diff --git a/jupyter_client/threaded.py b/jupyter_client/threaded.py
index 6c46219d0..9433ea859 100644
--- a/jupyter_client/threaded.py
+++ b/jupyter_client/threaded.py
@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@
 """ Defines a KernelClient that provides thread-safe sockets with async callbacks on message
 replies.
 """
-import asyncio
 import atexit
 import errno
 import time
 from threading import Event
 from threading import Thread
 from typing import Any
-from typing import Awaitable
 from typing import Dict
 from typing import List
 from typing import Optional
-from typing import Union
 
 import zmq
 from traitlets import Instance
@@ -30,10 +27,6 @@
 # during garbage collection of threads at exit
 
 
-async def get_msg(msg: Awaitable) -> Union[List[bytes], List[zmq.Message]]:
-    return await msg
-
-
 class ThreadedZMQSocketChannel(object):
     """A ZMQ socket invoking a callback in the ioloop"""
 
@@ -70,7 +63,7 @@ def __init__(
         def setup_stream():
             assert self.socket is not None
             self.stream = zmqstream.ZMQStream(self.socket, self.ioloop)
-            self.stream.on_recv(self._handle_recv)  # type:ignore[arg-type]
+            self.stream.on_recv(self._handle_recv)
             evt.set()
 
         assert self.ioloop is not None
@@ -114,13 +107,11 @@ def thread_send():
         assert self.ioloop is not None
         self.ioloop.add_callback(thread_send)
 
-    def _handle_recv(self, future_msg: Awaitable) -> None:
+    def _handle_recv(self, msg_list: List[bytes]) -> None:
         """Callback for stream.on_recv.
 
         Unpacks message, and calls handlers with it.
         """
-        assert self.ioloop is not None
-        msg_list = self.ioloop._asyncio_event_loop.run_until_complete(get_msg(future_msg))
         assert self.session is not None
         ident, smsg = self.session.feed_identities(msg_list)
         msg = self.session.deserialize(smsg)
@@ -209,10 +200,7 @@ def start(self) -> None:
 
     def run(self) -> None:
         """Run my loop, ignoring EINTR events in the poller"""
-        loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
-        asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
         self.ioloop = ioloop.IOLoop()
-        self.ioloop._asyncio_event_loop = loop
         # signal that self.ioloop is defined
         self._start_event.set()
         while True: