diff --git a/webrtc/base/timestampaligner.cc b/webrtc/base/timestampaligner.cc
index 66724399fe..41cac9bde0 100644
--- a/webrtc/base/timestampaligner.cc
+++ b/webrtc/base/timestampaligner.cc
@@ -13,16 +13,12 @@
 
 namespace rtc {
 
-TimestampAligner::TimestampAligner() : frames_seen_(0), offset_us_(0) {
-  thread_checker_.DetachFromThread();
-}
+TimestampAligner::TimestampAligner() : frames_seen_(0), offset_us_(0) {}
 
 TimestampAligner::~TimestampAligner() {}
 
 int64_t TimestampAligner::UpdateOffset(int64_t camera_time_us,
                                        int64_t system_time_us) {
-  RTC_DCHECK(thread_checker_.CalledOnValidThread());
-
   // Estimate the offset between system monotonic time and the capture
   // time from the camera. The camera is assumed to provide more
   // accurate timestamps than we get from the system time. But the
@@ -91,8 +87,6 @@ int64_t TimestampAligner::UpdateOffset(int64_t camera_time_us,
 
 int64_t TimestampAligner::ClipTimestamp(int64_t time_us,
                                         int64_t system_time_us) {
-  RTC_DCHECK(thread_checker_.CalledOnValidThread());
-
   // Make timestamps monotonic.
   if (!prev_translated_time_us_) {
     // Initialize.
diff --git a/webrtc/base/timestampaligner.h b/webrtc/base/timestampaligner.h
index d59c6a4a4e..00431f355b 100644
--- a/webrtc/base/timestampaligner.h
+++ b/webrtc/base/timestampaligner.h
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@
 #include "webrtc/base/basictypes.h"
 #include "webrtc/base/constructormagic.h"
 #include "webrtc/base/optional.h"
-#include "webrtc/base/thread_checker.h"
 
 namespace rtc {
 
+// This class is not thread safe, so all calls to it must be synchronized
+// externally.
 class TimestampAligner {
  public:
   TimestampAligner();
@@ -30,8 +31,6 @@ class TimestampAligner {
   int64_t ClipTimestamp(int64_t filtered_time_us, int64_t system_time_us);
 
  private:
-  rtc::ThreadChecker thread_checker_;
-
   // State for the timestamp translation.
   int frames_seen_;
   // Estimated offset between camera time and system monotonic time.
diff --git a/webrtc/sdk/objc/Framework/Classes/avfoundationvideocapturer.h b/webrtc/sdk/objc/Framework/Classes/avfoundationvideocapturer.h
index 5ce0462cff..ebabb8ce20 100644
--- a/webrtc/sdk/objc/Framework/Classes/avfoundationvideocapturer.h
+++ b/webrtc/sdk/objc/Framework/Classes/avfoundationvideocapturer.h
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ class Thread;
 
 namespace webrtc {
 
-class AVFoundationVideoCapturer : public cricket::VideoCapturer,
-                                  public rtc::MessageHandler {
+class AVFoundationVideoCapturer : public cricket::VideoCapturer {
  public:
   AVFoundationVideoCapturer();
   ~AVFoundationVideoCapturer();
@@ -59,16 +58,8 @@ class AVFoundationVideoCapturer : public cricket::VideoCapturer,
   void CaptureSampleBuffer(CMSampleBufferRef sample_buffer,
                            webrtc::VideoRotation rotation);
 
-  // Handles messages from posts.
-  void OnMessage(rtc::Message *msg) override;
-
  private:
-  void OnFrameMessage(CVImageBufferRef image_buffer,
-                      webrtc::VideoRotation rotation,
-                      int64_t capture_time_ns);
-
   RTCAVFoundationVideoCapturerInternal *_capturer;
-  rtc::Thread *_startThread;  // Set in Start(), unset in Stop().
   webrtc::I420BufferPool _buffer_pool;
 };  // AVFoundationVideoCapturer
 
diff --git a/webrtc/sdk/objc/Framework/Classes/avfoundationvideocapturer.mm b/webrtc/sdk/objc/Framework/Classes/avfoundationvideocapturer.mm
index 625f83dcca..ef29049aaa 100644
--- a/webrtc/sdk/objc/Framework/Classes/avfoundationvideocapturer.mm
+++ b/webrtc/sdk/objc/Framework/Classes/avfoundationvideocapturer.mm
@@ -596,18 +596,7 @@ enum AVFoundationVideoCapturerMessageType : uint32_t {
   kMessageTypeFrame,
 };
 
