diff --git a/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/background_scheduler.hpp b/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/background_scheduler.hpp
index 1ade76b232e4..72e50007ba69 100644
--- a/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/background_scheduler.hpp
+++ b/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/background_scheduler.hpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace hpx::threads::policies {
     // The background_scheduler_scheduler runs only background work
     HPX_CXX_CORE_EXPORT template <typename Mutex = std::mutex,
         typename PendingQueuing = lockfree_fifo,
-        typename StagedQueuing = lockfree_fifo,
+        typename StagedQueuing = concurrentqueue_fifo,
         typename TerminatedQueuing =
             default_background_scheduler_terminated_queue>
     class background_scheduler final
diff --git a/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/local_priority_queue_scheduler.hpp b/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/local_priority_queue_scheduler.hpp
index 453914240716..0c7ce50330ca 100644
--- a/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/local_priority_queue_scheduler.hpp
+++ b/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/local_priority_queue_scheduler.hpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace hpx::threads::policies {
     /// whenever no other work is available.
     HPX_CXX_CORE_EXPORT template <typename Mutex = std::mutex,
         typename PendingQueuing = lockfree_fifo,
-        typename StagedQueuing = lockfree_fifo,
+        typename StagedQueuing = concurrentqueue_fifo,
         typename TerminatedQueuing =
             default_local_priority_queue_scheduler_terminated_queue>
     class local_priority_queue_scheduler : public scheduler_base
diff --git a/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/local_queue_scheduler.hpp b/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/local_queue_scheduler.hpp
index 782d11d71f90..96805a8477ea 100644
--- a/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/local_queue_scheduler.hpp
+++ b/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/local_queue_scheduler.hpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace hpx::threads::policies {
     /// from.
     HPX_CXX_CORE_EXPORT template <typename Mutex = std::mutex,
         typename PendingQueuing = lockfree_fifo,
-        typename StagedQueuing = lockfree_fifo,
+        typename StagedQueuing = concurrentqueue_fifo,
         typename TerminatedQueuing =
             default_local_queue_scheduler_terminated_queue>
     class local_queue_scheduler : public scheduler_base
diff --git a/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/local_workrequesting_scheduler.hpp b/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/local_workrequesting_scheduler.hpp
index 1a70b26d41ea..a090e8f4fe90 100644
--- a/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/local_workrequesting_scheduler.hpp
+++ b/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/local_workrequesting_scheduler.hpp
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ namespace hpx::threads::policies {
     // from.
     HPX_CXX_CORE_EXPORT template <typename Mutex = std::mutex,
         typename PendingQueuing = lockfree_fifo,
-        typename StagedQueuing = lockfree_fifo,
+        typename StagedQueuing = concurrentqueue_fifo,
         typename TerminatedQueuing =
             default_local_workrequesting_scheduler_terminated_queue>
     class local_workrequesting_scheduler final : public scheduler_base
diff --git a/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/static_priority_queue_scheduler.hpp b/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/static_priority_queue_scheduler.hpp
index d73b95ec663a..15dab6040580 100644
--- a/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/static_priority_queue_scheduler.hpp
+++ b/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/static_priority_queue_scheduler.hpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace hpx::threads::policies {
     // any work stealing.
     HPX_CXX_CORE_EXPORT template <typename Mutex = std::mutex,
         typename PendingQueuing = lockfree_fifo,
-        typename StagedQueuing = lockfree_fifo,
+        typename StagedQueuing = concurrentqueue_fifo,
         typename TerminatedQueuing =
             default_static_priority_queue_scheduler_terminated_queue>
     class static_priority_queue_scheduler final
diff --git a/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/static_queue_scheduler.hpp b/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/static_queue_scheduler.hpp
index 08d402332497..96630fd704ec 100644
--- a/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/static_queue_scheduler.hpp
+++ b/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/static_queue_scheduler.hpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace hpx::threads::policies {
     /// from.
     HPX_CXX_CORE_EXPORT template <typename Mutex = std::mutex,
         typename PendingQueuing = lockfree_fifo,
-        typename StagedQueuing = lockfree_fifo,
+        typename StagedQueuing = concurrentqueue_fifo,
         typename TerminatedQueuing =
             default_static_queue_scheduler_terminated_queue>
     class static_queue_scheduler final
diff --git a/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/thread_queue.hpp b/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/thread_queue.hpp
index 1c998d2565f4..b21d0313892b 100644
--- a/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/thread_queue.hpp
+++ b/libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/thread_queue.hpp
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ namespace hpx::threads::policies {
             thread_description_ptr>::type;
 
         using task_items_type =
-            typename StagedQueuing::template apply<task_description*>::type;
+            typename StagedQueuing::template apply<task_description>::type;
 
         using terminated_items_type =
             typename TerminatedQueuing::template apply<thread_data*>::type;
@@ -203,9 +203,6 @@ namespace hpx::threads::policies {
             }
         }
 
