diff --git a/tokio/tests/rt_metrics.rs b/tokio/tests/rt_metrics.rs
index 58869c530ae..7630ee02a19 100644
--- a/tokio/tests/rt_metrics.rs
+++ b/tokio/tests/rt_metrics.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #![cfg(all(feature = "full", tokio_unstable, not(target_os = "wasi")))]
 
 use std::future::Future;
-use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, Barrier};
 use std::task::Poll;
 use tokio::macros::support::poll_fn;
 
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ fn worker_overflow_count() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn injection_queue_depth() {
+fn injection_queue_depth_current_thread() {
     use std::thread;
 
     let rt = current_thread();
@@ -518,44 +518,36 @@ fn injection_queue_depth() {
     .unwrap();
 
     assert_eq!(1, metrics.injection_queue_depth());
+}
 
+#[test]
+fn injection_queue_depth_multi_thread() {
     let rt = threaded();
-    let handle = rt.handle().clone();
     let metrics = rt.metrics();
 
-    // First we need to block the runtime workers
-    let (tx1, rx1) = std::sync::mpsc::channel();
-    let (tx2, rx2) = std::sync::mpsc::channel();
-    let (tx3, rx3) = std::sync::mpsc::channel();
-    let rx3 = Arc::new(Mutex::new(rx3));
-
-    rt.spawn(async move { rx1.recv().unwrap() });
-    rt.spawn(async move { rx2.recv().unwrap() });
-
-    // Spawn some more to make sure there are items
-    for _ in 0..10 {
-        let rx = rx3.clone();
-        rt.spawn(async move {
-            rx.lock().unwrap().recv().unwrap();
-        });
+    let barrier1 = Arc::new(Barrier::new(3));
+    let barrier2 = Arc::new(Barrier::new(3));
+
+    // Spawn a task per runtime worker to block it.
+    for _ in 0..2 {
+            let barrier1 = barrier1.clone();
+            let barrier2 = barrier2.clone();
+        rt.spawn(
+            async move {
+                barrier1.wait();
+                barrier2.wait();
+            }
+        );
     }
 
-    thread::spawn(move || {
-        handle.spawn(async {});
-    })
-    .join()
-    .unwrap();
-
-    let n = metrics.injection_queue_depth();
-    assert!(1 <= n, "{}", n);
-    assert!(15 >= n, "{}", n);
+    barrier1.wait();
 
-    for _ in 0..10 {
-        tx3.send(()).unwrap();
+    for i in 0..10 {
+        assert_eq!(i, metrics.injection_queue_depth());
+        rt.spawn(async {});
     }
 
-    tx1.send(()).unwrap();
-    tx2.send(()).unwrap();
+    barrier2.wait();
 }
 
 #[test]