diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.cc b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.cc
index 5347d2692dc..5852f5582e0 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.cc
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.cc
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ static void set_write_state(grpc_chttp2_transport* t,
    * to be closed after all writes finish (for example, if we received a go-away
    * from peer while we had some pending writes) */
   if (st == GRPC_CHTTP2_WRITE_STATE_IDLE) {
-    GRPC_CLOSURE_LIST_SCHED(&t->run_after_write);
+    grpc_core::ExecCtx::RunList(DEBUG_LOCATION, &t->run_after_write);
     if (t->close_transport_on_writes_finished != nullptr) {
       grpc_error* err = t->close_transport_on_writes_finished;
       t->close_transport_on_writes_finished = nullptr;
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ static void write_action_end_locked(void* tp, grpc_error* error) {
       // write finishes, or the callbacks will be invoked when the stream is
       // closed.
       if (!closed) {
-        GRPC_CLOSURE_LIST_SCHED(&t->run_after_write);
+        grpc_core::ExecCtx::RunList(DEBUG_LOCATION, &t->run_after_write);
       }
       t->combiner->FinallyRun(
           GRPC_CLOSURE_INIT(&t->write_action_begin_locked,
@@ -1673,7 +1673,7 @@ static void cancel_pings(grpc_chttp2_transport* t, grpc_error* error) {
   GPR_ASSERT(error != GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   for (size_t j = 0; j < GRPC_CHTTP2_PCL_COUNT; j++) {
     grpc_closure_list_fail_all(&pq->lists[j], GRPC_ERROR_REF(error));
-    GRPC_CLOSURE_LIST_SCHED(&pq->lists[j]);
+    grpc_core::ExecCtx::RunList(DEBUG_LOCATION, &pq->lists[j]);
   }
   GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(error);
 }
@@ -1759,7 +1759,8 @@ void grpc_chttp2_ack_ping(grpc_chttp2_transport* t, uint64_t id) {
     gpr_free(from);
     return;
   }
-  GRPC_CLOSURE_LIST_SCHED(&pq->lists[GRPC_CHTTP2_PCL_INFLIGHT]);
+  grpc_core::ExecCtx::RunList(DEBUG_LOCATION,
+                              &pq->lists[GRPC_CHTTP2_PCL_INFLIGHT]);
   if (!grpc_closure_list_empty(pq->lists[GRPC_CHTTP2_PCL_NEXT])) {
     grpc_chttp2_initiate_write(t, GRPC_CHTTP2_INITIATE_WRITE_CONTINUE_PINGS);
   }
diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/writing.cc b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/writing.cc
index 312ef54e80e..d4029f61c78 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/writing.cc
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/writing.cc
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ static void maybe_initiate_ping(grpc_chttp2_transport* t) {
 
   pq->inflight_id = t->ping_ctr;
   t->ping_ctr++;
-  GRPC_CLOSURE_LIST_SCHED(&pq->lists[GRPC_CHTTP2_PCL_INITIATE]);
+  grpc_core::ExecCtx::RunList(DEBUG_LOCATION,
+                              &pq->lists[GRPC_CHTTP2_PCL_INITIATE]);
   grpc_closure_list_move(&pq->lists[GRPC_CHTTP2_PCL_NEXT],
                          &pq->lists[GRPC_CHTTP2_PCL_INFLIGHT]);
   grpc_slice_buffer_add(&t->outbuf,
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.h b/src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.h
index 60400c8017a..aae932e305c 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.h
@@ -52,21 +52,6 @@ typedef struct grpc_closure_list {
  *              the closure scheduler will do that after the cb returns */
 typedef void (*grpc_iomgr_cb_func)(void* arg, grpc_error* error);
 
-typedef struct grpc_closure_scheduler grpc_closure_scheduler;
-
-typedef struct grpc_closure_scheduler_vtable {
-  /* NOTE: for all these functions, closure->scheduler == the scheduler that was
-           used to find this vtable */
-  void (*run)(grpc_closure* closure, grpc_error* error);
-  void (*sched)(grpc_closure* closure, grpc_error* error);
-  const char* name;
-} grpc_closure_scheduler_vtable;
-
-/** Abstract type that can schedule closures for execution */
-struct grpc_closure_scheduler {
-  const grpc_closure_scheduler_vtable* vtable;
-};
-
 /** A closure over a grpc_iomgr_cb_func. */
 struct grpc_closure {
   /** Once queued, next indicates the next queued closure; before then, scratch
@@ -85,10 +70,6 @@ struct grpc_closure {
   /** Arguments to be passed to "cb". */
   void* cb_arg;
 
