diff --git a/src/p2pool.cpp b/src/p2pool.cpp
index a7a01d8..32dfa8d 100644
--- a/src/p2pool.cpp
+++ b/src/p2pool.cpp
@@ -393,7 +393,8 @@ void p2pool::download_block_headers(uint64_t current_height)
 				ChainMain block;
 				if (parse_block_header(data, size, block)) {
 					if (height == prev_seed_height) {
-						m_hasher->set_old_seed_async(block.id);
+						// Do it synchronously to make sure stratum and p2p don't start before it's finished
+						m_hasher->set_old_seed(block.id);
 					}
 				}
 				else {
diff --git a/src/pow_hash.cpp b/src/pow_hash.cpp
index 08ce0aa..56a6b17 100644
--- a/src/pow_hash.cpp
+++ b/src/pow_hash.cpp
@@ -147,39 +147,6 @@ void RandomX_Hasher::set_seed_async(const hash& seed)
 	);
 }
 
-void RandomX_Hasher::set_old_seed_async(const hash& seed)
-{
-	struct Work
-	{
-		p2pool* pool;
-		RandomX_Hasher* hasher;
-		hash seed;
-		uv_work_t req;
-	};
-
-	Work* work = new Work{};
-	work->pool = m_pool;
-	work->hasher = this;
-	work->seed = seed;
-	work->req.data = work;
-
-	uv_queue_work(uv_default_loop_checked(), &work->req,
-		[](uv_work_t* req)
-		{
-			bkg_jobs_tracker.start("RandomX_Hasher::set_old_seed_async");
-			Work* work = reinterpret_cast<Work*>(req->data);
-			if (!work->pool->stopped()) {
-				work->hasher->set_old_seed(work->seed);
-			}
-		},
-		[](uv_work_t* req, int)
-		{
-			delete reinterpret_cast<Work*>(req->data);
-			bkg_jobs_tracker.stop("RandomX_Hasher::set_old_seed_async");
-		}
-	);
-}
-
 void RandomX_Hasher::set_seed(const hash& seed)
 {
 	if (m_stopped.load()) {
diff --git a/src/pow_hash.h b/src/pow_hash.h
index 63ff63e..922683c 100644
--- a/src/pow_hash.h
+++ b/src/pow_hash.h
@@ -34,13 +34,12 @@ public:
 	~RandomX_Hasher();
 
 	void set_seed_async(const hash& seed);
-	void set_old_seed_async(const hash& seed);
+	void set_old_seed(const hash& seed);
 
 	bool calculate(const void* data, size_t size, const hash& seed, hash& result);
 
 private:
 	void set_seed(const hash& seed);
-	void set_old_seed(const hash& seed);
 
 	struct ThreadSafeVM
 	{