diff --git a/src/env-inl.h b/src/env-inl.h
index b5802b6df3c2db..cf6de689c4558f 100644
--- a/src/env-inl.h
+++ b/src/env-inl.h
@@ -242,14 +242,6 @@ inline bool ImmediateInfo::has_outstanding() const {
   return fields_[kHasOutstanding] == 1;
 }
 
-inline void ImmediateInfo::count_inc(uint32_t increment) {
-  fields_[kCount] += increment;
-}
-
-inline void ImmediateInfo::count_dec(uint32_t decrement) {
-  fields_[kCount] -= decrement;
-}
-
 inline void ImmediateInfo::ref_count_inc(uint32_t increment) {
   fields_[kRefCount] += increment;
 }
@@ -787,7 +779,6 @@ void Environment::CreateImmediate(Fn&& cb, bool ref) {
   auto callback = std::make_unique<NativeImmediateCallbackImpl<Fn>>(
       std::move(cb), ref);
   native_immediates_.Push(std::move(callback));
-  immediate_info()->count_inc(1);
 }
 
 template <typename Fn>
diff --git a/src/env.cc b/src/env.cc
index 1ef68e542a3324..48ba78fff82d7c 100644
--- a/src/env.cc
+++ b/src/env.cc
@@ -662,7 +662,6 @@ void Environment::RunAndClearNativeImmediates(bool only_refed) {
   TraceEventScope trace_scope(TRACING_CATEGORY_NODE1(environment),
                               "RunAndClearNativeImmediates", this);
   size_t ref_count = 0;
-  size_t count = 0;
 
   NativeImmediateQueue queue;
   queue.ConcatMove(std::move(native_immediates_));
@@ -671,7 +670,6 @@ void Environment::RunAndClearNativeImmediates(bool only_refed) {
     TryCatchScope try_catch(this);
     DebugSealHandleScope seal_handle_scope(isolate());
     while (std::unique_ptr<NativeImmediateCallback> head = queue.Shift()) {
-      count++;
       if (head->is_refed())
         ref_count++;
 
@@ -689,9 +687,10 @@ void Environment::RunAndClearNativeImmediates(bool only_refed) {
   };
   while (queue.size() > 0 && drain_list()) {}
 
-  DCHECK_GE(immediate_info()->count(), count);
-  immediate_info()->count_dec(count);
   immediate_info()->ref_count_dec(ref_count);
+
+  if (immediate_info()->ref_count() == 0)
+    ToggleImmediateRef(false);
 }
 
 
@@ -777,15 +776,12 @@ void Environment::CheckImmediate(uv_check_t* handle) {
   TraceEventScope trace_scope(TRACING_CATEGORY_NODE1(environment),
                               "CheckImmediate", env);
 
-  if (env->immediate_info()->count() == 0)
-    return;
-
   HandleScope scope(env->isolate());
   Context::Scope context_scope(env->context());
 
   env->RunAndClearNativeImmediates();
 
-  if (!env->can_call_into_js())
+  if (env->immediate_info()->count() == 0 || !env->can_call_into_js())
     return;
 
   do {
diff --git a/src/env.h b/src/env.h
index 2740211193547f..f5fee470308a3c 100644
--- a/src/env.h
+++ b/src/env.h
@@ -736,8 +736,6 @@ class ImmediateInfo : public MemoryRetainer {
   inline uint32_t count() const;
   inline uint32_t ref_count() const;
   inline bool has_outstanding() const;
-  inline void count_inc(uint32_t increment);
-  inline void count_dec(uint32_t decrement);
   inline void ref_count_inc(uint32_t increment);
   inline void ref_count_dec(uint32_t decrement);