-  /** Scheduler to schedule against: nullptr to schedule against current
-     execution context */
-  grpc_closure_scheduler* scheduler;
-
   /** Once queued, the result of the closure. Before then: scratch space */
   union {
     grpc_error* error;
@@ -110,16 +91,13 @@ struct grpc_closure {
 #ifndef NDEBUG
 inline grpc_closure* grpc_closure_init(const char* file, int line,
                                        grpc_closure* closure,
-                                       grpc_iomgr_cb_func cb, void* cb_arg,
-                                       grpc_closure_scheduler* scheduler) {
+                                       grpc_iomgr_cb_func cb, void* cb_arg) {
 #else
 inline grpc_closure* grpc_closure_init(grpc_closure* closure,
-                                       grpc_iomgr_cb_func cb, void* cb_arg,
-                                       grpc_closure_scheduler* scheduler) {
+                                       grpc_iomgr_cb_func cb, void* cb_arg) {
 #endif
   closure->cb = cb;
   closure->cb_arg = cb_arg;
-  closure->scheduler = scheduler;
   closure->error_data.error = GRPC_ERROR_NONE;
 #ifndef NDEBUG
   closure->scheduled = false;
@@ -135,10 +113,10 @@ inline grpc_closure* grpc_closure_init(grpc_closure* closure,
 /** Initializes \a closure with \a cb and \a cb_arg. Returns \a closure. */
 #ifndef NDEBUG
 #define GRPC_CLOSURE_INIT(closure, cb, cb_arg, scheduler) \
-  grpc_closure_init(__FILE__, __LINE__, closure, cb, cb_arg, scheduler)
+  grpc_closure_init(__FILE__, __LINE__, closure, cb, cb_arg)
 #else
 #define GRPC_CLOSURE_INIT(closure, cb, cb_arg, scheduler) \
-  grpc_closure_init(closure, cb, cb_arg, scheduler)
+  grpc_closure_init(closure, cb, cb_arg)
 #endif
 
 namespace closure_impl {
@@ -161,21 +139,19 @@ inline void closure_wrapper(void* arg, grpc_error* error) {
 
 #ifndef NDEBUG
 inline grpc_closure* grpc_closure_create(const char* file, int line,
-                                         grpc_iomgr_cb_func cb, void* cb_arg,
-                                         grpc_closure_scheduler* scheduler) {
+                                         grpc_iomgr_cb_func cb, void* cb_arg) {
 #else
-inline grpc_closure* grpc_closure_create(grpc_iomgr_cb_func cb, void* cb_arg,
-                                         grpc_closure_scheduler* scheduler) {
+inline grpc_closure* grpc_closure_create(grpc_iomgr_cb_func cb, void* cb_arg) {
 #endif
   closure_impl::wrapped_closure* wc =
       static_cast<closure_impl::wrapped_closure*>(gpr_malloc(sizeof(*wc)));
   wc->cb = cb;
   wc->cb_arg = cb_arg;
 #ifndef NDEBUG
-  grpc_closure_init(file, line, &wc->wrapper, closure_impl::closure_wrapper, wc,
-                    scheduler);
+  grpc_closure_init(file, line, &wc->wrapper, closure_impl::closure_wrapper,
+                    wc);
 #else
-  grpc_closure_init(&wc->wrapper, closure_impl::closure_wrapper, wc, scheduler);
+  grpc_closure_init(&wc->wrapper, closure_impl::closure_wrapper, wc);
 #endif
   return &wc->wrapper;
 }
@@ -183,10 +159,10 @@ inline grpc_closure* grpc_closure_create(grpc_iomgr_cb_func cb, void* cb_arg,
 /* Create a heap allocated closure: try to avoid except for very rare events */
 #ifndef NDEBUG
 #define GRPC_CLOSURE_CREATE(cb, cb_arg, scheduler) \
-  grpc_closure_create(__FILE__, __LINE__, cb, cb_arg, scheduler)
+  grpc_closure_create(__FILE__, __LINE__, cb, cb_arg)
 #else
 #define GRPC_CLOSURE_CREATE(cb, cb_arg, scheduler) \
-  grpc_closure_create(cb, cb_arg, scheduler)
+  grpc_closure_create(cb, cb_arg)
 #endif
 
