diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_timer.c b/src/event/ngx_event_timer.c
index 8f547b215..20e52f45e 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_timer.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_timer.c
@@ -96,43 +96,31 @@ ngx_event_expire_timers(void)
 }
 
 
-void
-ngx_event_cancel_timers(void)
+ngx_int_t
+ngx_event_no_timers_left(void)
 {
     ngx_event_t        *ev;
     ngx_rbtree_node_t  *node, *root, *sentinel;
 
     sentinel = ngx_event_timer_rbtree.sentinel;
+    root = ngx_event_timer_rbtree.root;
 
-    for ( ;; ) {
-        root = ngx_event_timer_rbtree.root;
-
-        if (root == sentinel) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        node = ngx_rbtree_min(root, sentinel);
+    if (root == sentinel) {
+        return NGX_OK;
+    }
 
+    for (node = ngx_rbtree_min(root, sentinel);
+         node;
+         node = ngx_rbtree_next(&ngx_event_timer_rbtree, node))
+    {
         ev = (ngx_event_t *) ((char *) node - offsetof(ngx_event_t, timer));
 
         if (!ev->cancelable) {
-            return;
+            return NGX_AGAIN;
         }
-
-        ngx_log_debug2(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, ev->log, 0,
-                       "event timer cancel: %d: %M",
-                       ngx_event_ident(ev->data), ev->timer.key);
-
-        ngx_rbtree_delete(&ngx_event_timer_rbtree, &ev->timer);
-
-#if (NGX_DEBUG)
-        ev->timer.left = NULL;
-        ev->timer.right = NULL;
-        ev->timer.parent = NULL;
-#endif
-
-        ev->timer_set = 0;
-
-        ev->handler(ev);
     }
+
+    /* only cancelable timers left */
+
+    return NGX_OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_timer.h b/src/event/ngx_event_timer.h
index 99f8a48fb..be81b157f 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_timer.h
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_timer.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 ngx_int_t ngx_event_timer_init(ngx_log_t *log);
 ngx_msec_t ngx_event_find_timer(void);
 void ngx_event_expire_timers(void);
-void ngx_event_cancel_timers(void);
+ngx_int_t ngx_event_no_timers_left(void);
 
 
 extern ngx_rbtree_t  ngx_event_timer_rbtree;
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.c b/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.c
index 5c4e21dfd..d0c61143e 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.c
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.c
@@ -738,10 +738,7 @@ ngx_worker_process_cycle(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, void *data)
     for ( ;; ) {
 
         if (ngx_exiting) {
-            ngx_event_cancel_timers();
-
-            if (ngx_event_timer_rbtree.root == ngx_event_timer_rbtree.sentinel)
-            {
+            if (ngx_event_no_timers_left() == NGX_OK) {
                 ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_NOTICE, cycle->log, 0, "exiting");
 
                 ngx_worker_process_exit(cycle);
diff --git a/src/os/win32/ngx_process_cycle.c b/src/os/win32/ngx_process_cycle.c
index 99fec54e3..5b2df3858 100644
--- a/src/os/win32/ngx_process_cycle.c
+++ b/src/os/win32/ngx_process_cycle.c
@@ -782,11 +782,7 @@ ngx_worker_thread(void *data)
     while (!ngx_quit) {
 
         if (ngx_exiting) {
-            ngx_event_cancel_timers();
-
-            if (ngx_event_timer_rbtree.root
-                == ngx_event_timer_rbtree.sentinel)
-            {
+            if (ngx_event_no_timers_left() == NGX_OK) {
                 break;
             }
         }