diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/logical_thread.cc b/src/core/lib/iomgr/logical_thread.cc
index aa608cf8891..de1ab580cd5 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/logical_thread.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/logical_thread.cc
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ void LogicalThreadImpl::Run(std::function<void()> callback,
             this, location.file(), location.line());
   }
   const size_t prev_size = size_.FetchAdd(1);
-  if (prev_size == 0) {
+  // The logical thread should not have been orphaned.
+  GPR_DEBUG_ASSERT(prev_size > 0);
+  if (prev_size == 1) {
     // There is no other closure executing right now on this logical thread.
     // Execute this closure immediately.
     if (GRPC_TRACE_FLAG_ENABLED(grpc_logical_thread_trace)) {
@@ -49,11 +51,6 @@ void LogicalThreadImpl::Run(std::function<void()> callback,
     callback();
     // Loan this thread to the logical thread and drain the queue.
     DrainQueue();
-    // It is possible that while draining the queue, one of the callbacks ended
-    // up orphaning the logical thread. In that case, delete the object.
-    if (orphaned_.Load(MemoryOrder::ACQUIRE)) {
-      delete this;
-    }
   } else {
     CallbackWrapper* cb_wrapper =
         new CallbackWrapper(std::move(callback), location);
@@ -67,10 +64,15 @@ void LogicalThreadImpl::Run(std::function<void()> callback,
 }
 
 void LogicalThreadImpl::Orphan() {
-  if (size_.Load(MemoryOrder::ACQUIRE) == 0) {
+  if (GRPC_TRACE_FLAG_ENABLED(grpc_logical_thread_trace)) {
+    gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "LogicalThread::Orphan() %p", this);
+  }
+  size_t prev_size = size_.FetchSub(1);
+  if (prev_size == 0) {
+    if (GRPC_TRACE_FLAG_ENABLED(grpc_logical_thread_trace)) {
+      gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "  Destroying");
+    }
     delete this;
-  } else {
-    orphaned_.Store(true, MemoryOrder::RELEASE);
   }
 }
 
@@ -85,11 +87,20 @@ void LogicalThreadImpl::DrainQueue() {
     }
     size_t prev_size = size_.FetchSub(1);
     GPR_DEBUG_ASSERT(prev_size >= 1);
+    // It is possible that while draining the queue, one of the callbacks ended
+    // up orphaning the logical thread. In that case, delete the object.
     if (prev_size == 1) {
+      if (GRPC_TRACE_FLAG_ENABLED(grpc_logical_thread_trace)) {
+        gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "  Queue Drained. Destroying");
+      }
+      delete this;
+      return;
+    }
+    if (prev_size == 2) {
       if (GRPC_TRACE_FLAG_ENABLED(grpc_logical_thread_trace)) {
         gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "  Queue Drained");
       }
-      break;
+      return;
     }
     // There is atleast one callback on the queue. Pop the callback from the
     // queue and execute it.
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/logical_thread.h b/src/core/lib/iomgr/logical_thread.h
index b3294a6a527..9184d2ce106 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/logical_thread.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/logical_thread.h
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ class LogicalThreadImpl : public Orphanable {
  private:
   void DrainQueue();
 
-  Atomic<size_t> size_{0};
-  Atomic<bool> orphaned_{false};
+  // An initial size of 1 keeps track of whether the logical thread has been
+  // orphaned.
+  Atomic<size_t> size_{1};
   MultiProducerSingleConsumerQueue queue_;
 };
 
diff --git a/test/core/iomgr/logical_thread_test.cc b/test/core/iomgr/logical_thread_test.cc
index 88dde0b5df4..0d449e171ae 100644
--- a/test/core/iomgr/logical_thread_test.cc
+++ b/test/core/iomgr/logical_thread_test.cc
@@ -31,20 +31,16 @@
 
 namespace {
 TEST(LogicalThreadTest, NoOp) {
-  grpc_core::ExecCtx exec_ctx;
-  { auto lock = grpc_core::MakeRefCounted<grpc_core::LogicalThread>(); }
+  auto lock = grpc_core::MakeRefCounted<grpc_core::LogicalThread>();
 }
 
 TEST(LogicalThreadTest, ExecuteOne) {
-  grpc_core::ExecCtx exec_ctx;
-  {
-    auto lock = grpc_core::MakeRefCounted<grpc_core::LogicalThread>();
-    gpr_event done;
-    gpr_event_init(&done);
-    lock->Run([&done]() { gpr_event_set(&done, (void*)1); }, DEBUG_LOCATION);
-    EXPECT_TRUE(gpr_event_wait(&done, grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(5)) !=
-                nullptr);
-  }
+  auto lock = grpc_core::MakeRefCounted<grpc_core::LogicalThread>();
+  gpr_event done;
+  gpr_event_init(&done);
+  lock->Run([&done]() { gpr_event_set(&done, (void*)1); }, DEBUG_LOCATION);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(gpr_event_wait(&done, grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(5)) !=
+              nullptr);
 }
 
 class TestThread {
@@ -97,14 +93,11 @@ class TestThread {
 };
 
 TEST(LogicalThreadTest, ExecuteMany) {
-  grpc_core::ExecCtx exec_ctx;
+  auto lock = grpc_core::MakeRefCounted<grpc_core::LogicalThread>();
   {
-    auto lock = grpc_core::MakeRefCounted<grpc_core::LogicalThread>();
-    {
-      std::vector<std::unique_ptr<TestThread>> threads;
-      for (size_t i = 0; i < 100; ++i) {
-        threads.push_back(std::unique_ptr<TestThread>(new TestThread(lock)));
-      }
+    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<TestThread>> threads;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < 100; ++i) {
+      threads.push_back(std::unique_ptr<TestThread>(new TestThread(lock)));
     }
   }
 }