diff --git a/server/jetstream_api.go b/server/jetstream_api.go
index 9d8622764e9..f0a2d387e1c 100644
--- a/server/jetstream_api.go
+++ b/server/jetstream_api.go
@@ -802,8 +802,7 @@ type JSApiStreamTemplateNamesResponse struct {
 const JSApiStreamTemplateNamesResponseType = "io.nats.jetstream.api.v1.stream_template_names_response"
 
 // Structure that holds state for a JetStream API request that is processed
-// in a separate long-lived go routine. This is to avoid possibly blocking
-// ROUTE and GATEWAY connections.
+// in a separate long-lived go routine. This is to avoid blocking connections.
 type jsAPIRoutedReq struct {
 	jsub    *subscription
 	sub     *subscription
@@ -872,17 +871,6 @@ func (js *jetStream) apiDispatch(sub *subscription, c *client, acc *Account, sub
 	}
 	jsub := rr.psubs[0]
 
-	// If this is directly from a client connection ok to do in place.
-	if c.kind != ROUTER && c.kind != GATEWAY && c.kind != LEAF {
-		start := time.Now()
-		jsub.icb(sub, c, acc, subject, reply, rmsg)
-		if dur := time.Since(start); dur >= readLoopReportThreshold {
-			s.Warnf("Internal subscription on %q took too long: %v", subject, dur)
-		}
-		return
-	}
-
-	// If we are here we have received this request over a non-client connection.
 	// We need to make sure not to block. We will send the request to a long-lived
 	// pool of go routines.
 
@@ -1718,8 +1706,7 @@ func (s *Server) jsStreamUpdateRequest(sub *subscription, c *client, _ *Account,
 
 	// Handle clustered version here.
 	if s.JetStreamIsClustered() {
-		// Always do in separate Go routine.
-		go s.jsClusteredStreamUpdateRequest(ci, acc, subject, reply, copyBytes(rmsg), &cfg, nil, ncfg.Pedantic)
+		s.jsClusteredStreamUpdateRequest(ci, acc, subject, reply, copyBytes(rmsg), &cfg, nil, ncfg.Pedantic)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -4417,14 +4404,7 @@ func (s *Server) jsConsumerCreateRequest(sub *subscription, c *client, a *Accoun
 	}
 
 	if isClustered && !req.Config.Direct {
-		// If we are inline with client, we still may need to do a callout for consumer info
-		// during this call, so place in Go routine to not block client.
-		// Router and Gateway API calls already in separate context.
-		if c.kind != ROUTER && c.kind != GATEWAY {
-			go s.jsClusteredConsumerRequest(ci, acc, subject, reply, rmsg, req.Stream, &req.Config, req.Action, req.Pedantic)
-		} else {
-			s.jsClusteredConsumerRequest(ci, acc, subject, reply, rmsg, req.Stream, &req.Config, req.Action, req.Pedantic)
-		}
+		s.jsClusteredConsumerRequest(ci, acc, subject, reply, rmsg, req.Stream, &req.Config, req.Action, req.Pedantic)
 		return
 	}