diff --git a/runtime/j9vm/javanextvmi.cpp b/runtime/j9vm/javanextvmi.cpp
index 50e7808dde1..fbc82499161 100644
--- a/runtime/j9vm/javanextvmi.cpp
+++ b/runtime/j9vm/javanextvmi.cpp
@@ -722,6 +722,7 @@ JVM_VirtualThreadEnd(JNIEnv *env, jobject vthread)
 	vmFuncs->internalEnterVMFromJNI(currentThread);
 
 	TRIGGER_J9HOOK_VM_VIRTUAL_THREAD_END(vm->hookInterface, currentThread);
+
 	setContinuationStateToLastUnmount((J9VMThread *)env, vthread);
 	virtualThreadUnmountBegin(env, vthread);
 
diff --git a/runtime/jvmti/jvmtiHook.c b/runtime/jvmti/jvmtiHook.c
index fa52875bcb1..515ec972a96 100644
--- a/runtime/jvmti/jvmtiHook.c
+++ b/runtime/jvmti/jvmtiHook.c
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ static UDATA methodExists(J9Class * methodClass, U_8 * nameData, UDATA nameLengt
 #if JAVA_SPEC_VERSION >= 19
 static void jvmtiHookVirtualThreadStarted (J9HookInterface** hook, UDATA eventNum, void* eventData, void* userData);
 static void jvmtiHookVirtualThreadEnd (J9HookInterface** hook, UDATA eventNum, void* eventData, void* userData);
-static void jvmtiHookVirtualThreadDestroy (J9HookInterface **hook, UDATA eventNum, void *eventData, void *userData);
 static void jvmtiHookVirtualThreadMount (J9HookInterface** hook, UDATA eventNum, void* eventData, void* userData);
 static void jvmtiHookVirtualThreadUnmount (J9HookInterface** hook, UDATA eventNum, void* eventData, void* userData);
 #endif /* JAVA_SPEC_VERSION >= 19 */
@@ -412,25 +411,11 @@ jvmtiHookVirtualThreadEnd(J9HookInterface **hook, UDATA eventNum, void *eventDat
 		}
 	}
 
-	TRACE_JVMTI_EVENT_RETURN(jvmtiHookVirtualThreadEnd);
-}
-
-static void
-jvmtiHookVirtualThreadDestroy(J9HookInterface **hook, UDATA eventNum, void *eventData, void *userData)
-{
-	J9VirtualThreadEndEvent *data = eventData;
-	J9JVMTIEnv *j9env = userData;
-	J9VMThread *currentThread = data->currentThread;
-
-	Trc_JVMTI_jvmtiHookVirtualThreadDestroy_Entry();
-
-	/* The final thread in the system is destroyed very late, JVMTI could be shut down by then. */
-
 	if (NULL != currentThread->javaVM->jvmtiData) {
 		destroyThreadData(j9env, currentThread);
 	}
 
-	TRACE_JVMTI_EVENT_RETURN(jvmtiHookVirtualThreadDestroy);
+	TRACE_JVMTI_EVENT_RETURN(jvmtiHookVirtualThreadEnd);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -967,9 +952,6 @@ unhookAllEvents(J9JVMTIEnv * j9env)
 	}
 
 	hookUnregister(vmHook, J9HOOK_VM_THREAD_DESTROY, jvmtiHookThreadDestroy, NULL, j9env);
-#if JAVA_SPEC_VERSION >= 19
-	hookUnregister(vmHook, J9HOOK_VM_VIRTUAL_THREAD_END, jvmtiHookVirtualThreadDestroy, NULL, j9env);
-#endif /* JAVA_SPEC_VERSION >= 19 */
 	hookUnregister(vmHook, J9HOOK_VM_POP_FRAMES_INTERRUPT, jvmtiHookPopFramesInterrupt, NULL, j9env);
 
 	hookUnregister(gcOmrHook, J9HOOK_MM_OMR_GLOBAL_GC_END, jvmtiHookGCEnd, NULL, j9env);
@@ -986,12 +968,6 @@ hookRequiredEvents(J9JVMTIEnv * j9env)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-#if JAVA_SPEC_VERSION >= 19
-	if (hookRegister(vmHook, J9HOOK_VM_VIRTUAL_THREAD_END, jvmtiHookVirtualThreadDestroy, OMR_GET_CALLSITE(), j9env)) {
-		return 1;
-	}
-#endif /* JAVA_SPEC_VERSION >= 19 */
-
 	return 0;
 }