diff --git a/src/kernel/objects/thread.cpp b/src/kernel/objects/thread.cpp
index ead4ab8..b8f294a 100644
--- a/src/kernel/objects/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/objects/thread.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ static constexpr j6_signal_t thread_default_signals = 0;
 thread::thread(process &parent, uint8_t pri, uintptr_t rsp0) :
     kobject(kobject::type::thread, thread_default_signals),
     m_parent(parent),
-    m_state(state::loading),
+    m_state(state::none),
     m_wait_type(wait_type::none),
     m_wait_data(0),
     m_wait_obj(0)
diff --git a/src/kernel/objects/thread.h b/src/kernel/objects/thread.h
index 2338258..9d5e671 100644
--- a/src/kernel/objects/thread.h
+++ b/src/kernel/objects/thread.h
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ public:
     constexpr static j6_cap_t parent_caps = j6_cap_thread_all;
 
     enum class state : uint8_t {
+        none     = 0x00,
         ready    = 0x01,
-        loading  = 0x02,
-        exited   = 0x04,
-        constant = 0x80,
-        none     = 0x00
+        exited   = 0x02,
+
+        constant = 0x80
     };
 
     /// Destructor
@@ -86,10 +86,6 @@ public:
     /// \returns True if the thread is ready to execute.
     inline bool ready() const { return has_state(state::ready); }
 
-    /// Get the `loading` state of the thread.
-    /// \returns True if the thread has not finished loading.
-    inline bool loading() const { return has_state(state::loading); }
-
     /// Get the `constant` state of the thread.
     /// \returns True if the thread has constant priority.
     inline bool constant() const { return has_state(state::constant); }
diff --git a/src/kernel/syscalls/thread.cpp b/src/kernel/syscalls/thread.cpp
index bc75fa2..4debc09 100644
--- a/src/kernel/syscalls/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/syscalls/thread.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ thread_create(j6_handle_t *self, process *proc, uintptr_t stack_top, uintptr_t e
     thread *child = proc->create_thread(stack_top);
     child->add_thunk_user(entrypoint);
     *self = child->self_handle();
-    child->clear_state(thread::state::loading);
     child->set_state(thread::state::ready);
 
     log::debug(logs::task, "Thread %llx:%llx spawned new thread %llx:%llx",