diff --git a/jdk/src/java.base/windows/classes/sun/nio/ch/WindowsAsynchronousSocketChannelImpl.java b/jdk/src/java.base/windows/classes/sun/nio/ch/WindowsAsynchronousSocketChannelImpl.java
index c12575251ca..d03f0f3680b 100644
--- a/jdk/src/java.base/windows/classes/sun/nio/ch/WindowsAsynchronousSocketChannelImpl.java
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/windows/classes/sun/nio/ch/WindowsAsynchronousSocketChannelImpl.java
@@ -649,11 +649,7 @@ class WindowsAsynchronousSocketChannelImpl
         }
 
         // initiate I/O
-        if (Iocp.supportsThreadAgnosticIo()) {
-            readTask.run();
-        } else {
-            Invoker.invokeOnThreadInThreadPool(this, readTask);
-        }
+        readTask.run();
         return result;
     }
 
@@ -906,13 +902,8 @@ class WindowsAsynchronousSocketChannelImpl
             result.setTimeoutTask(timeoutTask);
         }
 
-        // initiate I/O (can only be done from thread in thread pool)
         // initiate I/O
-        if (Iocp.supportsThreadAgnosticIo()) {
-            writeTask.run();
-        } else {
-            Invoker.invokeOnThreadInThreadPool(this, writeTask);
-        }
+        writeTask.run();
         return result;
     }