diff --git a/core/iwasm/libraries/lib-wasi-threads/test/trap_after_main_thread_finishes.json b/core/iwasm/libraries/lib-wasi-threads/test/trap_after_main_thread_finishes.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9dc1e30d2b..0000000000
--- a/core/iwasm/libraries/lib-wasi-threads/test/trap_after_main_thread_finishes.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "exit_code": 1
-}
diff --git a/product-mini/platforms/posix/main.c b/product-mini/platforms/posix/main.c
index 5d20fd2932..6d4ada662a 100644
--- a/product-mini/platforms/posix/main.c
+++ b/product-mini/platforms/posix/main.c
@@ -921,12 +921,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 #if WASM_ENABLE_LIBC_WASI != 0
     if (ret == 0) {
-        /* wait for threads to finish and propagate wasi exit code. */
+        /* propagate wasi exit code. */
         ret = wasm_runtime_get_wasi_exit_code(wasm_module_inst);
-        if (wasm_runtime_get_exception(wasm_module_inst)) {
-            /* got an exception in spawned thread */
-            ret = 1;
-        }
     }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/product-mini/platforms/windows/main.c b/product-mini/platforms/windows/main.c
index b7cf814330..8b1b1f371f 100644
--- a/product-mini/platforms/windows/main.c
+++ b/product-mini/platforms/windows/main.c
@@ -554,12 +554,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 #if WASM_ENABLE_LIBC_WASI != 0
     if (ret == 0) {
-        /* wait for threads to finish and propagate wasi exit code. */
+        /* propagate wasi exit code. */
         ret = wasm_runtime_get_wasi_exit_code(wasm_module_inst);
-        if (wasm_runtime_get_exception(wasm_module_inst)) {
-            /* got an exception in spawned thread */
-            ret = 1;
-        }
     }
 #endif