diff --git a/MapControl/Avalonia/ImageLoader.Avalonia.cs b/MapControl/Avalonia/ImageLoader.Avalonia.cs
index 647f6c81..9986fc1b 100644
--- a/MapControl/Avalonia/ImageLoader.Avalonia.cs
+++ b/MapControl/Avalonia/ImageLoader.Avalonia.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ using Avalonia.Media.Imaging;
 using Avalonia.Platform;
 using System;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace MapControl
@@ -23,9 +22,7 @@ namespace MapControl
 
         public static Task<IImage> LoadImageAsync(Stream stream)
         {
-            return Thread.CurrentThread.IsThreadPoolThread ?
-                Task.FromResult(LoadImage(stream)) :
-                Task.Run(() => LoadImage(stream));
+            return Task.Run(() => LoadImage(stream));
         }
 
         public static async Task<IImage> LoadImageAsync(string path)
diff --git a/MapControl/WPF/ImageLoader.WPF.cs b/MapControl/WPF/ImageLoader.WPF.cs
index 233441e3..236ed9dd 100644
--- a/MapControl/WPF/ImageLoader.WPF.cs
+++ b/MapControl/WPF/ImageLoader.WPF.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Media;
@@ -30,9 +29,7 @@ namespace MapControl
 
         public static Task<ImageSource> LoadImageAsync(Stream stream)
         {
-            return Thread.CurrentThread.IsThreadPoolThread ?
-                Task.FromResult(LoadImage(stream)) :
-                Task.Run(() => LoadImage(stream));
+            return Task.Run(() => LoadImage(stream));
         }
 
         public static async Task<ImageSource> LoadImageAsync(string path)