diff --git a/src/braket/aws/aws_quantum_task.py b/src/braket/aws/aws_quantum_task.py
index 3d28dfede..3e91b8fd9 100644
--- a/src/braket/aws/aws_quantum_task.py
+++ b/src/braket/aws/aws_quantum_task.py
@@ -316,10 +316,9 @@ def id(self) -> str:
         return self._arn
 
     def _cancel_future(self) -> None:
-        """Cancel the future if it exists. Else, create a cancelled future."""
-        if not hasattr(self, "_future"):
-            self._future = asyncio.Future()
-        self._future.cancel()
+        """Cancel the future if it exists."""
+        if hasattr(self, "_future"):
+            self._future.cancel()
 
     def cancel(self) -> None:
         """Cancel the quantum task. This cancels the future and the quantum task in Amazon
diff --git a/test/unit_tests/braket/aws/test_aws_quantum_task.py b/test/unit_tests/braket/aws/test_aws_quantum_task.py
index c00d78167..7671bf137 100644
--- a/test/unit_tests/braket/aws/test_aws_quantum_task.py
+++ b/test/unit_tests/braket/aws/test_aws_quantum_task.py
@@ -349,7 +349,23 @@ def test_cancel_without_fetching_result(quantum_task):
     quantum_task.cancel()
 
     assert quantum_task.result() is None
-    assert quantum_task._future.cancelled()
+    quantum_task._aws_session.cancel_quantum_task.assert_called_with(quantum_task.id)
+
+
+def test_cancel_without_event_loop(quantum_task):
+    errors = []
+
+    def run():
+        try:
+            quantum_task.cancel()
+        except BaseException as e:
+            errors.append(e)
+
+    thread = threading.Thread(target=run)
+    thread.start()
+    thread.join()
+
+    assert not errors
     quantum_task._aws_session.cancel_quantum_task.assert_called_with(quantum_task.id)