<P> {
 impl<P: PhaseItem> DrawFunctions<P> {
     /// Accesses the draw functions in read mode.
     pub fn read(&self) -> RwLockReadGuard<'_, DrawFunctionsInternal<P>> {
-        self.internal.read()
+        self.internal.read().unwrap_or_else(PoisonError::into_inner)
     }
 
     /// Accesses the draw functions in write mode.
     pub fn write(&self) -> RwLockWriteGuard<'_, DrawFunctionsInternal<P>> {
-        self.internal.write()
+        self.internal
+            .write()
+            .unwrap_or_else(PoisonError::into_inner)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/render_resource/pipeline_cache.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/render_resource/pipeline_cache.rs
index c9d643fb7f..3eb6f8ae43 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/render_resource/pipeline_cache.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/render_resource/pipeline_cache.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,13 @@ use bevy_utils::{
     Entry, HashMap, HashSet,
 };
 use naga::valid::Capabilities;
-use parking_lot::Mutex;
-use std::{borrow::Cow, hash::Hash, mem, ops::Deref};
+use std::{
+    borrow::Cow,
+    hash::Hash,
+    mem,
+    ops::Deref,
+    sync::{Mutex, PoisonError},
+};
 use thiserror::Error;
 #[cfg(feature = "shader_format_spirv")]
 use wgpu::util::make_spirv;
@@ -587,7 +592,10 @@ impl PipelineCache {
         &self,
         descriptor: RenderPipelineDescriptor,
     ) -> CachedRenderPipelineId {
-        let mut new_pipelines = self.new_pipelines.lock();
+        let mut new_pipelines = self
+            .new_pipelines
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap_or_else(PoisonError::into_inner);
         let id = CachedRenderPipelineId(self.pipelines.len() + new_pipelines.len());
         new_pipelines.push(CachedPipeline {
             descriptor: PipelineDescriptor::RenderPipelineDescriptor(Box::new(descriptor)),
@@ -613,7 +621,10 @@ impl PipelineCache {
         &self,
         descriptor: ComputePipelineDescriptor,
     ) -> CachedComputePipelineId {
-        let mut new_pipelines = self.new_pipelines.lock();
+        let mut new_pipelines = self
+            .new_pipelines
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap_or_else(PoisonError::into_inner);
         let id = CachedComputePipelineId(self.pipelines.len() + new_pipelines.len());
         new_pipelines.push(CachedPipeline {
             descriptor: PipelineDescriptor::ComputePipelineDescriptor(Box::new(descriptor)),
@@ -773,7 +784,10 @@ impl PipelineCache {
         let mut pipelines = mem::take(&mut self.pipelines);
 
         {
-            let mut new_pipelines = self.new_pipelines.lock();
+            let mut new_pipelines = self
+                .new_pipelines
+                .lock()
+                .unwrap_or_else(PoisonError::into_inner);
             for new_pipeline in new_pipelines.drain(..) {
                 let id = pipelines.len();
                 pipelines.push(new_pipeline);
diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/view/window/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/view/window/mod.rs
index 88820f8566..d0f38a3789 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/view/window/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/view/window/mod.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ use bevy_utils::{default, tracing::debug, HashMap, HashSet};
 use bevy_window::{
     CompositeAlphaMode, PresentMode, PrimaryWindow, RawHandleWrapper, Window, WindowClosed,
 };
-use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
+use std::{
+    ops::{Deref, DerefMut},
+    sync::PoisonError,
+};
 use wgpu::{BufferUsages, TextureFormat, TextureUsages, TextureViewDescriptor};
 
 pub mod screenshot;
@@ -168,7 +171,12 @@ fn extract_windows(
     // Even if a user had multiple copies of this system, since the system has a mutable resource access the two systems would never run
     // at the same time
     // TODO: since this is guaranteed, should the lock be replaced with an UnsafeCell to remove the overhead, or is it minor enough to be ignored?
-    for (window, screenshot_func) in screenshot_manager.callbacks.lock().drain() {
+    for (window, screenshot_func) in screenshot_manager
+        .callbacks
+        .lock()
+        .unwrap_or_else(PoisonError::into_inner)
+        .drain()
+    {
         if let Some(window) = extracted_windows.get_mut(&window) {
             window.screenshot_func = Some(screenshot_func);
         }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/view/window/screenshot.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/view/window/screenshot.rs
index 6907cd690c..db3a034744 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/view/window/screenshot.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/view/window/screenshot.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{borrow::Cow, path::Path};
+use std::{borrow::Cow, path::Path, sync::PoisonError};
 
 use bevy_app::Plugin;
 use bevy_asset::{load_internal_asset, Handle};
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use bevy_ecs::prelude::*;
 use bevy_log::{error, info, info_span};
 use bevy_tasks::AsyncComputeTaskPool;
 use bevy_utils::HashMap;
-use parking_lot::Mutex;
+use std::sync::Mutex;
 use thiserror::Error;
 use wgpu::{
     CommandEncoder, Extent3d, ImageDataLayout, TextureFormat, COPY_BYTES_PER_ROW_ALIGNMENT,
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ impl ScreenshotManager {
     ) -> Result<(), ScreenshotAlreadyRequestedError> {
         self.callbacks
             .get_mut()
+            .unwrap_or_else(PoisonError::into_inner)
             .try_insert(window, Box::new(callback))
             .map(|_| ())
             .map_err(|_| ScreenshotAlreadyRequestedError)