diff --git a/zenoh/src/net/runtime/mod.rs b/zenoh/src/net/runtime/mod.rs
index f9486ea59c..5599d1ed1e 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/net/runtime/mod.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/net/runtime/mod.rs
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ impl Runtime {
 
     pub(crate) async fn init(config: Config) -> ZResult<Runtime> {
         log::debug!("Zenoh Rust API {}", GIT_VERSION);
-        // Make sure to have have enough threads spawned in the async futures executor
-        zasync_executor_init!();
 
         let zid = *config.id();