diff --git a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/AbstractXMPPConnection.java b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/AbstractXMPPConnection.java
index 8c589db99..06af3d2ba 100644
--- a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/AbstractXMPPConnection.java
+++ b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/AbstractXMPPConnection.java
@@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractXMPPConnection implements XMPPConnection {
                 }
             }
         };
-        removeCallbacksService.schedule(new Runnable() {
+        schedule(new Runnable() {
             @Override
             public void run() {
                 boolean removed = removeAsyncStanzaListener(packetListener);
@@ -1601,7 +1601,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractXMPPConnection implements XMPPConnection {
             }
         };
         addSyncStanzaListener(packetListener, packetFilter);
-        removeCallbacksService.schedule(new Runnable() {
+        schedule(new Runnable() {
             @Override
             public void run() {
                 removeSyncStanzaListener(packetListener);