diff --git a/docs/userguide/src/tutorial/code/mygc_semispace/global.rs b/docs/userguide/src/tutorial/code/mygc_semispace/global.rs
index 27d272f918..a7e6fe7485 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/src/tutorial/code/mygc_semispace/global.rs
+++ b/docs/userguide/src/tutorial/code/mygc_semispace/global.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // ANCHOR: imports_no_gc_work
 use crate::plan::global::BasePlan; //Modify
 use crate::plan::global::CommonPlan; // Add
-use crate::plan::global::GcStatus; // Add
 use crate::plan::global::{CreateGeneralPlanArgs, CreateSpecificPlanArgs};
 use crate::plan::mygc::mutator::ALLOCATOR_MAPPING;
 use crate::plan::mygc::gc_work::MyGCWorkContext;
@@ -77,8 +76,6 @@ impl<VM: VMBinding> Plan for MyGC<VM> {
     // Modify
     // ANCHOR: schedule_collection
     fn schedule_collection(&'static self, scheduler: &GCWorkScheduler<VM>) {
-        self.base().set_collection_kind::<Self>(self);
-        self.base().set_gc_status(GcStatus::GcPrepare);
         scheduler.schedule_common_work::<MyGCWorkContext<VM>>(self);
     }
     // ANCHOR_END: schedule_collection
diff --git a/src/plan/generational/copying/global.rs b/src/plan/generational/copying/global.rs
index 7f5d2f4c97..c0cb53bfde 100644
--- a/src/plan/generational/copying/global.rs
+++ b/src/plan/generational/copying/global.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use crate::plan::global::BasePlan;
 use crate::plan::global::CommonPlan;
 use crate::plan::global::CreateGeneralPlanArgs;
 use crate::plan::global::CreateSpecificPlanArgs;
-use crate::plan::global::GcStatus;
 use crate::plan::AllocationSemantics;
 use crate::plan::Plan;
 use crate::plan::PlanConstraints;
@@ -73,8 +72,6 @@ impl<VM: VMBinding> Plan for GenCopy<VM> {
 
     fn schedule_collection(&'static self, scheduler: &GCWorkScheduler<VM>) {
         let is_full_heap = self.requires_full_heap_collection();
-        self.base().set_collection_kind::<Self>(self);
-        self.base().set_gc_status(GcStatus::GcPrepare);
         if is_full_heap {
             scheduler.schedule_common_work::<GenCopyGCWorkContext<VM>>(self);
         } else {
diff --git a/src/plan/generational/immix/global.rs b/src/plan/generational/immix/global.rs
index 3373688157..e9e96b08e2 100644
--- a/src/plan/generational/immix/global.rs
+++ b/src/plan/generational/immix/global.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use crate::plan::global::BasePlan;
 use crate::plan::global::CommonPlan;
 use crate::plan::global::CreateGeneralPlanArgs;
 use crate::plan::global::CreateSpecificPlanArgs;
-use crate::plan::global::GcStatus;
 use crate::plan::AllocationSemantics;
 use crate::plan::Plan;
 use crate::plan::PlanConstraints;
@@ -104,10 +103,6 @@ impl<VM: VMBinding> Plan for GenImmix<VM> {
     #[allow(clippy::branches_sharing_code)]
     fn schedule_collection(&'static self, scheduler: &GCWorkScheduler<Self::VM>) {
         let is_full_heap = self.requires_full_heap_collection();
-
-        self.base().set_collection_kind::<Self>(self);
-        self.base().set_gc_status(GcStatus::GcPrepare);
-
         if !is_full_heap {
             debug!("Nursery GC");
             scheduler.schedule_common_work::<GenImmixNurseryGCWorkContext<VM>>(self);
diff --git a/src/plan/global.rs b/src/plan/global.rs
index df887488dd..48bec7320b 100644
--- a/src/plan/global.rs
+++ b/src/plan/global.rs
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ impl<VM: VMBinding> BasePlan<VM> {
         self.vm_space.release();
     }
 
