diff --git a/embassy-executor/src/raw/mod.rs b/embassy-executor/src/raw/mod.rs
index 808a783897..69d316fb92 100644
--- a/embassy-executor/src/raw/mod.rs
+++ b/embassy-executor/src/raw/mod.rs
@@ -14,58 +14,7 @@ mod run_queue;
 #[cfg_attr(all(cortex_m, target_has_atomic = "8"), path = "state_atomics_arm.rs")]
 #[cfg_attr(all(not(cortex_m), target_has_atomic = "8"), path = "state_atomics.rs")]
 #[cfg_attr(not(target_has_atomic = "8"), path = "state_critical_section.rs")]
-pub(crate) mod state;
-
-#[cfg(target_has_atomic = "ptr")]
-mod owner {
-    use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};
-
-    use super::{state::Token, SyncExecutor};
-
-    pub(crate) struct ExecutorRef(AtomicPtr<SyncExecutor>);
-
-    impl ExecutorRef {
-        pub const fn new() -> Self {
-            Self(AtomicPtr::new(core::ptr::null_mut()))
-        }
-
-        pub fn set(&self, executor: Option<&'static SyncExecutor>, _: Token) {
-            let ptr = executor.map(|e| e as *const SyncExecutor).unwrap_or(core::ptr::null());
-            self.0.store(ptr.cast_mut(), Ordering::Release);
-        }
-
-        pub fn get(&self, _: Token) -> *const SyncExecutor {
-            self.0.load(Ordering::Acquire).cast_const()
-        }
-    }
-}
-#[cfg(not(target_has_atomic = "ptr"))]
-mod owner {
-    use super::{state::Token, SyncExecutor};
-    use core::cell::Cell;
-
-    use critical_section::Mutex;
-
-    pub(crate) struct ExecutorRef(Mutex<Cell<*const SyncExecutor>>);
-
-    unsafe impl Send for ExecutorRef {}
-    unsafe impl Sync for ExecutorRef {}
-
-    impl ExecutorRef {
-        pub const fn new() -> Self {
-            Self(Mutex::new(Cell::new(core::ptr::null())))
-        }
-
-        pub fn set(&self, executor: Option<&'static SyncExecutor>, cs: Token) {
-            let ptr = executor.map(|e| e as *const SyncExecutor).unwrap_or(core::ptr::null());
-            self.0.borrow(cs).set(ptr);
-        }
-
-        pub fn get(&self, cs: Token) -> *const SyncExecutor {
-            self.0.borrow(cs).get()
-        }
-    }
-}
+mod state;
 
 pub mod timer_queue;
 #[cfg(feature = "trace")]
@@ -79,10 +28,9 @@ use core::marker::PhantomData;
 use core::mem;
 use core::pin::Pin;
 use core::ptr::NonNull;
+use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};
 use core::task::{Context, Poll};
 
-use crate::raw::owner::ExecutorRef;
-
 use self::run_queue::{RunQueue, RunQueueItem};
 use self::state::State;
 use self::util::{SyncUnsafeCell, UninitCell};
@@ -93,7 +41,7 @@ use super::SpawnToken;
 pub(crate) struct TaskHeader {
     pub(crate) state: State,
     pub(crate) run_queue_item: RunQueueItem,
-    pub(crate) executor: ExecutorRef,
+    pub(crate) executor: AtomicPtr<SyncExecutor>,
     poll_fn: SyncUnsafeCell<Option<unsafe fn(TaskRef)>>,
 
     /// Integrated timer queue storage. This field should not be accessed outside of the timer queue.
@@ -139,7 +87,7 @@ impl TaskRef {
 
     /// Returns a reference to the executor that the task is currently running on.
     pub unsafe fn executor(self) -> Option<&'static Executor> {
-        let executor = state::locked(|token| self.header().executor.get(token));
+        let executor = self.header().executor.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
         executor.as_ref().map(|e| Executor::wrap(e))
     }
 
@@ -207,7 +155,7 @@ impl<F: Future + 'static> TaskStorage<F> {
             raw: TaskHeader {
                 state: State::new(),
                 run_queue_item: RunQueueItem::new(),
-                executor: ExecutorRef::new(),
+                executor: AtomicPtr::new(core::ptr::null_mut()),
                 // Note: this is lazily initialized so that a static `TaskStorage` will go in `.bss`
                 poll_fn: SyncUnsafeCell::new(None),
 
@@ -450,9 +398,9 @@ impl SyncExecutor {
     }
 
     pub(super) unsafe fn spawn(&'static self, task: TaskRef) {
-        state::locked(|l| {
-            task.header().executor.set(Some(self), l);
-        });
+        task.header()
+            .executor
+            .store((self as *const Self).cast_mut(), Ordering::Relaxed);
 
         #[cfg(feature = "trace")]
         trace::task_new(self, &task);
@@ -605,7 +553,7 @@ pub fn wake_task(task: TaskRef) {
     header.state.run_enqueue(|l| {
         // We have just marked the task as scheduled, so enqueue it.
         unsafe {
-            let executor = header.executor.get(l).as_ref().unwrap_unchecked();
+            let executor = header.executor.load(Ordering::Acquire).as_ref().unwrap_unchecked();
             executor.enqueue(task, l);
         }
     });
@@ -619,7 +567,7 @@ pub fn wake_task_no_pend(task: TaskRef) {
     header.state.run_enqueue(|l| {
         // We have just marked the task as scheduled, so enqueue it.
         unsafe {
-            let executor = header.executor.get(l).as_ref().unwrap_unchecked();
+            let executor = header.executor.load(Ordering::Acquire).as_ref().unwrap_unchecked();
             executor.run_queue.enqueue(task, l);
         }
     });
diff --git a/embassy-executor/src/spawner.rs b/embassy-executor/src/spawner.rs
index bc243bee75..68bc579729 100644
--- a/embassy-executor/src/spawner.rs
+++ b/embassy-executor/src/spawner.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use core::future::poll_fn;
 use core::marker::PhantomData;
 use core::mem;
+use core::sync::atomic::Ordering;
 use core::task::Poll;
 
 use super::raw;
@@ -92,9 +93,13 @@ impl Spawner {
     pub async fn for_current_executor() -> Self {
         poll_fn(|cx| {
             let task = raw::task_from_waker(cx.waker());
-            let executor = raw::state::locked(|l| {
-                unsafe { task.header().executor.get(l).as_ref().unwrap_unchecked() }
-            });
+            let executor = unsafe {
+                task.header()
+                    .executor
+                    .load(Ordering::Acquire)
+                    .as_ref()
+                    .unwrap_unchecked()
+            };
             let executor = unsafe { raw::Executor::wrap(executor) };
             Poll::Ready(Self::new(executor))
         })
@@ -166,9 +171,13 @@ impl SendSpawner {
     pub async fn for_current_executor() -> Self {
         poll_fn(|cx| {
             let task = raw::task_from_waker(cx.waker());
-            let executor = raw::state::locked(|l| {
-                unsafe { task.header().executor.get(l).as_ref().unwrap_unchecked() }
-            });
+            let executor = unsafe {
+                task.header()
+                    .executor
+                    .load(Ordering::Acquire)
+                    .as_ref()
+                    .unwrap_unchecked()
+            };
             Poll::Ready(Self::new(executor))
         })
         .await