diff --git a/src/api/environment.cc b/src/api/environment.cc
index 23bae50d6da7ab..5afb5420fc0895 100644
--- a/src/api/environment.cc
+++ b/src/api/environment.cc
@@ -345,8 +345,7 @@ Environment* CreateEnvironment(IsolateData* isolate_data,
       context,
       args,
       exec_args,
-      static_cast<Environment::Flags>(Environment::kIsMainThread |
-                                      Environment::kOwnsProcessState |
+      static_cast<Environment::Flags>(Environment::kOwnsProcessState |
                                       Environment::kOwnsInspector));
   env->InitializeLibuv(per_process::v8_is_profiling);
   if (env->RunBootstrapping().IsEmpty()) {
diff --git a/src/env-inl.h b/src/env-inl.h
index 3969969a970f62..b0af5bfcbdc473 100644
--- a/src/env-inl.h
+++ b/src/env-inl.h
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ inline void Environment::set_has_serialized_options(bool value) {
 }
 
 inline bool Environment::is_main_thread() const {
-  return flags_ & kIsMainThread;
+  return worker_context() == nullptr;
 }
 
 inline bool Environment::owns_process_state() const {
diff --git a/src/env.h b/src/env.h
index 0007142232a2d0..e4ce0599089a5f 100644
--- a/src/env.h
+++ b/src/env.h
@@ -859,7 +859,6 @@ class Environment : public MemoryRetainer {
 
   enum Flags {
     kNoFlags = 0,
-    kIsMainThread = 1 << 0,
     kOwnsProcessState = 1 << 1,
     kOwnsInspector = 1 << 2,
   };
diff --git a/src/node_main_instance.cc b/src/node_main_instance.cc
index 831ba528284a52..643041571fb5f3 100644
--- a/src/node_main_instance.cc
+++ b/src/node_main_instance.cc
@@ -207,8 +207,7 @@ NodeMainInstance::CreateMainEnvironment(int* exit_code) {
       context,
       args_,
       exec_args_,
-      static_cast<Environment::Flags>(Environment::kIsMainThread |
-                                      Environment::kOwnsProcessState |
+      static_cast<Environment::Flags>(Environment::kOwnsProcessState |
                                       Environment::kOwnsInspector)) };
   env->InitializeLibuv(per_process::v8_is_profiling);
   env->InitializeDiagnostics();