diff --git a/src/runtime/mgc.go b/src/runtime/mgc.go
index 2fd849c196..69fd8df662 100644
--- a/src/runtime/mgc.go
+++ b/src/runtime/mgc.go
@@ -253,21 +253,6 @@ var writeBarrier struct {
 // gcphase == _GCmark.
 var gcBlackenEnabled uint32
 
-// gcBlackenPromptly indicates that optimizations that may
-// hide work from the global work queue should be disabled.
-//
-// If gcBlackenPromptly is true, per-P gcWork caches should
-// be flushed immediately and new objects should be allocated black.
-//
-// There is a tension between allocating objects white and
-// allocating them black. If white and the objects die before being
-// marked they can be collected during this GC cycle. On the other
-// hand allocating them black will reduce _GCmarktermination latency
-// since more work is done in the mark phase. This tension is resolved
-// by allocating white until the mark phase is approaching its end and
-// then allocating black for the remainder of the mark phase.
-var gcBlackenPromptly bool
-
 const (
 	_GCoff             = iota // GC not running; sweeping in background, write barrier disabled
 	_GCmark                   // GC marking roots and workbufs: allocate black, write barrier ENABLED
@@ -1497,7 +1482,6 @@ func gcMarkTermination(nextTriggerRatio float64) {
 	// World is stopped.
 	// Start marktermination which includes enabling the write barrier.
 	atomic.Store(&gcBlackenEnabled, 0)
-	gcBlackenPromptly = false
 	setGCPhase(_GCmarktermination)
 
 	work.heap1 = memstats.heap_live
@@ -1828,16 +1812,6 @@ func gcBgMarkWorker(_p_ *p) {
 			casgstatus(gp, _Gwaiting, _Grunning)
 		})
 
-		// If we are nearing the end of mark, dispose
-		// of the cache promptly. We must do this
-		// before signaling that we're no longer
-		// working so that other workers can't observe
-		// no workers and no work while we have this
-		// cached, and before we compute done.
-		if gcBlackenPromptly {
-			_p_.gcw.dispose()
-		}
-
 		// Account for time.
 		duration := nanotime() - startTime
 		switch _p_.gcMarkWorkerMode {
diff --git a/src/runtime/mgcmark.go b/src/runtime/mgcmark.go
index bf69172f6a..6c641e3fbf 100644
--- a/src/runtime/mgcmark.go
+++ b/src/runtime/mgcmark.go
@@ -556,11 +556,6 @@ func gcAssistAlloc1(gp *g, scanWork int64) {
 	// will be more cache friendly.
 	gcw := &getg().m.p.ptr().gcw
 	workDone := gcDrainN(gcw, scanWork)
-	// If we are near the end of the mark phase
-	// dispose of the gcw.
-	if gcBlackenPromptly {
-		gcw.dispose()
-	}
 
 	casgstatus(gp, _Gwaiting, _Grunning)
 
@@ -577,8 +572,7 @@ func gcAssistAlloc1(gp *g, scanWork int64) {
 	incnwait := atomic.Xadd(&work.nwait, +1)
 	if incnwait > work.nproc {
 		println("runtime: work.nwait=", incnwait,
-			"work.nproc=", work.nproc,
-			"gcBlackenPromptly=", gcBlackenPromptly)
+			"work.nproc=", work.nproc)
 		throw("work.nwait > work.nproc")
 	}
 
