diff --git a/lib/internal/process/task_queues.js b/lib/internal/process/task_queues.js
index c07942587ca9c2..3cf07601a23aa4 100644
--- a/lib/internal/process/task_queues.js
+++ b/lib/internal/process/task_queues.js
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ const {
   enqueueMicrotask
 } = internalBinding('task_queue');
 
-const {
-  triggerUncaughtException
-} = internalBinding('errors');
-
 const {
   setHasRejectionToWarn,
   hasRejectionToWarn,
@@ -151,10 +147,6 @@ function runMicrotask() {
     const callback = this.callback;
     try {
       callback();
-    } catch (error) {
-      // runInAsyncScope() swallows the error so we need to catch
-      // it and handle it here.
-      triggerUncaughtException(error, false /* fromPromise */);
     } finally {
       this.emitDestroy();
     }