diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/ForkJoinPool.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/ForkJoinPool.java
index 448e42dd42d..356d5c759d4 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/ForkJoinPool.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/ForkJoinPool.java
@@ -1135,12 +1135,9 @@ public final ForkJoinWorkerThread newThread(ForkJoinPool pool) {
             boolean isCommon = (pool.workerNamePrefix == null);
             @SuppressWarnings("removal")
             SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
-            if (sm == null) {
-                if (isCommon)
-                    return new ForkJoinWorkerThread.InnocuousForkJoinWorkerThread(pool);
-                else
-                    return new ForkJoinWorkerThread(null, pool, true, false);
-            } else if (isCommon)
+            if (sm == null)
+                return new ForkJoinWorkerThread(null, pool, true, false);
+            else if (isCommon)
                 return newCommonWithACC(pool);
             else
                 return newRegularWithACC(pool);