diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 963857719..21c36b6d8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ edition = "2018"
 [workspace]
 members = ["main"]
 
-[features]
-default = ["serialize", "fs"]
-serialize = ["serde"]
-fs = ["fontdock/fs"]
-
 [lib]
 bench = false
 
@@ -21,19 +16,22 @@ opt-level = 2
 [profile.release]
 lto = true
 
+[features]
+default = ["fs"]
+fs = ["fontdock/fs"]
+
 [dependencies]
-async-trait = "0.1"
 fontdock = { path = "../fontdock", default-features = false }
 tide = { path = "../tide" }
 ttf-parser = "0.8.2"
 unicode-xid = "0.2"
+
+# feature = "serde"
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 criterion = "0.3"
-futures-executor = "0.3"
 kurbo = "0.6.3"
-serde_json = "1"
 raqote = { version = "0.8", default-features = false }
 
 [[test]]
diff --git a/benches/benchmarks.rs b/benches/benchmarks.rs
index 64c59d705..5f706e694 100644
--- a/benches/benchmarks.rs
+++ b/benches/benchmarks.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use std::rc::Rc;
 
 use criterion::{criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion};
 use fontdock::fs::{FsIndex, FsSource};
-use futures_executor::block_on;
 
 use typstc::eval::{eval, State};
 use typstc::font::FontLoader;
@@ -28,15 +27,15 @@ fn benchmarks(c: &mut Criterion) {
 
     let tree = parse(COMA).output;
     let document = eval(&tree, state.clone()).output;
-    let _ = block_on(layout(&document, Rc::clone(&loader)));
+    let _ = layout(&document, Rc::clone(&loader));
 
     c.bench_function("parse-coma", |b| b.iter(|| parse(COMA)));
     c.bench_function("eval-coma", |b| b.iter(|| eval(&tree, state.clone())));
     c.bench_function("layout-coma", |b| {
-        b.iter(|| block_on(layout(&document, Rc::clone(&loader))))
+        b.iter(|| layout(&document, Rc::clone(&loader)))
     });
     c.bench_function("typeset-coma", |b| {
-        b.iter(|| block_on(typeset(COMA, state.clone(), Rc::clone(&loader))))
+        b.iter(|| typeset(COMA, state.clone(), Rc::clone(&loader)))
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/main/src/main.rs b/main/src/main.rs
index 832849b84..9bf693e46 100644
--- a/main/src/main.rs
+++ b/main/src/main.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::rc::Rc;
 
 use fontdock::fs::{FsIndex, FsSource};
-use futures_executor::block_on;
 
 use typstc::diag::{Feedback, Pass};
 use typstc::eval::State;
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ fn main() {
     let Pass {
         output: layouts,
         feedback: Feedback { mut diags, .. },
-    } = block_on(typeset(&src, state, Rc::clone(&loader)));
+    } = typeset(&src, state, Rc::clone(&loader));
 
     if !diags.is_empty() {
         diags.sort();
diff --git a/src/diag.rs b/src/diag.rs
index 431ad4502..74bf894ff 100644
--- a/src/diag.rs
+++ b/src/diag.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ impl Feedback {
 
 /// A diagnostic that arose in parsing or layouting.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Ord, PartialOrd)]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "serialize", derive(serde::Serialize))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize))]
 pub struct Diag {
     /// How severe / important the diagnostic is.
     pub level: Level,
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ pub struct Diag {
 
 /// How severe / important a diagnostic is.
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Ord, PartialOrd)]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "serialize", derive(serde::Serialize))]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "serialize", serde(rename_all = "camelCase"))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", serde(rename_all = "camelCase"))]
 pub enum Level {
     Warning,
     Error,
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ impl Display for Level {
 
