diff --git a/sycl/source/detail/queue_impl.cpp b/sycl/source/detail/queue_impl.cpp
index 9052fdcab8621..619123bf8a69c 100644
--- a/sycl/source/detail/queue_impl.cpp
+++ b/sycl/source/detail/queue_impl.cpp
@@ -272,50 +272,36 @@ void queue_impl::wait(const detail::code_location &CodeLoc) {
   // directly. Otherwise, only wait for unenqueued or host task events, starting
   // from the latest submitted task in order to minimize total amount of calls,
   // then handle the rest with piQueueFinish.
-  // TODO the new workflow has worse performance with Level Zero, keep the old
-  // behavior until this is addressed
-  if (!is_host() &&
-      getPlugin().getBackend() == backend::ext_oneapi_level_zero) {
+  bool SupportsPiFinish = !is_host() && MSupportOOO;
+  for (auto EventImplWeakPtrIt = WeakEvents.rbegin();
+       EventImplWeakPtrIt != WeakEvents.rend(); ++EventImplWeakPtrIt) {
+    if (std::shared_ptr<event_impl> EventImplSharedPtr =
+            EventImplWeakPtrIt->lock()) {
+      // A nullptr PI event indicates that piQueueFinish will not cover it,
+      // either because it's a host task event or an unenqueued one.
+      if (!SupportsPiFinish || nullptr == EventImplSharedPtr->getHandleRef()) {
+        EventImplSharedPtr->wait(EventImplSharedPtr);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  if (SupportsPiFinish) {
+    const detail::plugin &Plugin = getPlugin();
+    Plugin.call<detail::PiApiKind::piQueueFinish>(getHandleRef());
     for (std::weak_ptr<event_impl> &EventImplWeakPtr : WeakEvents)
       if (std::shared_ptr<event_impl> EventImplSharedPtr =
               EventImplWeakPtr.lock())
-        EventImplSharedPtr->wait(EventImplSharedPtr);
+        EventImplSharedPtr->cleanupCommand(EventImplSharedPtr);
+    // FIXME these events are stored for level zero until as a workaround,
+    // remove once piEventRelease no longer calls wait on the event in the
+    // plugin.
+    if (Plugin.getBackend() == backend::level_zero) {
+      SharedEvents.clear();
+    }
+    assert(SharedEvents.empty() && "Queues that support calling piQueueFinish "
+                                   "shouldn't have shared events");
+  } else {
     for (event &Event : SharedEvents)
       Event.wait();
-  } else {
-    bool SupportsPiFinish = !is_host() && MSupportOOO;
-    for (auto EventImplWeakPtrIt = WeakEvents.rbegin();
-         EventImplWeakPtrIt != WeakEvents.rend(); ++EventImplWeakPtrIt) {
-      if (std::shared_ptr<event_impl> EventImplSharedPtr =
-              EventImplWeakPtrIt->lock()) {
-        // A nullptr PI event indicates that piQueueFinish will not cover it,
-        // either because it's a host task event or an unenqueued one.
-        if (!SupportsPiFinish ||
-            nullptr == EventImplSharedPtr->getHandleRef()) {
-          EventImplSharedPtr->wait(EventImplSharedPtr);
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    if (SupportsPiFinish) {
-      const detail::plugin &Plugin = getPlugin();
-      Plugin.call<detail::PiApiKind::piQueueFinish>(getHandleRef());
-      for (std::weak_ptr<event_impl> &EventImplWeakPtr : WeakEvents)
-        if (std::shared_ptr<event_impl> EventImplSharedPtr =
-                EventImplWeakPtr.lock())
-          EventImplSharedPtr->cleanupCommand(EventImplSharedPtr);
-      // FIXME these events are stored for level zero until as a workaround,
-      // remove once piEventRelease no longer calls wait on the event in the
-      // plugin.
-      if (Plugin.getBackend() == backend::ext_oneapi_level_zero) {
-        SharedEvents.clear();
-      }
-      assert(SharedEvents.empty() &&
-             "Queues that support calling piQueueFinish "
-             "shouldn't have shared events");
-    } else {
-      for (event &Event : SharedEvents)
-        Event.wait();
-    }
   }
 #ifdef XPTI_ENABLE_INSTRUMENTATION
   instrumentationEpilog(TelemetryEvent, Name, StreamID, IId);
diff --git a/sycl/unittests/queue/Wait.cpp b/sycl/unittests/queue/Wait.cpp
index 5781f65f78d0d..2877396ed95a5 100644
--- a/sycl/unittests/queue/Wait.cpp
+++ b/sycl/unittests/queue/Wait.cpp
@@ -92,14 +92,6 @@ bool preparePiMock(platform &Plt) {
               << std::endl;
     return false;
   }
-  // TODO remove once queue:wait() is lowered to PiQueueFinish with level zero
-  // as well.
-  if (detail::getSyclObjImpl(Plt)->getPlugin().getBackend() ==
-      backend::ext_oneapi_level_zero) {
-    std::cout << "Not run on Level Zero, old behavior is kept there temporarily"
-              << std::endl;
-    return false;
-  }
 
   unittest::PiMock Mock{Plt};
   Mock.redefine<detail::PiApiKind::piQueueCreate>(redefinedQueueCreate);