diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4fca8f2..b3c2dd7 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ exclude = ["/.*"]
 
 [features]
 default = ["std"]
-std = ["alloc", "fastrand", "futures-io", "parking", "memchr", "waker-fn"]
+std = ["alloc", "fastrand", "futures-io", "memchr", "waker-fn"]
 alloc = []
 
 [dependencies]
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ fastrand = { version = "1.3.4", optional = true }
 futures-core = { version = "0.3.5", default-features = false }
 futures-io = { version = "0.3.5", optional = true }
 memchr = { version = "2.3.3", optional = true }
-parking = { version = "2.0.0", optional = true }
 pin-project-lite = "0.2.0"
 waker-fn = { version = "1.0.0", optional = true }
 
diff --git a/src/future.rs b/src/future.rs
index b54fcee..f37f8e4 100644
--- a/src/future.rs
+++ b/src/future.rs
@@ -52,59 +52,32 @@ use core::task::{Context, Poll};
 /// ```
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 pub fn block_on<T>(future: impl Future<Output = T>) -> T {
-    use std::cell::RefCell;
     use std::task::Waker;
 
-    use parking::Parker;
     use waker_fn::waker_fn;
 
     // Pin the future on the stack.
     crate::pin!(future);
 
-    // Creates a parker and an associated waker that unparks it.
-    fn parker_and_waker() -> (Parker, Waker) {
-        let parker = Parker::new();
-        let unparker = parker.unparker();
-        let waker = waker_fn(move || {
-            unparker.unpark();
-        });
-        (parker, waker)
-    }
-
     thread_local! {
+        // Creates a cached waker that unparks the current thread it.
         // Cached parker and waker for efficiency.
-        static CACHE: RefCell<(Parker, Waker)> = RefCell::new(parker_and_waker());
+        static CACHE: Waker = {
+            let thread = std::thread::current();
+            waker_fn(move || thread.unpark())
+        };
     }
 
     CACHE.with(|cache| {
-        // Try grabbing the cached parker and waker.
-        match cache.try_borrow_mut() {
-            Ok(cache) => {
-                // Use the cached parker and waker.
-                let (parker, waker) = &*cache;
-                let cx = &mut Context::from_waker(waker);
-
-                // Keep polling until the future is ready.
-                loop {
-                    match future.as_mut().poll(cx) {
-                        Poll::Ready(output) => return output,
-                        Poll::Pending => parker.park(),
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            Err(_) => {
-                // Looks like this is a recursive `block_on()` call.
-                // Create a fresh parker and waker.
-                let (parker, waker) = parker_and_waker();
-                let cx = &mut Context::from_waker(&waker);
-
-                // Keep polling until the future is ready.
-                loop {
-                    match future.as_mut().poll(cx) {
-                        Poll::Ready(output) => return output,
-                        Poll::Pending => parker.park(),
-                    }
-                }
+        // Use the cached waker.
+        let waker = &*cache;
+        let cx = &mut Context::from_waker(waker);
+
+        // Keep polling until the future is ready.
+        loop {
+            match future.as_mut().poll(cx) {
+                Poll::Ready(output) => return output,
+                Poll::Pending => std::thread::park(),
             }
         }
     })