diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/blocking/pool.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/blocking/pool.rs
index 79bc15c6ecd..239df4902a4 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/blocking/pool.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/blocking/pool.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use crate::loom::thread;
 use crate::runtime::blocking::schedule::NoopSchedule;
 use crate::runtime::blocking::{shutdown, BlockingTask};
 use crate::runtime::builder::ThreadNameFn;
-use crate::runtime::context;
 use crate::runtime::task::{self, JoinHandle};
 use crate::runtime::{Builder, Callback, Handle};
 use crate::util::{replace_thread_rng, RngSeedGenerator};
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ where
     F: FnOnce() -> R + Send + 'static,
     R: Send + 'static,
 {
-    let rt = context::current();
+    let rt = Handle::current();
     rt.spawn_blocking(func)
 }
 
@@ -153,7 +152,7 @@ cfg_fs! {
         F: FnOnce() -> R + Send + 'static,
         R: Send + 'static,
     {
-        let rt = context::current();
+        let rt = Handle::current();
         rt.inner.blocking_spawner().spawn_mandatory_blocking(&rt, func)
     }
 }
@@ -418,7 +417,7 @@ impl Spawner {
 
         builder.spawn(move || {
             // Only the reference should be moved into the closure
-            let _enter = crate::runtime::context::enter(rt.clone());
+            let _enter = rt.enter();
             rt.inner.blocking_spawner().inner.run(id);
             drop(shutdown_tx);
         })
diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/builder.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/builder.rs
index 562733b1226..e1ad631bf22 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/builder.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/builder.rs
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ cfg_rt_multi_thread! {
             let handle = Handle { inner: handle };
 
             // Spawn the thread pool workers
-            let _enter = crate::runtime::context::enter(handle.clone());
+            let _enter = handle.enter();
             launch.launch();
 
             Ok(Runtime {
diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/context.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/context.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index afa8c3f2e4f..00000000000
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/context.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-//! Thread local runtime context
-use crate::runtime::{Handle, TryCurrentError};
-use crate::util::{replace_thread_rng, RngSeed};
-
-use std::cell::RefCell;
-
-tokio_thread_local! {
-    static CONTEXT: RefCell<Option<Handle>> = const { RefCell::new(None) }
-}
-
-pub(crate) fn try_current() -> Result<Handle, crate::runtime::TryCurrentError> {
-    match CONTEXT.try_with(|ctx| ctx.borrow().clone()) {
-        Ok(Some(handle)) => Ok(handle),
-        Ok(None) => Err(TryCurrentError::new_no_context()),
-        Err(_access_error) => Err(TryCurrentError::new_thread_local_destroyed()),
-    }
-}
-
-#[track_caller]
-pub(crate) fn current() -> Handle {
-    match try_current() {
-        Ok(handle) => handle,
-        Err(e) => panic!("{}", e),
-    }
-}
-
-/// Sets this [`Handle`] as the current active [`Handle`].
-///
-/// [`Handle`]: Handle
-pub(crate) fn enter(new: Handle) -> EnterGuard {
-    match try_enter(new) {
-        Some(guard) => guard,
-        None => panic!("{}", crate::util::error::THREAD_LOCAL_DESTROYED_ERROR),
-    }
-}
-
-/// Sets this [`Handle`] as the current active [`Handle`].
-///
-/// [`Handle`]: Handle
-pub(crate) fn try_enter(new: Handle) -> Option<EnterGuard> {
-    let rng_seed = new.inner.seed_generator().next_seed();
-    let old_handle = CONTEXT.try_with(|ctx| ctx.borrow_mut().replace(new)).ok()?;
-
-    let old_seed = replace_thread_rng(rng_seed);
-
-    Some(EnterGuard {
-        old_handle,
-        old_seed,
-    })
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub(crate) struct EnterGuard {
-    old_handle: Option<Handle>,
-    old_seed: RngSeed,
-}
-
-impl Drop for EnterGuard {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {
-        CONTEXT.with(|ctx| {
-            *ctx.borrow_mut() = self.old_handle.take();
-        });
-        // We discard the RngSeed associated with this guard
-        let _ = replace_thread_rng(self.old_seed.clone());
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/handle.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/handle.rs
index 91974252610..2847cd6d812 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/handle.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/handle.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ pub struct Handle {
     pub(crate) inner: scheduler::Handle,
 }
 
-use crate::runtime::context;
 use crate::runtime::task::JoinHandle;
 use crate::util::error::{CONTEXT_MISSING_ERROR, THREAD_LOCAL_DESTROYED_ERROR};
 
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ use std::{error, fmt};
 #[derive(Debug)]
 #[must_use = "Creating and dropping a guard does nothing"]
 pub struct EnterGuard<'a> {
-    _guard: context::EnterGuard,
+    _guard: scheduler::EnterGuard,
     _handle_lifetime: PhantomData<&'a Handle>,
 }
 
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ impl Handle {
     /// [`tokio::spawn`]: fn@crate::spawn
     pub fn enter(&self) -> EnterGuard<'_> {
         EnterGuard {
-            _guard: context::enter(self.clone()),
+            _guard: self.inner.enter(),
             _handle_lifetime: PhantomData,
         }
     }
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ impl Handle {
     ///
     /// Contrary to `current`, this never panics
     pub fn try_current() -> Result<Self, TryCurrentError> {
-        context::try_current()
+        scheduler::Handle::try_current().map(|inner| Handle { inner })
     }
 
