diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/isoron/uhabits/tasks/AndroidTaskRunner.java b/app/src/main/java/org/isoron/uhabits/tasks/AndroidTaskRunner.java
index 6be0d732b..e1626fe34 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/isoron/uhabits/tasks/AndroidTaskRunner.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/isoron/uhabits/tasks/AndroidTaskRunner.java
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ import java.util.*;
 
 import dagger.*;
 
-import static android.os.AsyncTask.*;
-
 @Module
 public class AndroidTaskRunner implements TaskRunner
 {
@@ -62,7 +60,7 @@ public class AndroidTaskRunner implements TaskRunner
     public void execute(Task task)
     {
         task.onAttached(this);
-        new CustomAsyncTask(task).executeOnExecutor(THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR);
+        new CustomAsyncTask(task).execute();
     }
 
     @Override