1 files changed, 2 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/Internal/Runtime/Augments/RuntimeThread.cs b/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/Internal/Runtime/Augments/RuntimeThread.cs
index 4935750d5..b3e9a14fe 100644
--- a/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/Internal/Runtime/Augments/RuntimeThread.cs
+++ b/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/Internal/Runtime/Augments/RuntimeThread.cs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ namespace Internal.Runtime.Augments
 
             if (threadPoolThread)
             {
-                RoInitialize();
+                InitializeCom();
             }
 
             return currentThread;
@@ -151,16 +151,6 @@ namespace Internal.Runtime.Augments
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Ensures the Windows Runtime is initialized on the current thread.
-        /// </summary>
-        internal static void RoInitialize()
-        {
-#if ENABLE_WINRT
-            Interop.WinRT.RoInitialize();
-#endif
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
         /// Returns true if the underlying OS thread has been created and started execution of managed code.
         /// </summary>
         private bool HasStarted()
@@ -467,7 +457,7 @@ namespace Internal.Runtime.Augments
             {
                 t_currentThread = thread;
                 System.Threading.ManagedThreadId.SetForCurrentThread(thread._managedThreadId);
-                RoInitialize();
+                thread.InitializeComOnNewThread();
             }
             catch (OutOfMemoryException)
             {