     /// Spawns a future onto the Tokio runtime.
diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/mod.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/mod.rs
index b69d696cdef..db568a62154 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/mod.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/mod.rs
@@ -226,8 +226,6 @@ cfg_rt! {
         pub use crate::util::RngSeed;
     }
 
-    pub(crate) mod context;
-
     use self::enter::enter;
 
     mod handle;
@@ -622,7 +620,7 @@ cfg_rt! {
                 Scheduler::CurrentThread(current_thread) => {
                     // This ensures that tasks spawned on the current-thread
                     // runtime are dropped inside the runtime's context.
-                    match self::context::try_enter(self.handle.clone()) {
+                    match self.handle.inner.try_enter() {
                         Some(guard) => current_thread.set_context_guard(guard),
                         None => {
                             // The context thread-local has already been destroyed.
diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/current_thread.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/current_thread.rs
index d11d93253ad..b9ace1ea5be 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/current_thread.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/current_thread.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use crate::future::poll_fn;
 use crate::loom::sync::atomic::AtomicBool;
 use crate::loom::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
-use crate::runtime::context::EnterGuard;
 use crate::runtime::driver::{self, Driver};
+use crate::runtime::scheduler::EnterGuard;
 use crate::runtime::task::{self, JoinHandle, OwnedTasks, Schedule, Task};
 use crate::runtime::{blocking, Config};
 use crate::runtime::{MetricsBatch, SchedulerMetrics, WorkerMetrics};
diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/mod.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/mod.rs
index 4805da4720c..12dbdd2f182 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/mod.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/mod.rs
@@ -64,14 +64,62 @@ impl Handle {
 cfg_rt! {
     use crate::future::Future;
     use crate::loom::sync::Arc;
-    use crate::runtime::{blocking, task::Id};
+    use crate::runtime::{blocking, task::Id, TryCurrentError};
     use crate::task::JoinHandle;
-    use crate::util::RngSeedGenerator;
+    use crate::util::{replace_thread_rng, RngSeed, RngSeedGenerator};
+
+    use std::cell::RefCell;
+
+    #[derive(Debug)]
+    pub(crate) struct EnterGuard {
+        old_handle: Option<Handle>,
+        old_seed: RngSeed,
+    }
+
+    tokio_thread_local! {
+        static CURRENT: RefCell<Option<Handle>> = const { RefCell::new(None) }
+    }
 
     impl Handle {
         #[track_caller]
         pub(crate) fn current() -> Handle {
-            crate::runtime::context::current().inner
+            match Handle::try_current() {
+                Ok(handle) => handle,
+                Err(e) => panic!("{}", e),
+            }
+        }
+
+        pub(crate) fn try_current() -> Result<Handle, TryCurrentError> {
+            match CURRENT.try_with(|ctx| ctx.borrow().clone()) {
+                Ok(Some(handle)) => Ok(handle),
+                Ok(None) => Err(TryCurrentError::new_no_context()),
+                Err(_access_error) => Err(TryCurrentError::new_thread_local_destroyed()),
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// Sets this [`Handle`] as the current active [`Handle`].
+        ///
+        /// [`Handle`]: Handle
+        pub(crate) fn enter(&self) -> EnterGuard {
+            match self.try_enter() {
+                Some(guard) => guard,
+                None => panic!("{}", crate::util::error::THREAD_LOCAL_DESTROYED_ERROR),
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// Sets this [`Handle`] as the current active [`Handle`].
+        ///
+        /// [`Handle`]: Handle
+        pub(crate) fn try_enter(&self) -> Option<EnterGuard> {
+            let rng_seed = self.seed_generator().next_seed();
+            let old_handle = CURRENT.try_with(|ctx| ctx.borrow_mut().replace(self.clone())).ok()?;
+
+            let old_seed = replace_thread_rng(rng_seed);
+
+            Some(EnterGuard {
+                old_handle,
+                old_seed,
+            })
         }
 
         pub(crate) fn blocking_spawner(&self) -> &blocking::Spawner {
@@ -115,6 +163,16 @@ cfg_rt! {
         }
     }
 
+    impl Drop for EnterGuard {
+        fn drop(&mut self) {
+            CURRENT.with(|ctx| {
+                *ctx.borrow_mut() = self.old_handle.take();
+            });
+            // We discard the RngSeed associated with this guard
+            let _ = replace_thread_rng(self.old_seed.clone());
+        }
+    }
+
     cfg_metrics! {
         use crate::runtime::{SchedulerMetrics, WorkerMetrics};
 
diff --git a/tokio/src/task/builder.rs b/tokio/src/task/builder.rs
index 007d8a4474a..91c400c5096 100644
--- a/tokio/src/task/builder.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/task/builder.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #![allow(unreachable_pub)]
 use crate::{
-    runtime::{context, Handle},
+    runtime::Handle,
     task::{JoinHandle, LocalSet},
 };
 use std::{future::Future, io};
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ impl<'a> Builder<'a> {
         Function: FnOnce() -> Output + Send + 'static,
         Output: Send + 'static,
     {
-        self.spawn_blocking_on(function, &context::current())
+        let handle = Handle::current();
+        self.spawn_blocking_on(function, &handle)
     }
 
     /// Spawns blocking code on the provided [runtime handle]'s blocking threadpool.