diff --git a/lib/async_hooks.js b/lib/async_hooks.js
index be32f6d1102bbd..31e4ad4e3e56d0 100644
--- a/lib/async_hooks.js
+++ b/lib/async_hooks.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ const {
   executionAsyncId,
   triggerAsyncId,
   // Private API
-  hasAsyncIdStack,
   getHookArrays,
   enableHooks,
   disableHooks,
@@ -172,14 +171,13 @@ class AsyncResource {
   runInAsyncScope(fn, thisArg, ...args) {
     const asyncId = this[async_id_symbol];
     emitBefore(asyncId, this[trigger_async_id_symbol]);
-    try {
-      if (thisArg === undefined)
-        return fn(...args);
-      return ReflectApply(fn, thisArg, args);
-    } finally {
-      if (hasAsyncIdStack())
-        emitAfter(asyncId);
-    }
+
+    const ret = thisArg === undefined ?
+      fn(...args) :
+      ReflectApply(fn, thisArg, args);
+
+    emitAfter(asyncId);
+    return ret;
   }
 
   emitDestroy() {