 #define GRPC_CLOSURE_LIST_INIT \
@@ -253,6 +229,7 @@ class Closure {
  public:
   static void Run(const DebugLocation& location, grpc_closure* closure,
                   grpc_error* error) {
+    (void)location;
     if (closure == nullptr) {
       GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(error);
       return;
@@ -276,44 +253,4 @@ class Closure {
 };
 }  // namespace grpc_core
 
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-inline void grpc_closure_list_sched(const char* file, int line,
-                                    grpc_closure_list* list) {
-#else
-inline void grpc_closure_list_sched(grpc_closure_list* list) {
-#endif
-  grpc_closure* c = list->head;
-  while (c != nullptr) {
-    grpc_closure* next = c->next_data.next;
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-    if (c->scheduled) {
-      gpr_log(GPR_ERROR,
-              "Closure already scheduled. (closure: %p, created: [%s:%d], "
-              "previously scheduled at: [%s: %d] run?: %s",
-              c, c->file_created, c->line_created, c->file_initiated,
-              c->line_initiated, c->run ? "true" : "false");
-      abort();
-    }
-    c->scheduled = true;
-    c->file_initiated = file;
-    c->line_initiated = line;
-    c->run = false;
-    GPR_ASSERT(c->cb != nullptr);
-#endif
-    c->scheduler->vtable->sched(c, c->error_data.error);
-    c = next;
-  }
-  list->head = list->tail = nullptr;
-}
-
-/** Schedule all closures in a list to be run. Does not need to be run from a
- * safe point. */
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-#define GRPC_CLOSURE_LIST_SCHED(closure_list) \
-  grpc_closure_list_sched(__FILE__, __LINE__, closure_list)
-#else
-#define GRPC_CLOSURE_LIST_SCHED(closure_list) \
-  grpc_closure_list_sched(closure_list)
-#endif
-
 #endif /* GRPC_CORE_LIB_IOMGR_CLOSURE_H */
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/combiner.cc b/src/core/lib/iomgr/combiner.cc
index 884c7f211f3..4b85766aef6 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/combiner.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/combiner.cc
@@ -308,9 +308,9 @@ static void combiner_finally_exec(grpc_core::Combiner* lock,
       grpc_core::ExecCtx::Get()->combiner_data()->active_combiner));
   if (grpc_core::ExecCtx::Get()->combiner_data()->active_combiner != lock) {
     GPR_TIMER_MARK("slowpath", 0);
-    // Reusing scheduler to store the combiner so that it can be accessed in
-    // enqueue_finally
-    closure->scheduler = reinterpret_cast<grpc_closure_scheduler*>(lock);
+    // Using error_data.scratch to store the combiner so that it can be accessed
+    // in enqueue_finally.
+    closure->error_data.scratch = reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(lock);
     lock->Run(GRPC_CLOSURE_CREATE(enqueue_finally, closure, nullptr), error);
     return;
   }
@@ -323,22 +323,17 @@ static void combiner_finally_exec(grpc_core::Combiner* lock,
 
 static void enqueue_finally(void* closure, grpc_error* error) {
   grpc_closure* cl = static_cast<grpc_closure*>(closure);
-  combiner_finally_exec(reinterpret_cast<grpc_core::Combiner*>(cl->scheduler),
-                        cl, GRPC_ERROR_REF(error));
+  combiner_finally_exec(
+      reinterpret_cast<grpc_core::Combiner*>(cl->error_data.scratch), cl,
+      GRPC_ERROR_REF(error));
 }
 
 namespace grpc_core {
 void Combiner::Run(grpc_closure* closure, grpc_error* error) {
-  GPR_ASSERT(closure->scheduler == nullptr ||
-             closure->scheduler ==
-                 reinterpret_cast<grpc_closure_scheduler*>(this));
   combiner_exec(this, closure, error);
 }
 
 void Combiner::FinallyRun(grpc_closure* closure, grpc_error* error) {
-  GPR_ASSERT(closure->scheduler == nullptr ||
-             closure->scheduler ==
-                 reinterpret_cast<grpc_closure_scheduler*>(this));
   combiner_finally_exec(this, closure, error);
 }
 }  // namespace grpc_core
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/combiner.h b/src/core/lib/iomgr/combiner.h
index 53e52c1bbba..32712066bef 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/combiner.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/combiner.h
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ class Combiner {
   // TODO(yashkt) : Remove this method
   void FinallyRun(grpc_closure* closure, grpc_error* error);
   Combiner* next_combiner_on_this_exec_ctx = nullptr;
-  grpc_closure_scheduler scheduler;
-  grpc_closure_scheduler finally_scheduler;
   MultiProducerSingleConsumerQueue queue;
   // either:
   // a pointer to the initiating exec ctx if that is the only exec_ctx that has
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.cc b/src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.cc
index 5c40c00d49c..71c7d3cbecb 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.cc
@@ -118,11 +118,6 @@ grpc_millis grpc_cycle_counter_to_millis_round_up(gpr_cycle_counter cycles) {
       gpr_cycle_counter_sub(cycles, g_start_cycle));
 }
 
