diff --git a/lib/os/p4wq.c b/lib/os/p4wq.c
index 339de493944..5a48ee6cf7b 100644
--- a/lib/os/p4wq.c
+++ b/lib/os/p4wq.c
@@ -168,10 +168,6 @@ static int static_init(void)
 					  &pp->stacks[ssz * i],
 					  pp->stack_size);
 
-			if (pp->flags & K_P4WQ_DELAYED_START) {
-				z_mark_thread_as_suspended(&pp->threads[i]);
-			}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_CPU_MASK
 			if (pp->flags & K_P4WQ_USER_CPU_MASK) {
 				int ret = k_thread_cpu_mask_clear(&pp->threads[i]);
@@ -206,7 +202,6 @@ void k_p4wq_enable_static_thread(struct k_p4wq *queue, struct k_thread *thread,
 #endif
 
 	if (queue->flags & K_P4WQ_DELAYED_START) {
-		z_mark_thread_as_not_suspended(thread);
 		k_thread_start(thread);
 	}
 }