diff --git a/src/event_loop.rs b/src/event_loop.rs
index 6dc27c051..f6fa66bc3 100644
--- a/src/event_loop.rs
+++ b/src/event_loop.rs
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ impl Loop {
 
     fn deschedule(&self, token: usize) {
         let mut dispatch = self.dispatch.borrow_mut();
-        dispatch.get_mut(token).unwrap();
-        // TODO: was... this supposed to do something?
+        let sched = dispatch.get_mut(token).unwrap();
+        sched.waiter = None;
     }
 
     fn consume_queue(&self) {