 /// Decorations for semantic syntax highlighting.
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Ord, PartialOrd)]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "serialize", derive(serde::Serialize))]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "serialize", serde(rename_all = "camelCase"))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", serde(rename_all = "camelCase"))]
 pub enum Deco {
     /// Emphasized text.
     Emph,
diff --git a/src/layout/document.rs b/src/layout/document.rs
index a91dbbe9f..b233ffd87 100644
--- a/src/layout/document.rs
+++ b/src/layout/document.rs
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ pub struct Document {
 
 impl Document {
     /// Layout the document.
-    pub async fn layout(&self, ctx: &mut LayoutContext) -> Vec<BoxLayout> {
+    pub fn layout(&self, ctx: &mut LayoutContext) -> Vec<BoxLayout> {
         let mut layouts = vec![];
         for run in &self.runs {
-            layouts.extend(run.layout(ctx).await);
+            layouts.extend(run.layout(ctx));
         }
         layouts
     }
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ pub struct Pages {
 
 impl Pages {
     /// Layout the page run.
-    pub async fn layout(&self, ctx: &mut LayoutContext) -> Vec<BoxLayout> {
+    pub fn layout(&self, ctx: &mut LayoutContext) -> Vec<BoxLayout> {
         let areas = Areas::repeat(self.size);
-        let layouted = self.child.layout(ctx, &areas).await;
+        let layouted = self.child.layout(ctx, &areas);
         layouted.into_iter().filter_map(Layouted::into_boxed).collect()
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/layout/fixed.rs b/src/layout/fixed.rs
index 78a512e69..df0997318 100644
--- a/src/layout/fixed.rs
+++ b/src/layout/fixed.rs
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ pub struct Fixed {
     pub child: LayoutNode,
 }
 
-#[async_trait(?Send)]
 impl Layout for Fixed {
-    async fn layout(&self, ctx: &mut LayoutContext, areas: &Areas) -> Vec<Layouted> {
+    fn layout(&self, ctx: &mut LayoutContext, areas: &Areas) -> Vec<Layouted> {
         let Area { rem, full } = areas.current;
         let size = Size::new(
             self.width.map(|w| w.eval(full.width)).unwrap_or(rem.width),
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ impl Layout for Fixed {
         );
 
         let areas = Areas::once(size);
-        self.child.layout(ctx, &areas).await
+        self.child.layout(ctx, &areas)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/layout/mod.rs b/src/layout/mod.rs
index a6ef4300a..643f1a432 100644
--- a/src/layout/mod.rs
+++ b/src/layout/mod.rs
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ mod spacing;
 mod stack;
 mod text;
 
-use async_trait::async_trait;
-
 use crate::font::SharedFontLoader;
 use crate::geom::*;
 use crate::shaping::Shaped;
@@ -25,9 +23,9 @@ pub use stack::*;
 pub use text::*;
 
 /// Layout a document and return the produced layouts.
-pub async fn layout(document: &Document, loader: SharedFontLoader) -> Vec<BoxLayout> {
+pub fn layout(document: &Document, loader: SharedFontLoader) -> Vec<BoxLayout> {
     let mut ctx = LayoutContext { loader };
-    document.layout(&mut ctx).await
+    document.layout(&mut ctx)
 }
 
 /// The context for layouting.
@@ -38,20 +36,9 @@ pub struct LayoutContext {
 }
 
 /// Layout a node.
-#[async_trait(?Send)]
 pub trait Layout {
     /// Layout the node in the given layout context.
-    ///
-    /// This signature looks pretty horrible due to async in trait methods, but
-    /// it's actually just the following:
-    /// ```rust,ignore
-    /// async fn layout(
-    ///     &self,
-    ///     ctx: &mut LayoutContext,
-    ///     constraints: LayoutConstraints,
-    /// ) -> Vec<LayoutItem>;
-    /// ```
-    async fn layout(&self, ctx: &mut LayoutContext, areas: &Areas) -> Vec<Layouted>;
+    fn layout(&self, ctx: &mut LayoutContext, areas: &Areas) -> Vec<Layouted>;
 }
 
