--- a/mobile/android/services/src/main/java/org/mozilla/gecko/sync/MetaGlobal.java
+++ b/mobile/android/services/src/main/java/org/mozilla/gecko/sync/MetaGlobal.java
@@ -51,17 +51,17 @@ public class MetaGlobal implements SyncS
   }
 
   public void fetch(MetaGlobalDelegate delegate) {
     this.callback = delegate;
     try {
       this.isUploading = false;
       SyncStorageRecordRequest r = new SyncStorageRecordRequest(this.metaURL);
       r.delegate = this;
-      r.deferGet();
+      r.get();
     } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
       this.callback.handleError(e);
     }
   }
 
   public void upload(MetaGlobalDelegate callback) {
     try {
       this.isUploading = true;

--- a/mobile/android/services/src/main/java/org/mozilla/gecko/sync/net/SyncStorageRecordRequest.java
+++ b/mobile/android/services/src/main/java/org/mozilla/gecko/sync/net/SyncStorageRecordRequest.java
@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
 /* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 package org.mozilla.gecko.sync.net;
 
+import org.json.simple.JSONArray;
+import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.sync.CryptoRecord;
+
 import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 
-import org.json.simple.JSONArray;
-import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
-import org.mozilla.gecko.sync.CryptoRecord;
-import org.mozilla.gecko.sync.ThreadPool;
-
 /**
  * Resource class that implements expected headers and processing for Sync.
  * Accepts a simplified delegate.
  *
  * Includes:
  * * Basic Auth headers (via Resource)
  * * Error responses:
  *   * 401
@@ -88,27 +87,9 @@ public class SyncStorageRecordRequest ex
 
   public void post(CryptoRecord record) {
     this.post(record.toJSONObject());
   }
 
   public void put(CryptoRecord record) {
     this.put(record.toJSONObject());
   }
-
-  public void deferGet() {
-    final SyncStorageRecordRequest self = this;
-    ThreadPool.run(new Runnable() {
-      @Override
-      public void run() {
-        self.get();
-      }});
-  }
-
-  public void deferPut(final JSONObject body) {
-    final SyncStorageRecordRequest self = this;
-    ThreadPool.run(new Runnable() {
-      @Override
-      public void run() {
-        self.put(body);
-      }});
-  }
 }