diff --git a/src/libraries/System.ComponentModel.EventBasedAsync/src/System/ComponentModel/BackgroundWorker.cs b/src/libraries/System.ComponentModel.EventBasedAsync/src/System/ComponentModel/BackgroundWorker.cs
index 552ef1de2523db..50527de66c6706 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.ComponentModel.EventBasedAsync/src/System/ComponentModel/BackgroundWorker.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.ComponentModel.EventBasedAsync/src/System/ComponentModel/BackgroundWorker.cs
@@ -191,9 +191,5 @@ private void WorkerThreadStart(object? argument)
             var e = new RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs(workerResult, error, cancelled);
             _asyncOperation.PostOperationCompleted(_operationCompleted, e);
         }
-
-        protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
-        {
-        }
     }
 }