diff --git a/lib/internal/main/worker_thread.js b/lib/internal/main/worker_thread.js
index 932f282a1bae2c..565cd4a77a15c9 100644
--- a/lib/internal/main/worker_thread.js
+++ b/lib/internal/main/worker_thread.js
@@ -116,14 +116,9 @@ port.on('message', (message) => {
     // The counter is only passed to the workers created by the main thread, not
     // to workers created by other workers.
     let cachedCwd = '';
-    let lastCounter = -1;
     const originalCwd = process.cwd;
 
     process.cwd = function() {
-      const currentCounter = Atomics.load(cwdCounter, 0);
-      if (currentCounter === lastCounter)
-        return cachedCwd;
-      lastCounter = currentCounter;
       cachedCwd = originalCwd();
       return cachedCwd;
     };
diff --git a/lib/internal/process/main_thread_only.js b/lib/internal/process/main_thread_only.js
index 0cb3edbf9ad7b4..8af402c57a6cb0 100644
--- a/lib/internal/process/main_thread_only.js
+++ b/lib/internal/process/main_thread_only.js
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ function wrapProcessMethods(binding) {
   }
 
   function cwd() {
-    if (cachedCwd === '')
-      cachedCwd = binding.cwd();
+    cachedCwd = binding.cwd();
     return cachedCwd;
   }