diff --git a/sdk/src/Services/S3/Custom/Transfer/TransferUtilityDownloadRequest.cs b/sdk/src/Services/S3/Custom/Transfer/TransferUtilityDownloadRequest.cs
index f7ba5f97b943..95db655a02f7 100644
--- a/sdk/src/Services/S3/Custom/Transfer/TransferUtilityDownloadRequest.cs
+++ b/sdk/src/Services/S3/Custom/Transfer/TransferUtilityDownloadRequest.cs
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ internal void OnRaiseProgressEvent(WriteObjectProgressArgs progressArgs)
         /// <param name="args">DownloadInitiatedEventArgs args</param>
         internal void OnRaiseTransferInitiatedEvent(DownloadInitiatedEventArgs args)
         {
-            AWSSDKUtils.InvokeInBackground(DownloadInitiatedEvent, args, this);
+            DownloadInitiatedEvent?.Invoke(this, args);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ internal void OnRaiseTransferInitiatedEvent(DownloadInitiatedEventArgs args)
         /// <param name="args">DownloadCompletedEventArgs args</param>
         internal void OnRaiseTransferCompletedEvent(DownloadCompletedEventArgs args)
         {
-            AWSSDKUtils.InvokeInBackground(DownloadCompletedEvent, args, this);
+            DownloadCompletedEvent?.Invoke(this, args);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ internal void OnRaiseTransferCompletedEvent(DownloadCompletedEventArgs args)
         /// <param name="args">DownloadFailedEventArgs args</param>
         internal void OnRaiseTransferFailedEvent(DownloadFailedEventArgs args)
         {
-            AWSSDKUtils.InvokeInBackground(DownloadFailedEvent, args, this);
+            DownloadFailedEvent?.Invoke(this, args);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/sdk/src/Services/S3/Custom/Transfer/TransferUtilityUploadRequest.cs b/sdk/src/Services/S3/Custom/Transfer/TransferUtilityUploadRequest.cs
index 7e54dc52d5d5..879b4395849d 100644
--- a/sdk/src/Services/S3/Custom/Transfer/TransferUtilityUploadRequest.cs
+++ b/sdk/src/Services/S3/Custom/Transfer/TransferUtilityUploadRequest.cs
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ internal bool IsSetPartSize()
         /// <param name="args">UploadInitiatedEventArgs args</param>
         internal void OnRaiseTransferInitiatedEvent(UploadInitiatedEventArgs args)
         {
-            AWSSDKUtils.InvokeInBackground(UploadInitiatedEvent, args, this);
+            UploadInitiatedEvent?.Invoke(this, args);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ internal void OnRaiseTransferInitiatedEvent(UploadInitiatedEventArgs args)
         /// <param name="args">UploadCompletedEventArgs args</param>
         internal void OnRaiseTransferCompletedEvent(UploadCompletedEventArgs args)
         {
-            AWSSDKUtils.InvokeInBackground(UploadCompletedEvent, args, this);
+            UploadCompletedEvent?.Invoke(this, args);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ internal void OnRaiseTransferCompletedEvent(UploadCompletedEventArgs args)
         /// <param name="args">UploadFailedEventArgs args</param>
         internal void OnRaiseTransferFailedEvent(UploadFailedEventArgs args)
         {
-            AWSSDKUtils.InvokeInBackground(UploadFailedEvent, args, this);
+            UploadFailedEvent?.Invoke(this, args);
         }
 
 
diff --git a/sdk/test/Services/S3/IntegrationTests/TransferUtilityTests.cs b/sdk/test/Services/S3/IntegrationTests/TransferUtilityTests.cs
index 0cb09b347c74..8135a0903229 100644
--- a/sdk/test/Services/S3/IntegrationTests/TransferUtilityTests.cs
+++ b/sdk/test/Services/S3/IntegrationTests/TransferUtilityTests.cs
@@ -2125,11 +2125,7 @@ public void AssertEventFired()
                 if (EventException != null)
                     throw EventException;
 
-                // Since  AWSSDKUtils.InvokeInBackground fires the event in the background it is possible that we check too early that the event has fired. In this case, we sleep and check again.
-                for (int retries = 1; retries < 5 && !EventFired; retries++)
-                {
-                    Thread.Sleep(1000 * retries);
-                }
+                // Since events are now fired synchronously, we can check immediately without retries
                 Assert.IsTrue(EventFired, $"{typeof(T).Name} event was not fired");
             }
         }