-    pub fn set_collection_kind<P: Plan>(&self, plan: &P) {
+    pub fn set_collection_kind(&self, plan: &dyn Plan<VM = VM>) {
         self.cur_collection_attempts.store(
             if self.is_user_triggered_collection() {
                 1
diff --git a/src/plan/immix/global.rs b/src/plan/immix/global.rs
index 1eec4155f1..657dd9e619 100644
--- a/src/plan/immix/global.rs
+++ b/src/plan/immix/global.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ use crate::plan::global::BasePlan;
 use crate::plan::global::CommonPlan;
 use crate::plan::global::CreateGeneralPlanArgs;
 use crate::plan::global::CreateSpecificPlanArgs;
-use crate::plan::global::GcStatus;
 use crate::plan::AllocationSemantics;
 use crate::plan::Plan;
 use crate::plan::PlanConstraints;
@@ -73,8 +72,6 @@ impl<VM: VMBinding> Plan for Immix<VM> {
     }
 
     fn schedule_collection(&'static self, scheduler: &GCWorkScheduler<VM>) {
-        self.base().set_collection_kind::<Self>(self);
-        self.base().set_gc_status(GcStatus::GcPrepare);
         Self::schedule_immix_full_heap_collection::<
             Immix<VM>,
             ImmixGCWorkContext<VM, TRACE_KIND_FAST>,
diff --git a/src/plan/markcompact/global.rs b/src/plan/markcompact/global.rs
index a04b891f28..cd01b86df5 100644
--- a/src/plan/markcompact/global.rs
+++ b/src/plan/markcompact/global.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ use super::gc_work::{
     UpdateReferences,
 };
 use crate::plan::global::CommonPlan;
-use crate::plan::global::GcStatus;
 use crate::plan::global::{BasePlan, CreateGeneralPlanArgs, CreateSpecificPlanArgs};
 use crate::plan::markcompact::mutator::ALLOCATOR_MAPPING;
 use crate::plan::AllocationSemantics;
@@ -80,9 +79,6 @@ impl<VM: VMBinding> Plan for MarkCompact<VM> {
     }
 
     fn schedule_collection(&'static self, scheduler: &GCWorkScheduler<VM>) {
-        self.base().set_collection_kind::<Self>(self);
-        self.base().set_gc_status(GcStatus::GcPrepare);
-
         // TODO use schedule_common once it can work with markcompact
         // self.common()
         //     .schedule_common::<Self, MarkingProcessEdges<VM>, NoCopy<VM>>(
diff --git a/src/plan/marksweep/global.rs b/src/plan/marksweep/global.rs
index 30b16fcc3c..5e127d9d8c 100644
--- a/src/plan/marksweep/global.rs
+++ b/src/plan/marksweep/global.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ use crate::plan::global::BasePlan;
 use crate::plan::global::CommonPlan;
 use crate::plan::global::CreateGeneralPlanArgs;
 use crate::plan::global::CreateSpecificPlanArgs;
-use crate::plan::global::GcStatus;
 use crate::plan::marksweep::gc_work::MSGCWorkContext;
 use crate::plan::marksweep::mutator::ALLOCATOR_MAPPING;
 use crate::plan::AllocationSemantics;
@@ -50,8 +49,6 @@ pub const MS_CONSTRAINTS: PlanConstraints = PlanConstraints {
 
 impl<VM: VMBinding> Plan for MarkSweep<VM> {
     fn schedule_collection(&'static self, scheduler: &GCWorkScheduler<VM>) {
-        self.base().set_collection_kind::<Self>(self);
-        self.base().set_gc_status(GcStatus::GcPrepare);
         scheduler.schedule_common_work::<MSGCWorkContext<VM>>(self);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/plan/pageprotect/global.rs b/src/plan/pageprotect/global.rs
index d1641e18e0..44e25e2202 100644
--- a/src/plan/pageprotect/global.rs
+++ b/src/plan/pageprotect/global.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ use super::gc_work::PPGCWorkContext;
 use super::mutator::ALLOCATOR_MAPPING;
 use crate::plan::global::CreateGeneralPlanArgs;
 use crate::plan::global::CreateSpecificPlanArgs;
-use crate::plan::global::GcStatus;
 use crate::plan::AllocationSemantics;
 use crate::plan::Plan;
 use crate::plan::PlanConstraints;
@@ -40,8 +39,6 @@ impl<VM: VMBinding> Plan for PageProtect<VM> {
     }
 