-struct AVFoundationFrame {
-  AVFoundationFrame(CVImageBufferRef buffer,
-                    webrtc::VideoRotation rotation,
-                    int64_t time)
-      : image_buffer(buffer), rotation(rotation), capture_time(time) {}
-  CVImageBufferRef image_buffer;
-  webrtc::VideoRotation rotation;
-  int64_t capture_time;
-};
-
-AVFoundationVideoCapturer::AVFoundationVideoCapturer()
-    : _capturer(nil), _startThread(nullptr) {
+AVFoundationVideoCapturer::AVFoundationVideoCapturer() : _capturer(nil) {
   // Set our supported formats. This matches kAvailablePresets.
   _capturer =
       [[RTCAVFoundationVideoCapturerInternal alloc] initWithCapturer:this];
@@ -663,11 +652,6 @@ cricket::CaptureState AVFoundationVideoCapturer::Start(
   _capturer.captureSession.sessionPreset = desiredPreset;
   [_capturer.captureSession commitConfiguration];
 
-  // Keep track of which thread capture started on. This is the thread that
-  // frames need to be sent to.
-  RTC_DCHECK(!_startThread);
-  _startThread = rtc::Thread::Current();
-
   SetCaptureFormat(&format);
   // This isn't super accurate because it takes a while for the AVCaptureSession
   // to spin up, and this call returns async.
@@ -686,7 +670,6 @@ cricket::CaptureState AVFoundationVideoCapturer::Start(
 void AVFoundationVideoCapturer::Stop() {
   [_capturer stop];
   SetCaptureFormat(NULL);
-  _startThread = nullptr;
 }
 
 bool AVFoundationVideoCapturer::IsRunning() {
@@ -722,32 +705,6 @@ void AVFoundationVideoCapturer::CaptureSampleBuffer(
     return;
   }
 
-  // Retain the buffer and post it to the webrtc thread. It will be released
-  // after it has successfully been signaled.
-  CVBufferRetain(image_buffer);
-  AVFoundationFrame frame(image_buffer, rotation, rtc::TimeNanos());
-  _startThread->Post(RTC_FROM_HERE, this, kMessageTypeFrame,
-                     new rtc::TypedMessageData<AVFoundationFrame>(frame));
-}
-
-void AVFoundationVideoCapturer::OnMessage(rtc::Message *msg) {
-  switch (msg->message_id) {
-    case kMessageTypeFrame: {
-      rtc::TypedMessageData<AVFoundationFrame>* data =
-        static_cast<rtc::TypedMessageData<AVFoundationFrame>*>(msg->pdata);
-      const AVFoundationFrame& frame = data->data();
-      OnFrameMessage(frame.image_buffer, frame.rotation, frame.capture_time);
-      delete data;
-      break;
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-void AVFoundationVideoCapturer::OnFrameMessage(CVImageBufferRef image_buffer,
-                                               webrtc::VideoRotation rotation,
-                                               int64_t capture_time_ns) {
-  RTC_DCHECK(_startThread->IsCurrent());
-
   rtc::scoped_refptr<webrtc::VideoFrameBuffer> buffer =
       new rtc::RefCountedObject<webrtc::CoreVideoFrameBuffer>(image_buffer);
 
@@ -763,11 +720,10 @@ void AVFoundationVideoCapturer::OnFrameMessage(CVImageBufferRef image_buffer,
   int64_t translated_camera_time_us;
 
   if (!AdaptFrame(captured_width, captured_height,
-                  capture_time_ns / rtc::kNumNanosecsPerMicrosec,
+                  rtc::TimeNanos() / rtc::kNumNanosecsPerMicrosec,
                   rtc::TimeMicros(), &adapted_width, &adapted_height,
                   &crop_width, &crop_height, &crop_x, &crop_y,
                   &translated_camera_time_us)) {
-    CVBufferRelease(image_buffer);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -801,8 +757,6 @@ void AVFoundationVideoCapturer::OnFrameMessage(CVImageBufferRef image_buffer,
   OnFrame(cricket::WebRtcVideoFrame(buffer, rotation,
                                     translated_camera_time_us, 0),
           captured_width, captured_height);
-
-  CVBufferRelease(image_buffer);
 }
 
 }  // namespace webrtc