-        static util::internal_allocator<task_description>
-            task_description_alloc_;
-
         ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         // add new threads if there is some amount of work available
         std::size_t add_new(std::int64_t add_count, thread_queue* addfrom,
@@ -219,7 +216,7 @@ namespace hpx::threads::policies {
             }
 
             std::size_t added = 0;
-            task_description* task = nullptr;
+            task_description task;
             while (add_count-- && addfrom->new_tasks_.pop(task, steal))
             {
 #ifdef HPX_HAVE_THREAD_QUEUE_WAITTIME
@@ -227,12 +224,12 @@ namespace hpx::threads::policies {
                 {
                     addfrom->new_tasks_wait_ +=
                         hpx::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now() -
-                        task->waittime;
+                        task.waittime;
                     ++addfrom->new_tasks_wait_count_;
                 }
 #endif
                 // create the new thread
-                threads::thread_init_data& data = task->data;
+                threads::thread_init_data& data = task.data;
 
                 [[maybe_unused]] bool const schedule_now =
                     data.initial_state == thread_schedule_state::pending;
@@ -240,9 +237,6 @@ namespace hpx::threads::policies {
                 threads::thread_id_ref_type thrd;
                 create_thread_object(thrd, data, lk);
 
-                std::destroy_at(task);
-                task_description_alloc_.deallocate(task, 1);
-
                 // add the new entry to the map of all threads
                 std::pair<thread_map_type::iterator, bool> const p =
                     thread_map_.emplace(thrd.noref());
@@ -773,14 +767,12 @@ namespace hpx::threads::policies {
             // later thread creation
             ++new_tasks_count_.data_;
 
-            task_description* td = task_description_alloc_.allocate(1);
 #ifdef HPX_HAVE_THREAD_QUEUE_WAITTIME
-            new (td) task_description{
-                HPX_MOVE(data), hpx::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now()};
+            new_tasks_.push(task_description{
+                HPX_MOVE(data), hpx::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now()});
 #else
-            new (td) task_description{HPX_MOVE(data)};    //-V106
+            new_tasks_.push(task_description{HPX_MOVE(data)});    //-V106
 #endif
-            new_tasks_.push(td);
             if (&ec != &throws)
                 ec = make_success_code();
         }
@@ -812,7 +804,7 @@ namespace hpx::threads::policies {
 
         void move_task_items_from(thread_queue* src, std::int64_t count)
         {
-            task_description* task = nullptr;
+            task_description task;
             while (src->new_tasks_.pop(task))
             {
 #ifdef HPX_HAVE_THREAD_QUEUE_WAITTIME
@@ -820,9 +812,9 @@ namespace hpx::threads::policies {
                 {
                     std::int64_t now =
                         hpx::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
-                    src->new_tasks_wait_ += now - task->waittime;
+                    src->new_tasks_wait_ += now - task.waittime;
                     ++src->new_tasks_wait_count_;
-                    task->waittime = now;
+                    task.waittime = now;
                 }
 #endif
 
@@ -832,7 +824,7 @@ namespace hpx::threads::policies {
                 // been incremented
                 --src->new_tasks_count_.data_;
 
-                if (new_tasks_.push(task))
+                if (new_tasks_.push(HPX_MOVE(task)))
                 {
                     if (finish)
                         break;
@@ -1345,13 +1337,6 @@ namespace hpx::threads::policies {
         util::cache_line_data<std::atomic<std::int64_t>> work_items_count_;
     };
 
-    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    template <typename Mutex, typename PendingQueuing, typename StagedQueuing,
-        typename TerminatedQueuing>
-    util::internal_allocator<typename thread_queue<Mutex, PendingQueuing,
-        StagedQueuing, TerminatedQueuing>::task_description>
-        thread_queue<Mutex, PendingQueuing, StagedQueuing,
-            TerminatedQueuing>::task_description_alloc_;
 }    // namespace hpx::threads::policies
 
 #include <hpx/config/warnings_suffix.hpp>