-static const grpc_closure_scheduler_vtable exec_ctx_scheduler_vtable = {
-    exec_ctx_run, exec_ctx_sched, "exec_ctx"};
-static grpc_closure_scheduler exec_ctx_scheduler = {&exec_ctx_scheduler_vtable};
-grpc_closure_scheduler* grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx = &exec_ctx_scheduler;
-
 namespace grpc_core {
 GPR_TLS_CLASS_DEF(ExecCtx::exec_ctx_);
 GPR_TLS_CLASS_DEF(ApplicationCallbackExecCtx::callback_exec_ctx_);
@@ -176,6 +171,7 @@ grpc_millis ExecCtx::Now() {
 
 void ExecCtx::Run(const DebugLocation& location, grpc_closure* closure,
                   grpc_error* error) {
+  (void)location;
   if (closure == nullptr) {
     GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(error);
     return;
@@ -200,4 +196,30 @@ void ExecCtx::Run(const DebugLocation& location, grpc_closure* closure,
   exec_ctx_sched(closure, error);
 }
 
+void ExecCtx::RunList(const DebugLocation& location, grpc_closure_list* list) {
+  (void)location;
+  grpc_closure* c = list->head;
+  while (c != nullptr) {
+    grpc_closure* next = c->next_data.next;
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+    if (c->scheduled) {
+      gpr_log(GPR_ERROR,
+              "Closure already scheduled. (closure: %p, created: [%s:%d], "
+              "previously scheduled at: [%s: %d] run?: %s",
+              c, c->file_created, c->line_created, c->file_initiated,
+              c->line_initiated, c->run ? "true" : "false");
+      abort();
+    }
+    c->scheduled = true;
+    c->file_initiated = location.file();
+    c->line_initiated = location.line();
+    c->run = false;
+    GPR_ASSERT(c->cb != nullptr);
+#endif
+    exec_ctx_sched(c, c->error_data.error);
+    c = next;
+  }
+  list->head = list->tail = nullptr;
+}
+
 }  // namespace grpc_core
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.h b/src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.h
index 49251b99ecb..4e746bc8505 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.h
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ typedef struct grpc_combiner grpc_combiner;
    should not be counted by fork handlers */
 #define GRPC_APP_CALLBACK_EXEC_CTX_FLAG_IS_INTERNAL_THREAD 1
 
-extern grpc_closure_scheduler* grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx;
-
 gpr_timespec grpc_millis_to_timespec(grpc_millis millis, gpr_clock_type clock);
 grpc_millis grpc_timespec_to_millis_round_down(gpr_timespec timespec);
 grpc_millis grpc_timespec_to_millis_round_up(gpr_timespec timespec);
@@ -225,6 +223,8 @@ class ExecCtx {
   static void Run(const DebugLocation& location, grpc_closure* closure,
                   grpc_error* error);
 
