diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateCheckerComponent.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateCheckerComponent.java
index ab2a74ea20d2..6f335b8bfdc2 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateCheckerComponent.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateCheckerComponent.java
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.application.PathManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ex.ApplicationInfoEx;
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.BaseComponent;
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
-import com.intellij.openapi.progress.ProgressIndicator;
-import com.intellij.openapi.progress.Task;
 import com.intellij.openapi.updateSettings.UpdateStrategyCustomization;
 import com.intellij.openapi.updateSettings.impl.pluginsAdvertisement.PluginsAdvertiser;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.BuildNumber;
@@ -102,12 +100,7 @@ public class UpdateCheckerComponent implements Disposable, BaseComponent {
   }
 
   private static void cleanupPatch() {
-    new Task.Backgroundable(null, IdeBundle.message("update.cleaning.patch.progress"), false) {
-      @Override
-      public void run(@NotNull ProgressIndicator indicator) {
-        UpdateInstaller.cleanupPatch();
-      }
-    }.queue();
+    ApplicationManager.getApplication().executeOnPooledThread(() -> UpdateInstaller.cleanupPatch());
   }
 
   private void queueNextCheck(long interval) {
diff --git a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/IdeBundle.properties b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/IdeBundle.properties
index 97f5055a50e2..f6226ea4c924 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/IdeBundle.properties
+++ b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/IdeBundle.properties
@@ -1022,7 +1022,6 @@ update.edit.plugin.host.title=Edit Repository
 update.add.new.plugin.host.title=Add Repository
 update.downloading.patch.progress=Downloading Patch Files
 update.preparing.patch.progress=Preparing Patch Files
-update.cleaning.patch.progress=Cleaning Patch Files
 update.downloading.plugins.progress=Downloading Plugin Updates
 update.downloading.patch.error=Failed to prepare an update:<br>{0}<br><a href="{1}">Open download page</a>.
 update.plugins.update.action=&Update