diff --git a/rxandroid/src/main/java/io/reactivex/android/schedulers/HandlerScheduler.java b/rxandroid/src/main/java/io/reactivex/android/schedulers/HandlerScheduler.java
index c4c20e10..8fd01034 100644
--- a/rxandroid/src/main/java/io/reactivex/android/schedulers/HandlerScheduler.java
+++ b/rxandroid/src/main/java/io/reactivex/android/schedulers/HandlerScheduler.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public Disposable scheduleDirect(Runnable run, long delay, TimeUnit unit) {
 
         run = RxJavaPlugins.onSchedule(run);
         ScheduledRunnable scheduled = new ScheduledRunnable(handler, run);
-        handler.postDelayed(scheduled, Math.max(0L, unit.toMillis(delay)));
+        handler.postDelayed(scheduled, unit.toMillis(delay));
         return scheduled;
     }