diff --git a/src/env.cc b/src/env.cc
index a2145ab46b9ffc..0b0664b28616b8 100644
--- a/src/env.cc
+++ b/src/env.cc
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ Environment::Environment(IsolateData* isolate_data,
 
   isolate()->GetHeapProfiler()->AddBuildEmbedderGraphCallback(
       BuildEmbedderGraph, this);
+  if (options_->no_force_async_hooks_checks) {
+    async_hooks_.no_force_checks();
+  }
 }
 
 Environment::~Environment() {
diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index b4481f348b40ac..4a161eb3b28350 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -2894,12 +2894,6 @@ inline int Start(Isolate* isolate, IsolateData* isolate_data,
     return 12;  // Signal internal error.
   }
 
-  // TODO(addaleax): Maybe access this option directly instead of setting
-  // a boolean member of Environment. Ditto below for trace_sync_io.
-  if (env.options()->no_force_async_hooks_checks) {
-    env.async_hooks()->no_force_checks();
-  }
-
   {
     Environment::AsyncCallbackScope callback_scope(&env);
     env.async_hooks()->push_async_ids(1, 0);