 /// A sequence of areas to layout into.
diff --git a/src/layout/node.rs b/src/layout/node.rs
index 31213b9d5..4cba3d4ff 100644
--- a/src/layout/node.rs
+++ b/src/layout/node.rs
@@ -24,13 +24,12 @@ impl LayoutNode {
     }
 }
 
-#[async_trait(?Send)]
 impl Layout for LayoutNode {
-    async fn layout(&self, ctx: &mut LayoutContext, areas: &Areas) -> Vec<Layouted> {
+    fn layout(&self, ctx: &mut LayoutContext, areas: &Areas) -> Vec<Layouted> {
         match self {
-            Self::Spacing(spacing) => spacing.layout(ctx, areas).await,
-            Self::Text(text) => text.layout(ctx, areas).await,
-            Self::Dyn(boxed) => boxed.layout(ctx, areas).await,
+            Self::Spacing(spacing) => spacing.layout(ctx, areas),
+            Self::Text(text) => text.layout(ctx, areas),
+            Self::Dyn(boxed) => boxed.layout(ctx, areas),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/layout/pad.rs b/src/layout/pad.rs
index 2574fa165..2994dd59f 100644
--- a/src/layout/pad.rs
+++ b/src/layout/pad.rs
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ pub struct Pad {
     pub child: LayoutNode,
 }
 
-#[async_trait(?Send)]
 impl Layout for Pad {
-    async fn layout(&self, ctx: &mut LayoutContext, areas: &Areas) -> Vec<Layouted> {
+    fn layout(&self, ctx: &mut LayoutContext, areas: &Areas) -> Vec<Layouted> {
         let shrink = |size| size - self.padding.eval(size).size();
         let areas = Areas {
             current: Area {
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ impl Layout for Pad {
             last: areas.last.map(shrink),
         };
 
-        let mut layouted = self.child.layout(ctx, &areas).await;
+        let mut layouted = self.child.layout(ctx, &areas);
 
         for item in &mut layouted {
             if let Layouted::Boxed(boxed, _) = item {
diff --git a/src/layout/par.rs b/src/layout/par.rs
index 729c077fa..e77bb4e78 100644
--- a/src/layout/par.rs
+++ b/src/layout/par.rs
@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@ pub struct Par {
     pub children: Vec<LayoutNode>,
 }
 
-#[async_trait(?Send)]
 impl Layout for Par {
-    async fn layout(&self, ctx: &mut LayoutContext, areas: &Areas) -> Vec<Layouted> {
+    fn layout(&self, ctx: &mut LayoutContext, areas: &Areas) -> Vec<Layouted> {
         let mut layouter = ParLayouter::new(self, areas.clone());
         for child in &self.children {
-            for layouted in child.layout(ctx, &layouter.areas).await {
+            for layouted in child.layout(ctx, &layouter.areas) {
                 match layouted {
                     Layouted::Spacing(spacing) => layouter.spacing(spacing),
                     Layouted::Boxed(boxed, aligns) => layouter.boxed(boxed, aligns.cross),
diff --git a/src/layout/spacing.rs b/src/layout/spacing.rs
index 427cb7b06..f64c79680 100644
--- a/src/layout/spacing.rs
+++ b/src/layout/spacing.rs
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ pub struct Spacing {
     pub softness: Softness,
 }
 
-#[async_trait(?Send)]
 impl Layout for Spacing {
-    async fn layout(&self, _: &mut LayoutContext, _: &Areas) -> Vec<Layouted> {
+    fn layout(&self, _: &mut LayoutContext, _: &Areas) -> Vec<Layouted> {
         vec![Layouted::Spacing(self.amount)]
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/layout/stack.rs b/src/layout/stack.rs
index 2f3ceed80..9aeb80aa0 100644
--- a/src/layout/stack.rs
+++ b/src/layout/stack.rs
@@ -16,12 +16,11 @@ pub struct Stack {
     pub children: Vec<LayoutNode>,
 }
 
