diff --git a/embassy/src/util/mpsc.rs b/embassy/src/util/mpsc.rs
index b64d81c89..7f37eece4 100644
--- a/embassy/src/util/mpsc.rs
+++ b/embassy/src/util/mpsc.rs
@@ -390,7 +390,6 @@ struct ChannelState<T, const N: usize> {
     read_pos: usize,
     write_pos: usize,
     full: bool,
-    closing: bool,
     closed: bool,
     receiver_registered: bool,
     senders_registered: u32,
@@ -407,7 +406,6 @@ impl<T, const N: usize> ChannelState<T, N> {
             read_pos: 0,
             write_pos: 0,
             full: false,
-            closing: false,
             closed: false,
             receiver_registered: false,
             senders_registered: 0,
@@ -528,25 +526,18 @@ where
     fn try_recv_with_context(&mut self, cx: Option<&mut Context<'_>>) -> Result<T, TryRecvError> {
         let mut state = &mut self.state;
         self.mutex.lock(|_| {
-            if !state.closed {
-                if state.read_pos != state.write_pos || state.full {
-                    if state.full {
-                        state.full = false;
-                        state.senders_waker.wake();
-                    }
-                    let message =
-                        unsafe { (state.buf[state.read_pos]).assume_init_mut().get().read() };
-                    state.read_pos = (state.read_pos + 1) % state.buf.len();
-                    Ok(message)
-                } else if !state.closing {
-                    cx.into_iter()
-                        .for_each(|cx| Self::set_receiver_waker(&mut state, &cx.waker()));
-                    Err(TryRecvError::Empty)
-                } else {
-                    state.closed = true;
+            if state.read_pos != state.write_pos || state.full {
+                if state.full {
+                    state.full = false;
                     state.senders_waker.wake();
-                    Err(TryRecvError::Closed)
                 }
+                let message = unsafe { (state.buf[state.read_pos]).assume_init_mut().get().read() };
+                state.read_pos = (state.read_pos + 1) % state.buf.len();
+                Ok(message)
+            } else if !state.closed {
+                cx.into_iter()
+                    .for_each(|cx| Self::set_receiver_waker(&mut state, &cx.waker()));
+                Err(TryRecvError::Empty)
             } else {
                 Err(TryRecvError::Closed)
             }
@@ -588,7 +579,7 @@ where
         let state = &mut self.state;
         self.mutex.lock(|_| {
             state.receiver_waker.wake();
-            state.closing = true;
+            state.closed = true;
         });
     }
 
@@ -599,7 +590,7 @@ where
     fn is_closed_with_context(&mut self, cx: Option<&mut Context<'_>>) -> bool {
         let mut state = &mut self.state;
         self.mutex.lock(|_| {
-            if state.closing || state.closed {
+            if state.closed {
                 cx.into_iter()
                     .for_each(|cx| Self::set_senders_waker(&mut state, &cx.waker()));
                 true
@@ -642,7 +633,7 @@ where
             state.senders_registered -= 1;
             if state.senders_registered == 0 {
                 state.receiver_waker.wake();
-                state.closing = true;
+                state.closed = true;
             }
         })
     }