diff --git a/src/wifi/model/eht/eht-frame-exchange-manager.cc b/src/wifi/model/eht/eht-frame-exchange-manager.cc
index 3bbdb7446..539709e81 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/eht/eht-frame-exchange-manager.cc
+++ b/src/wifi/model/eht/eht-frame-exchange-manager.cc
@@ -179,13 +179,11 @@ EhtFrameExchangeManager::StartTransmission(Ptr<Txop> edca, uint16_t allowedWidth
             edca->NotifyChannelReleased(m_linkId);
             NS_LOG_DEBUG("No new TXOP attempts allowed while MediumSyncDelay is running");
             // request channel access if needed when the MediumSyncDelay timer expires
-            Simulator::Schedule(emlsrManager->GetMediumSyncDuration() - *elapsed, [=, this]() {
-                if (edca->GetAccessStatus(m_linkId) == Txop::NOT_REQUESTED &&
-                    edca->HasFramesToTransmit(m_linkId))
-                {
-                    m_staMac->GetChannelAccessManager(m_linkId)->RequestAccess(edca);
-                }
-            });
+            Simulator::Schedule(emlsrManager->GetMediumSyncDuration() - *elapsed,
+                                &Txop::StartAccessIfNeeded,
+                                edca,
+                                m_linkId);
+
             return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/txop.h b/src/wifi/model/txop.h
index a496aa0a8..189d2d545 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/txop.h
+++ b/src/wifi/model/txop.h
@@ -395,6 +395,13 @@ class Txop : public Object
      */
     virtual ChannelAccessStatus GetAccessStatus(uint8_t linkId) const;
 
+    /**
+     * Request access from Txop on the given link if needed.
+     *
+     * \param linkId the ID of the given link
+     */
+    void StartAccessIfNeeded(uint8_t linkId);
+
     /**
      * \param nSlots the number of slots of the backoff.
      * \param linkId the ID of the given link
@@ -443,12 +450,6 @@ class Txop : public Object
      * \param linkId the ID of the given link
      */
     virtual void GenerateBackoff(uint8_t linkId);
-    /**
-     * Request access from Txop on the given link if needed.
-     *
-     * \param linkId the ID of the given link
-     */
-    virtual void StartAccessIfNeeded(uint8_t linkId);
     /**
      * Request access to the ChannelAccessManager associated with the given link
      *
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/wifi-mac.cc b/src/wifi/model/wifi-mac.cc
index eda487d97..f5d6e8b87 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/wifi-mac.cc
+++ b/src/wifi/model/wifi-mac.cc
@@ -1465,14 +1465,7 @@ WifiMac::UnblockUnicastTxOnLinks(WifiQueueBlockedReason reason,
                                        {linkId});
             // request channel access if needed (schedule now because multiple invocations
             // of this method may be done in a loop at the caller)
-            auto qosTxop = GetQosTxop(acIndex);
-            Simulator::ScheduleNow([=, this]() {
-                if (qosTxop->GetAccessStatus(linkId) == Txop::NOT_REQUESTED &&
-                    qosTxop->HasFramesToTransmit(linkId))
-                {
-                    GetLink(linkId).channelAccessManager->RequestAccess(qosTxop);
-                }
-            });
+            Simulator::ScheduleNow(&Txop::StartAccessIfNeeded, GetQosTxop(acIndex), linkId);
         }
     }
 }