-#[async_trait(?Send)]
 impl Layout for Stack {
-    async fn layout(&self, ctx: &mut LayoutContext, areas: &Areas) -> Vec<Layouted> {
+    fn layout(&self, ctx: &mut LayoutContext, areas: &Areas) -> Vec<Layouted> {
         let mut layouter = StackLayouter::new(self, areas.clone());
         for child in &self.children {
-            for layouted in child.layout(ctx, &layouter.areas).await {
+            for layouted in child.layout(ctx, &layouter.areas) {
                 match layouted {
                     Layouted::Spacing(spacing) => layouter.spacing(spacing),
                     Layouted::Boxed(boxed, aligns) => layouter.boxed(boxed, aligns),
diff --git a/src/layout/text.rs b/src/layout/text.rs
index a4156fd3f..5e047069a 100644
--- a/src/layout/text.rs
+++ b/src/layout/text.rs
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@ pub struct Text {
     pub aligns: Gen<Align>,
 }
 
-#[async_trait(?Send)]
 impl Layout for Text {
-    async fn layout(&self, ctx: &mut LayoutContext, _: &Areas) -> Vec<Layouted> {
+    fn layout(&self, ctx: &mut LayoutContext, _: &Areas) -> Vec<Layouted> {
         let mut loader = ctx.loader.borrow_mut();
         vec![Layouted::Boxed(
             shaping::shape(
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 381270c99..6750d466e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ use crate::font::SharedFontLoader;
 use crate::layout::BoxLayout;
 
 /// Process _Typst_ source code directly into a collection of layouts.
-pub async fn typeset(
+pub fn typeset(
     src: &str,
     state: State,
     loader: SharedFontLoader,
 ) -> Pass<Vec<BoxLayout>> {
     let Pass { output: tree, feedback: f1 } = parse::parse(src);
     let Pass { output: document, feedback: f2 } = eval::eval(&tree, state);
-    let layouts = layout::layout(&document, loader).await;
+    let layouts = layout::layout(&document, loader);
     Pass::new(layouts, Feedback::join(f1, f2))
 }
diff --git a/src/syntax/span.rs b/src/syntax/span.rs
index 5f51d1579..0e9c15fe4 100644
--- a/src/syntax/span.rs
+++ b/src/syntax/span.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ impl<T> Offset for SpanVec<T> {
 
 /// A value with the span it corresponds to in the source code.
 #[derive(Default, Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Ord, PartialOrd)]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "serialize", derive(serde::Serialize))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize))]
 pub struct Spanned<T> {
     /// The spanned value.
     pub v: T,
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ impl<T: Debug> Debug for Spanned<T> {
 
 /// Locates a slice of source code.
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Ord, PartialOrd)]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "serialize", derive(serde::Serialize))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize))]
 pub struct Span {
     /// The inclusive start position.
     pub start: Pos,
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ impl Debug for Span {
 
 /// A byte position in source code.
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Ord, PartialOrd)]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "serialize", derive(serde::Serialize))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize))]
 pub struct Pos(pub u32);
 
 impl Pos {
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ impl Debug for Pos {
 
 /// A one-indexed line-column position in source code.
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Ord, PartialOrd)]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "serialize", derive(serde::Serialize))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize))]
 pub struct Location {
     /// The one-indexed line.
     pub line: u32,
diff --git a/tests/test_typeset.rs b/tests/test_typeset.rs
index df2e7b363..8322dd085 100644
--- a/tests/test_typeset.rs
+++ b/tests/test_typeset.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ use std::path::Path;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 
 use fontdock::fs::{FsIndex, FsSource};
-use futures_executor::block_on;
 use raqote::{DrawTarget, PathBuilder, SolidSource, Source, Transform, Vector};
 use ttf_parser::OutlineBuilder;
 
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ fn test(name: &str, src: &str, src_path: &Path, loader: &SharedFontLoader) {
     let Pass {
         output: layouts,
         feedback: Feedback { mut diags, .. },
-    } = block_on(typeset(&src, state, Rc::clone(loader)));
+    } = typeset(&src, state, Rc::clone(loader));
 
     if !diags.is_empty() {
         diags.sort();