     fn schedule_collection(&'static self, scheduler: &GCWorkScheduler<VM>) {
-        self.base().set_collection_kind::<Self>(self);
-        self.base().set_gc_status(GcStatus::GcPrepare);
         scheduler.schedule_common_work::<PPGCWorkContext<VM>>(self);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/plan/semispace/global.rs b/src/plan/semispace/global.rs
index 9745b07bc5..eaa7147c78 100644
--- a/src/plan/semispace/global.rs
+++ b/src/plan/semispace/global.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ use super::gc_work::SSGCWorkContext;
 use crate::plan::global::CommonPlan;
 use crate::plan::global::CreateGeneralPlanArgs;
 use crate::plan::global::CreateSpecificPlanArgs;
-use crate::plan::global::GcStatus;
 use crate::plan::semispace::mutator::ALLOCATOR_MAPPING;
 use crate::plan::AllocationSemantics;
 use crate::plan::Plan;
@@ -67,8 +66,6 @@ impl<VM: VMBinding> Plan for SemiSpace<VM> {
     }
 
     fn schedule_collection(&'static self, scheduler: &GCWorkScheduler<VM>) {
-        self.base().set_collection_kind::<Self>(self);
-        self.base().set_gc_status(GcStatus::GcPrepare);
         scheduler.schedule_common_work::<SSGCWorkContext<VM>>(self);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/plan/sticky/immix/global.rs b/src/plan/sticky/immix/global.rs
index c38b3d590f..c088884aec 100644
--- a/src/plan/sticky/immix/global.rs
+++ b/src/plan/sticky/immix/global.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use crate::plan::global::CommonPlan;
 use crate::plan::global::CreateGeneralPlanArgs;
 use crate::plan::global::CreateSpecificPlanArgs;
 use crate::plan::immix;
-use crate::plan::GcStatus;
 use crate::plan::PlanConstraints;
 use crate::policy::immix::ImmixSpace;
 use crate::policy::sft::SFT;
@@ -80,9 +79,6 @@ impl<VM: VMBinding> Plan for StickyImmix<VM> {
     }
 
     fn schedule_collection(&'static self, scheduler: &crate::scheduler::GCWorkScheduler<Self::VM>) {
-        self.base().set_collection_kind::<Self>(self);
-        self.base().set_gc_status(GcStatus::GcPrepare);
-
         let is_full_heap = self.requires_full_heap_collection();
         self.gc_full_heap.store(is_full_heap, Ordering::SeqCst);
 
diff --git a/src/scheduler/gc_work.rs b/src/scheduler/gc_work.rs
index 2aa0607445..a957d13a3f 100644
--- a/src/scheduler/gc_work.rs
+++ b/src/scheduler/gc_work.rs
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ pub struct ScheduleCollection;
 
 impl<VM: VMBinding> GCWork<VM> for ScheduleCollection {
     fn do_work(&mut self, worker: &mut GCWorker<VM>, mmtk: &'static MMTK<VM>) {
-        mmtk.get_plan().schedule_collection(worker.scheduler());
-
+        let plan = mmtk.get_plan();
         // Tell GC trigger that GC started.
-        // We now know what kind of GC this is (e.g. nursery vs mature in gen copy, defrag vs fast in Immix)
-        // TODO: Depending on the OS scheduling, other workers can run so fast that they can finish
-        // everything in the `Unconstrained` and the `Prepare` buckets before we execute the next
-        // statement. Consider if there is a better place to call `on_gc_start`.
-        mmtk.get_plan().base().gc_trigger.policy.on_gc_start(mmtk);
+        plan.base().gc_trigger.policy.on_gc_start(mmtk);
+
+        plan.base().set_collection_kind(plan);
+        plan.base().set_gc_status(GcStatus::GcPrepare);
+
+        plan.schedule_collection(worker.scheduler());
     }
 }