diff --git a/embassy-executor/src/raw/state_atomics.rs b/embassy-executor/src/raw/state_atomics.rs
index e1279ac0b..e4127897e 100644
--- a/embassy-executor/src/raw/state_atomics.rs
+++ b/embassy-executor/src/raw/state_atomics.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicU32, Ordering};
 pub(crate) const STATE_SPAWNED: u32 = 1 << 0;
 /// Task is in the executor run queue
 pub(crate) const STATE_RUN_QUEUED: u32 = 1 << 1;
-/// Task is in the executor timer queue
-#[cfg(feature = "integrated-timers")]
-pub(crate) const STATE_TIMER_QUEUED: u32 = 1 << 2;
 
 pub(crate) struct State {
     state: AtomicU32,
@@ -55,19 +52,4 @@ impl State {
         let state = self.state.fetch_and(!STATE_RUN_QUEUED, Ordering::AcqRel);
         state & STATE_SPAWNED != 0
     }
-
-    /// Mark the task as timer-queued. Return whether it was newly queued (i.e. not queued before)
-    #[cfg(feature = "integrated-timers")]
-    #[inline(always)]
-    pub fn timer_enqueue(&self) -> bool {
-        let old_state = self.state.fetch_or(STATE_TIMER_QUEUED, Ordering::AcqRel);
-        old_state & STATE_TIMER_QUEUED == 0
-    }
-
-    /// Unmark the task as timer-queued.
-    #[cfg(feature = "integrated-timers")]
-    #[inline(always)]
-    pub fn timer_dequeue(&self) {
-        self.state.fetch_and(!STATE_TIMER_QUEUED, Ordering::AcqRel);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/embassy-executor/src/raw/state_atomics_arm.rs b/embassy-executor/src/raw/state_atomics_arm.rs
index e4dfe5093..b673c7359 100644
--- a/embassy-executor/src/raw/state_atomics_arm.rs
+++ b/embassy-executor/src/raw/state_atomics_arm.rs
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ pub(crate) struct State {
     spawned: AtomicBool,
     /// Task is in the executor run queue
     run_queued: AtomicBool,
-    /// Task is in the executor timer queue
-    timer_queued: AtomicBool,
     pad: AtomicBool,
+    pad2: AtomicBool,
 }
 
 impl State {
@@ -21,8 +20,8 @@ impl State {
         Self {
             spawned: AtomicBool::new(false),
             run_queued: AtomicBool::new(false),
-            timer_queued: AtomicBool::new(false),
             pad: AtomicBool::new(false),
+            pad2: AtomicBool::new(false),
         }
     }
 
@@ -86,18 +85,4 @@ impl State {
         self.run_queued.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
         r
     }
-
-    /// Mark the task as timer-queued. Return whether it was newly queued (i.e. not queued before)
-    #[cfg(feature = "integrated-timers")]
-    #[inline(always)]
-    pub fn timer_enqueue(&self) -> bool {
-        !self.timer_queued.swap(true, Ordering::Relaxed)
-    }
-
-    /// Unmark the task as timer-queued.
-    #[cfg(feature = "integrated-timers")]
-    #[inline(always)]
-    pub fn timer_dequeue(&self) {
-        self.timer_queued.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/embassy-executor/src/raw/state_critical_section.rs b/embassy-executor/src/raw/state_critical_section.rs
index c3cc1b0b7..b92eed006 100644
--- a/embassy-executor/src/raw/state_critical_section.rs
+++ b/embassy-executor/src/raw/state_critical_section.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ use critical_section::Mutex;
 pub(crate) const STATE_SPAWNED: u32 = 1 << 0;
 /// Task is in the executor run queue
 pub(crate) const STATE_RUN_QUEUED: u32 = 1 << 1;
-/// Task is in the executor timer queue
-#[cfg(feature = "integrated-timers")]
-pub(crate) const STATE_TIMER_QUEUED: u32 = 1 << 2;
 
 pub(crate) struct State {
     state: Mutex<Cell<u32>>,
@@ -72,22 +69,4 @@ impl State {
             ok
         })
     }
-
-    /// Mark the task as timer-queued. Return whether it was newly queued (i.e. not queued before)
-    #[cfg(feature = "integrated-timers")]
-    #[inline(always)]
-    pub fn timer_enqueue(&self) -> bool {
-        self.update(|s| {
-            let ok = *s & STATE_TIMER_QUEUED == 0;
-            *s |= STATE_TIMER_QUEUED;
-            ok
-        })
-    }
-
-    /// Unmark the task as timer-queued.
-    #[cfg(feature = "integrated-timers")]
-    #[inline(always)]
-    pub fn timer_dequeue(&self) {
-        self.update(|s| *s &= !STATE_TIMER_QUEUED);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/embassy-executor/src/raw/timer_queue.rs b/embassy-executor/src/raw/timer_queue.rs
index 953bf014f..513397090 100644
--- a/embassy-executor/src/raw/timer_queue.rs
+++ b/embassy-executor/src/raw/timer_queue.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ impl TimerQueue {
         unsafe {
             let task = p.header();
             let item = &task.timer_queue_item;
-            if task.state.timer_enqueue() {
+            if item.next.get().is_none() {
                 // If not in the queue, add it and update.
                 let prev = self.head.replace(Some(p));
                 item.next.set(prev);
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ impl TimerQueue {
                 } else {
                     // Remove it
                     prev.set(item.next.get());
-                    task.state.timer_dequeue();
+                    item.next.set(None);
                 }
             }
         }