@@ -1155,7 +1149,7 @@ func shade(b uintptr) {
 	if obj, span, objIndex := findObject(b, 0, 0); obj != 0 {
 		gcw := &getg().m.p.ptr().gcw
 		greyobject(obj, 0, 0, span, gcw, objIndex)
-		if gcphase == _GCmarktermination || gcBlackenPromptly {
+		if gcphase == _GCmarktermination {
 			// Ps aren't allowed to cache work during mark
 			// termination.
 			gcw.dispose()
@@ -1289,18 +1283,13 @@ func gcDumpObject(label string, obj, off uintptr) {
 //go:nowritebarrier
 //go:nosplit
 func gcmarknewobject(obj, size, scanSize uintptr) {
-	if useCheckmark && !gcBlackenPromptly { // The world should be stopped so this should not happen.
+	if useCheckmark { // The world should be stopped so this should not happen.
 		throw("gcmarknewobject called while doing checkmark")
 	}
 	markBitsForAddr(obj).setMarked()
 	gcw := &getg().m.p.ptr().gcw
 	gcw.bytesMarked += uint64(size)
 	gcw.scanWork += int64(scanSize)
-	if gcBlackenPromptly {
-		// There shouldn't be anything in the work queue, but
-		// we still need to flush stats.
-		gcw.dispose()
-	}
 }
 
 // gcMarkTinyAllocs greys all active tiny alloc blocks.
@@ -1315,9 +1304,6 @@ func gcMarkTinyAllocs() {
 		_, span, objIndex := findObject(c.tiny, 0, 0)
 		gcw := &p.gcw
 		greyobject(c.tiny, 0, 0, span, gcw, objIndex)
-		if gcBlackenPromptly {
-			gcw.dispose()
-		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/mgcwork.go b/src/runtime/mgcwork.go
index 27e73d6c4a..3a99260e53 100644
--- a/src/runtime/mgcwork.go
+++ b/src/runtime/mgcwork.go
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ func init() {
 //     (preemption must be disabled)
 //     gcw := &getg().m.p.ptr().gcw
 //     .. call gcw.put() to produce and gcw.get() to consume ..
-//     if gcBlackenPromptly {
-//         gcw.dispose()
-//     }
 //
 // It's important that any use of gcWork during the mark phase prevent
 // the garbage collector from transitioning to mark termination since
diff --git a/src/runtime/mheap.go b/src/runtime/mheap.go
index 65d6b0c7d4..2dd66f7c2b 100644
--- a/src/runtime/mheap.go
+++ b/src/runtime/mheap.go
@@ -1438,9 +1438,6 @@ func addfinalizer(p unsafe.Pointer, f *funcval, nret uintptr, fint *_type, ot *p
 			// Mark the finalizer itself, since the
 			// special isn't part of the GC'd heap.
 			scanblock(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&s.fn)), sys.PtrSize, &oneptrmask[0], gcw)
-			if gcBlackenPromptly {
-				gcw.dispose()
-			}
 			releasem(mp)
 		}
 		return true
diff --git a/src/runtime/mwbbuf.go b/src/runtime/mwbbuf.go
index 657c2fd2ba..335b10f5b7 100644
--- a/src/runtime/mwbbuf.go
+++ b/src/runtime/mwbbuf.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ const (
 func (b *wbBuf) reset() {
 	start := uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&b.buf[0]))
 	b.next = start
-	if gcBlackenPromptly || writeBarrier.cgo {
+	if writeBarrier.cgo {
 		// Effectively disable the buffer by forcing a flush
 		// on every barrier.
 		b.end = uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&b.buf[wbBufEntryPointers]))
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ func wbBufFlush1(_p_ *p) {
 
 	// Enqueue the greyed objects.
 	gcw.putBatch(ptrs[:pos])
-	if gcphase == _GCmarktermination || gcBlackenPromptly {
+	if gcphase == _GCmarktermination {
 		// Ps aren't allowed to cache work during mark
 		// termination.
 		gcw.dispose()
diff --git a/src/runtime/stack.go b/src/runtime/stack.go
index d56b864c5e..fd9aafd15b 100644
--- a/src/runtime/stack.go
+++ b/src/runtime/stack.go
@@ -981,9 +981,6 @@ func newstack() {
 				// system stack.
 				gcw := &gp.m.p.ptr().gcw
 				scanstack(gp, gcw)
-				if gcBlackenPromptly {
-					gcw.dispose()
-				}
 				gp.gcscandone = true
 			}
 			gp.preemptscan = false