+  static void RunList(const DebugLocation& location, grpc_closure_list* list);
+
  protected:
   /** Check if ready to finish. */
   virtual bool CheckReadyToFinish() { return false; }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/resource_quota.cc b/src/core/lib/iomgr/resource_quota.cc
index 8b0f102f744..0fc02792234 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/resource_quota.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/resource_quota.cc
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ static bool rq_alloc(grpc_resource_quota* resource_quota) {
       int64_t aborted_allocations = resource_user->outstanding_allocations;
       resource_user->outstanding_allocations = 0;
       resource_user->free_pool += aborted_allocations;
-      GRPC_CLOSURE_LIST_SCHED(&resource_user->on_allocated);
+      grpc_core::ExecCtx::RunList(DEBUG_LOCATION, &resource_user->on_allocated);
       gpr_mu_unlock(&resource_user->mu);
       ru_unref_by(resource_user, static_cast<gpr_atm>(aborted_allocations));
       continue;
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ static bool rq_alloc(grpc_resource_quota* resource_quota) {
     if (resource_user->free_pool >= 0) {
       resource_user->allocating = false;
       resource_user->outstanding_allocations = 0;
-      GRPC_CLOSURE_LIST_SCHED(&resource_user->on_allocated);
+      grpc_core::ExecCtx::RunList(DEBUG_LOCATION, &resource_user->on_allocated);
       gpr_mu_unlock(&resource_user->mu);
     } else {
       rulist_add_head(resource_user, GRPC_RULIST_AWAITING_ALLOCATION);
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_custom.cc b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_custom.cc
index d5fd1919ca2..2df94adb5fc 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_custom.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_custom.cc
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static void tcp_server_unref(grpc_tcp_server* s) {
   if (gpr_unref(&s->refs)) {
     /* Complete shutdown_starting work before destroying. */
     grpc_core::ExecCtx exec_ctx;
-    GRPC_CLOSURE_LIST_SCHED(&s->shutdown_starting);
+    grpc_core::ExecCtx::RunList(DEBUG_LOCATION, &s->shutdown_starting);
     grpc_core::ExecCtx::Get()->Flush();
     tcp_server_destroy(s);
   }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_posix.cc b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_posix.cc
index a9bf800e362..25f2e7746bb 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_posix.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_posix.cc
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ static void tcp_server_unref(grpc_tcp_server* s) {
   if (gpr_unref(&s->refs)) {
     grpc_tcp_server_shutdown_listeners(s);
     gpr_mu_lock(&s->mu);
-    GRPC_CLOSURE_LIST_SCHED(&s->shutdown_starting);
+    grpc_core::ExecCtx::RunList(DEBUG_LOCATION, &s->shutdown_starting);
     gpr_mu_unlock(&s->mu);
     tcp_server_destroy(s);
   }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_windows.cc b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_windows.cc
index fc09481098d..0052175ae46 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_windows.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_windows.cc
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static void tcp_server_unref(grpc_tcp_server* s) {
   if (gpr_unref(&s->refs)) {
     grpc_tcp_server_shutdown_listeners(s);
     gpr_mu_lock(&s->mu);
-    GRPC_CLOSURE_LIST_SCHED(&s->shutdown_starting);
+    grpc_core::ExecCtx::RunList(DEBUG_LOCATION, &s->shutdown_starting);
     gpr_mu_unlock(&s->mu);
     tcp_server_destroy(s);
   }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/timer_generic.cc b/src/core/lib/iomgr/timer_generic.cc
index dc3016ad8ec..0f00eea8a3f 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/timer_generic.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/timer_generic.cc
@@ -548,9 +548,8 @@ static grpc_timer* pop_one(timer_shard* shard, grpc_millis now) {
     }
     if (timer->deadline > now) return nullptr;
     if (GRPC_TRACE_FLAG_ENABLED(grpc_timer_trace)) {
-      gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "TIMER %p: FIRE %" PRId64 "ms late via %s scheduler",
-              timer, now - timer->deadline,
-              timer->closure->scheduler->vtable->name);
+      gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "TIMER %p: FIRE %" PRId64 "ms late", timer,
+              now - timer->deadline);
     }
     timer->pending = false;
     grpc_timer_heap_pop(&shard->heap);
diff --git a/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_chttp2_transport.cc b/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_chttp2_transport.cc
index dfc6acbb68b..9d88eed66de 100644
--- a/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_chttp2_transport.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_chttp2_transport.cc
@@ -160,23 +160,19 @@ class Closure : public grpc_closure {
 };
 
 template <class F>
-std::unique_ptr<Closure> MakeClosure(
-    F f, grpc_closure_scheduler* sched = grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx) {
+std::unique_ptr<Closure> MakeClosure(F f) {
   struct C : public Closure {
-    C(const F& f, grpc_closure_scheduler* sched) : f_(f) {
-      GRPC_CLOSURE_INIT(this, Execute, this, sched);
-    }
+    C(const F& f) : f_(f) { GRPC_CLOSURE_INIT(this, Execute, this, nullptr); }
     F f_;
     static void Execute(void* arg, grpc_error* error) {
       static_cast<C*>(arg)->f_(error);
     }
   };
-  return std::unique_ptr<Closure>(new C(f, sched));
+  return std::unique_ptr<Closure>(new C(f));
 }
 
