diff --git a/lib/rocksdb/env_spdk.cc b/lib/rocksdb/env_spdk.cc
index 088e5c1ab..59f9f5aba 100644
--- a/lib/rocksdb/env_spdk.cc
+++ b/lib/rocksdb/env_spdk.cc
@@ -59,11 +59,7 @@ thread_local SpdkThreadCtx g_sync_args;
 static void
 set_channel()
 {
-	struct spdk_thread *thread;
-
 	if (g_fs != NULL && g_sync_args.channel == NULL) {
-		thread = spdk_thread_create("spdk_rocksdb", NULL);
-		spdk_set_thread(thread);
 		g_sync_args.channel = spdk_fs_alloc_thread_ctx(g_fs);
 	}
 }
@@ -610,14 +606,10 @@ public:
  */
 void SpdkInitializeThread(void)
 {
-	struct spdk_thread *thread;
-
 	if (g_fs != NULL) {
 		if (g_sync_args.channel) {
 			spdk_fs_free_thread_ctx(g_sync_args.channel);
 		}
-		thread = spdk_thread_create("spdk_rocksdb", NULL);
-		spdk_set_thread(thread);
 		g_sync_args.channel = spdk_fs_alloc_thread_ctx(g_fs);
 	}
 }