diff --git a/libs/binder/rust/binder_tokio/lib.rs b/libs/binder/rust/binder_tokio/lib.rs
index 2d2bf7c..1dc0b24 100644
--- a/libs/binder/rust/binder_tokio/lib.rs
+++ b/libs/binder/rust/binder_tokio/lib.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,12 @@
             //
             // This shouldn't cause issues with blocking the thread as only one task will run in a
             // call to `block_on`, so there aren't other tasks to block.
-            let result = spawn_me();
+            //
+            // If the `block_in_place` call fails, then you are driving a current-thread runtime on
+            // the binder threadpool. Instead, it is recommended to use `TokioRuntime<Handle>` when
+            // the runtime is a current-thread runtime, as the current-thread runtime can be driven
+            // only by `Runtime::block_on` calls and not by `Handle::block_on`.
+            let result = tokio::task::block_in_place(spawn_me);
             Box::pin(after_spawn(result))
         } else {
             let handle = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(spawn_me);
diff --git a/libs/binder/rust/src/binder.rs b/libs/binder/rust/src/binder.rs
index 0bd0781..463c210 100644
--- a/libs/binder/rust/src/binder.rs
+++ b/libs/binder/rust/src/binder.rs
@@ -1023,17 +1023,7 @@
                 }
 
                 if ibinder.associate_class(<$native as $crate::binder_impl::Remotable>::get_class()) {
-                    let service: std::result::Result<$crate::binder_impl::Binder<$native>, $crate::StatusCode> =
-                        std::convert::TryFrom::try_from(ibinder.clone());
-                    if let Ok(service) = service {
-                        // We were able to associate with our expected class and
-                        // the service is local.
-                        todo!()
-                        //return Ok($crate::Strong::new(Box::new(service)));
-                    } else {
-                        // Service is remote
-                        return Ok($crate::Strong::new(Box::new(<$proxy as $crate::binder_impl::Proxy>::from_binder(ibinder)?)));
-                    }
+                    return Ok($crate::Strong::new(Box::new(<$proxy as $crate::binder_impl::Proxy>::from_binder(ibinder)?)));
                 }
 
                 Err($crate::StatusCode::BAD_TYPE.into())