 template <class F>
-grpc_closure* MakeOnceClosure(
-    F f, grpc_closure_scheduler* sched = grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx) {
+grpc_closure* MakeOnceClosure(F f) {
   struct C : public grpc_closure {
     C(const F& f) : f_(f) {}
     F f_;
@@ -186,7 +182,7 @@ grpc_closure* MakeOnceClosure(
     }
   };
   auto* c = new C{f};
-  return GRPC_CLOSURE_INIT(c, C::Execute, c, sched);
+  return GRPC_CLOSURE_INIT(c, C::Execute, c, nullptr);
 }
 
 class Stream {
diff --git a/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_closure.cc b/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_closure.cc
index 7736012128a..979e8f6ca04 100644
--- a/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_closure.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_closure.cc
@@ -350,19 +350,17 @@ BENCHMARK(BM_ClosureSched4OnTwoCombiners);
 // the benchmark is complete
 class Rescheduler {
  public:
-  Rescheduler(benchmark::State& state, grpc_closure_scheduler* scheduler)
-      : state_(state) {
-    GRPC_CLOSURE_INIT(&closure_, Step, this, scheduler);
+  Rescheduler(benchmark::State& state) : state_(state) {
+    GRPC_CLOSURE_INIT(&closure_, Step, this, nullptr);
   }
 
   void ScheduleFirst() {
     grpc_core::ExecCtx::Run(DEBUG_LOCATION, &closure_, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   }
 
-  void ScheduleFirstAgainstDifferentScheduler(
-      grpc_closure_scheduler* scheduler) {
+  void ScheduleFirstAgainstDifferentScheduler() {
     grpc_core::ExecCtx::Run(DEBUG_LOCATION,
-                            GRPC_CLOSURE_CREATE(Step, this, scheduler),
+                            GRPC_CLOSURE_CREATE(Step, this, nullptr),
                             GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
   }
 
@@ -381,7 +379,7 @@ class Rescheduler {
 static void BM_ClosureReschedOnExecCtx(benchmark::State& state) {
   TrackCounters track_counters;
   grpc_core::ExecCtx exec_ctx;
-  Rescheduler r(state, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
+  Rescheduler r(state);
   r.ScheduleFirst();
   grpc_core::ExecCtx::Get()->Flush();
   track_counters.Finish(state);
diff --git a/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_pollset.cc b/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_pollset.cc
index 477ae190bda..968e1b331b6 100644
--- a/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_pollset.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_pollset.cc
@@ -163,18 +163,16 @@ class Closure : public grpc_closure {
 };
 
 template <class F>
-Closure* MakeClosure(F f, grpc_closure_scheduler* scheduler) {
+Closure* MakeClosure(F f) {
   struct C : public Closure {
-    C(F f, grpc_closure_scheduler* scheduler) : f_(f) {
-      GRPC_CLOSURE_INIT(this, C::cbfn, this, scheduler);
-    }
+    C(F f) : f_(f) { GRPC_CLOSURE_INIT(this, C::cbfn, this, nullptr); }
     static void cbfn(void* arg, grpc_error* /*error*/) {
       C* p = static_cast<C*>(arg);
       p->f_();
     }
     F f_;
   };
-  return new C(f, scheduler);
+  return new C(f);
 }
 
 #ifdef GRPC_LINUX_MULTIPOLL_WITH_EPOLL
@@ -223,17 +221,15 @@ static void BM_SingleThreadPollOneFd(benchmark::State& state) {
   grpc_fd* wakeup = grpc_fd_create(wakeup_fd.read_fd, "wakeup_read", false);
   grpc_pollset_add_fd(ps, wakeup);
   bool done = false;
-  Closure* continue_closure = MakeClosure(
-      [&]() {
-        GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(grpc_wakeup_fd_consume_wakeup(&wakeup_fd));
-        if (!state.KeepRunning()) {
-          done = true;
-          return;
-        }
-        GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(grpc_wakeup_fd_wakeup(&wakeup_fd));
-        grpc_fd_notify_on_read(wakeup, continue_closure);
-      },
-      grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
+  Closure* continue_closure = MakeClosure([&]() {
+    GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(grpc_wakeup_fd_consume_wakeup(&wakeup_fd));
+    if (!state.KeepRunning()) {
+      done = true;
+      return;
+    }
+    GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(grpc_wakeup_fd_wakeup(&wakeup_fd));
+    grpc_fd_notify_on_read(wakeup, continue_closure);
+  });
   GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(grpc_wakeup_fd_wakeup(&wakeup_fd));
   grpc_fd_notify_on_read(wakeup, continue_closure);
   gpr_mu_lock(mu);