diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1a10e55..ff758fe 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ coerce = []
 nightly = ["coerce"]
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-pollster = { version = "0.4.0", features = ["macro"] }
+futures = { version = "0.3", default-features = false, features = ["executor"] }
diff --git a/src/smallbox.rs b/src/smallbox.rs
index 9522f7a..74e34fe 100644
--- a/src/smallbox.rs
+++ b/src/smallbox.rs
@@ -688,10 +688,11 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(cellbox.get(), 1);
     }
 
-    #[pollster::test]
-    async fn test_future() {
+    #[test]
+    fn test_future() {
         let boxed_fut: SmallBox<_, S1> = SmallBox::new(async { 123 });
-        assert_eq!(boxed_fut.await, 123);
+
+        assert_eq!(futures::executor::block_on(boxed_fut), 123);
     }
 
     #[test]