diff --git a/src/bun.js/bindings/webcore/MessagePort.cpp b/src/bun.js/bindings/webcore/MessagePort.cpp
index 7cda23e66b..da05e61bd7 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/bindings/webcore/MessagePort.cpp
+++ b/src/bun.js/bindings/webcore/MessagePort.cpp
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ ExceptionOr<void> MessagePort::postMessage(JSC::JSGlobalObject& state, JSC::JSVa
 
     auto* context = scriptExecutionContext();
     if (!context->canSendMessage()) {
-        context->postImmediateCppTask([protectedThis = Ref { *this }, message = WTFMove(message)](ScriptExecutionContext& ctx) mutable {
+        context->postTask([protectedThis = Ref { *this }, message = WTFMove(message)](ScriptExecutionContext& ctx) mutable {
             if (protectedThis->isEntangled()) {
                 MessagePortChannelProvider::fromContext(ctx).postMessageToRemote(WTFMove(message), protectedThis->m_remoteIdentifier);
             }
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ void MessagePort::processMessages(ScriptExecutionContext& context, Vector<Messag
 
     if (!deferredMessages.isEmpty()) {
         // remaining messages should happen on da next tick
-        context.postImmediateCppTask(
+        context.postTask(
             [protectedThis = Ref { *this }, deferred = WTFMove(deferredMessages), completionCallback = WTFMove(completionCallback)](ScriptExecutionContext& ctx) mutable {
                 RefPtr<ScriptExecutionContext> contextPtr = protectedThis->scriptExecutionContext();
                 if (!contextPtr || contextPtr->activeDOMObjectsAreSuspended() || !protectedThis->isEntangled()) {
diff --git a/src/bun.js/event_loop.zig b/src/bun.js/event_loop.zig
index c6a3c1099e..80259c212f 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/event_loop.zig
+++ b/src/bun.js/event_loop.zig
@@ -479,7 +479,6 @@ pub fn tick(this: *EventLoop) void {
     while (true) {
         while (this.tickWithCount(ctx) > 0) : (this.global.handleRejectedPromises()) {
             this.tickConcurrent();
-            this.tickImmediateTasks(ctx);
         } else {
             this.drainMicrotasksWithGlobal(global, global_vm) catch return;
             if (scope.hasException()) return;
diff --git a/test/js/web/workers/message-port-lifecycle.test.ts b/test/js/web/workers/message-port-lifecycle.test.ts
index 4b85053e85..34923e453f 100644
--- a/test/js/web/workers/message-port-lifecycle.test.ts
+++ b/test/js/web/workers/message-port-lifecycle.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import assert from "node:assert";
 import { test } from "node:test";
 import { MessageChannel, receiveMessageOnPort, Worker } from "worker_threads";
 
-test("MessagePort postMessage uses immediate C++ tasks correctly", async () => {
+test("MessagePort postMessage respects event loop timing", async () => {
   const { port1, port2 } = new MessageChannel();
 
   const messages: string[] = [];
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ test("MessagePort messages execute after process.nextTick (Node.js compatibility
   port2.close();
 });
 
-test("MessagePort immediate C++ tasks work with workers", async () => {
+test("MessagePort message delivery works with workers", async () => {
   const worker = new Worker(
     `
     const { parentPort, MessageChannel } = require('worker_threads');
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ test("MessagePort immediate C++ tasks work with workers", async () => {
   worker.terminate();
 });
 
-test("immediate C++ tasks don't starve microtasks", async () => {
+test("MessagePort messages don't starve microtasks", async () => {
   const { port1, port2 } = new MessageChannel();
 
   const executionOrder: string[] = [];
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ test("high volume MessagePort operations maintain order", async () => {
   port2.close();
 });
 
-test("MessagePort close behavior with immediate C++ tasks", async () => {
+test("MessagePort close behavior during message handling", async () => {
   const { port1, port2 } = new MessageChannel();
 
   let messageReceived = false;
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ test("MessagePort close behavior with immediate C++ tasks", async () => {
   port1.close();
 });
 
-test("receiveMessageOnPort works with immediate C++ tasks", () => {
+test("receiveMessageOnPort synchronous message retrieval", () => {
   const { port1, port2 } = new MessageChannel();
 
   port1.postMessage("msg1");