diff --git a/checkpoint/orbax/checkpoint/_src/path/async_path.py b/checkpoint/orbax/checkpoint/_src/path/async_path.py
index 7ba488e23..090995190 100644
--- a/checkpoint/orbax/checkpoint/_src/path/async_path.py
+++ b/checkpoint/orbax/checkpoint/_src/path/async_path.py
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ async def unlink(path: epath.Path, missing_ok: bool = False):
   return await asyncio.to_thread(path.unlink, missing_ok=missing_ok)
 
 
+async def is_absolute(path: epath.Path):
+  return await asyncio.to_thread(path.is_absolute)
+
+
 class AsyncFile:
   """Async wrapper for file operations."""
 
diff --git a/checkpoint/orbax/checkpoint/_src/path/snapshot/snapshot.py b/checkpoint/orbax/checkpoint/_src/path/snapshot/snapshot.py
index 1add06df7..64b91cf3a 100644
--- a/checkpoint/orbax/checkpoint/_src/path/snapshot/snapshot.py
+++ b/checkpoint/orbax/checkpoint/_src/path/snapshot/snapshot.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 from absl import logging
 from etils import epath
+from orbax.checkpoint._src.path import async_path
 from orbax.checkpoint._src.path import utils as ocp_path_utils
 
 
@@ -69,11 +70,11 @@ def __init__(
 
   async def create_snapshot(self) -> None:
     """Creates a deep copy of the checkpoint."""
-    if not await asyncio.to_thread(self._snapshot.is_absolute):
+    if not await async_path.is_absolute(self._snapshot):
       raise ValueError(
           f"Snapshot destination must be absolute, but was '{self._snapshot}'."
       )
-    if not await asyncio.to_thread(self._source.exists):
+    if not await async_path.exists(self._source):
       raise ValueError(f"Snapshot source does not exist: {self._source}'.")
 
     t = ocp_path_utils.Timer()
@@ -89,10 +90,10 @@ async def create_snapshot(self) -> None:
 
   async def release_snapshot(self) -> None:
     """Deletes a snapshot of the checkpoint."""
-    if not await asyncio.to_thread(self._snapshot.exists):
+    if not await async_path.exists(self._snapshot):
       raise FileNotFoundError(f"Snapshot does not exist: {self._snapshot}")
 
-    await asyncio.to_thread(self._snapshot.rmtree)
+    await async_path.rmtree(self._snapshot)
 
   # TODO(b/434025182): Handle recovery path upon restart.
   async def replace_source(self) -> None:
@@ -110,12 +111,9 @@ async def replace_source(self) -> None:
         self._source.parent / f"{self._source.name}._recovery_{time.time()}"
     )
 
-    def _swap_source_and_snapshot():
-      self._source.rename(recovery_path)
-      self._snapshot.rename(self._source)
-      recovery_path.rmtree()
-
-    await asyncio.to_thread(_swap_source_and_snapshot)
+    await async_path.rename(self._source, recovery_path)
+    await async_path.rename(self._snapshot, self._source)
+    await async_path.rmtree(recovery_path)
 
 
 
@@ -136,16 +134,16 @@ def __init__(
     self._snapshot = epath.Path(dst)
 
   async def create_snapshot(self) -> None:
-    if not await asyncio.to_thread(self._snapshot.is_absolute):
+    if not await async_path.is_absolute(self._snapshot):
       raise ValueError(
           f"Snapshot destination must be absolute, but was '{self._snapshot}'."
       )
-    await asyncio.to_thread(self._snapshot.mkdir, parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    await async_path.mkdir(self._snapshot, parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
   async def release_snapshot(self) -> None:
-    if not await asyncio.to_thread(self._snapshot.exists):
+    if not await async_path.exists(self._snapshot):
       return
-    await asyncio.to_thread(self._snapshot.rmtree)
+    await async_path.rmtree(self._snapshot)
 
   async def replace_source(self) -> None:
     if not self._snapshot.is_absolute():
@@ -157,22 +155,19 @@ async def replace_source(self) -> None:
           f"Snapshot source must be absolute, but was '{self._source}'."
       )
 
-    def _move_items_into_source():
-      if not self._snapshot.exists():
-        raise FileNotFoundError(f"Snapshot does not exist: {self._snapshot}")
-      if not self._source.exists():
-        self._source.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-      # Move files from inside the tmp snapshot into the original source
-      # directory under a pending suffix. This is to avoid potentially wiping
-      # out previous files.
-      # Partial saving relies on this behavior to accumulate `pending_*`
-      # directories in the shared parent path before merging them sequentially
-      # upon finalization.
-      pending_suffix = f"{PENDING_DIR_SUFFIX}{uuid.uuid4()}"
-      dst_path = self._source / f"{self._source.name}{pending_suffix}"
-      self._snapshot.rename(dst_path)
-
-    await asyncio.to_thread(_move_items_into_source)
+    if not await async_path.exists(self._snapshot):
+      raise FileNotFoundError(f"Snapshot does not exist: {self._snapshot}")
+    if not await async_path.exists(self._source):
+      await async_path.mkdir(self._source, parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    # Move files from inside the tmp snapshot into the original source
+    # directory under a pending suffix. This is to avoid potentially wiping
+    # out previous files.
+    # Partial saving relies on this behavior to accumulate `pending_*`
+    # directories in the shared parent path before merging them sequentially
+    # upon finalization.
+    pending_suffix = f"{PENDING_DIR_SUFFIX}{uuid.uuid4()}"
+    dst_path = self._source / f"{self._source.name}{pending_suffix}"
+    await async_path.rename(self._snapshot, dst_path)
 
 
 def create_instance(