diff --git a/sched/wqueue/kwork_cancel.c b/sched/wqueue/kwork_cancel.c
index f5498437e56..f9f7b1d904b 100644
--- a/sched/wqueue/kwork_cancel.c
+++ b/sched/wqueue/kwork_cancel.c
@@ -87,17 +87,6 @@ static int work_qcancel(FAR struct kwork_wqueue_s *wqueue,
         }
       else
         {
-          /* The sem_wait() can't call from interrupt handlers, so worker
-           * thread will still be awakened even if the work cancel is
-           * called in interrupt handlers, but work thread can handle
-           * this case with work empty in the work queue.
-           */
-
-          if (up_interrupt_context() == false)
-            {
-              nxsem_wait(&wqueue->sem);
-            }
-
           sq_rem((FAR sq_entry_t *)work, &wqueue->q);
         }