diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8739771..b376bea 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ name = "async-io"
 version = "2.5.0"
 authors = ["Stjepan Glavina <stjepang@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.63"
+rust-version = "1.70"
 description = "Async I/O and timers"
 license = "Apache-2.0 OR MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/smol-rs/async-io"
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ name = "timer"
 harness = false
 
 [dependencies]
-async-lock = "3.0.0"
 cfg-if = "1"
 concurrent-queue = "2.2.0"
 futures-io = { version = "0.3.28", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
diff --git a/src/driver.rs b/src/driver.rs
index d3c3539..73ec4cb 100644
--- a/src/driver.rs
+++ b/src/driver.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 use std::cell::{Cell, RefCell};
 use std::future::Future;
+use std::pin::pin;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicUsize, Ordering};
-use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::task::Waker;
-use std::task::{Context, Poll};
+use std::sync::{Arc, OnceLock};
+use std::task::{Context, Poll, Waker};
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
-use async_lock::OnceCell;
-use futures_lite::pin;
 use parking::Parker;
 
 use crate::reactor::Reactor;
@@ -18,9 +16,9 @@ static BLOCK_ON_COUNT: AtomicUsize = AtomicUsize::new(0);
 
 /// Unparker for the "async-io" thread.
 fn unparker() -> &'static parking::Unparker {
-    static UNPARKER: OnceCell<parking::Unparker> = OnceCell::new();
+    static UNPARKER: OnceLock<parking::Unparker> = OnceLock::new();
 
-    UNPARKER.get_or_init_blocking(|| {
+    UNPARKER.get_or_init(|| {
         let (parker, unparker) = parking::pair();
 
         // Spawn a helper thread driving the reactor.
@@ -197,7 +195,7 @@ pub fn block_on<T>(future: impl Future<Output = T>) -> T {
             }
         };
 
-        pin!(future);
+        let mut future = pin!(future);
 
         let cx = &mut Context::from_waker(waker);
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index e9213cb..173b569 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@
     html_logo_url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/smol-rs/smol/master/assets/images/logo_fullsize_transparent.png"
 )]
 
-use std::future::Future;
+use std::future::{poll_fn, Future};
 use std::io::{self, IoSlice, IoSliceMut, Read, Write};
 use std::net::{SocketAddr, TcpListener, TcpStream, UdpSocket};
-use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::pin::{pin, Pin};
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::task::{Context, Poll, Waker};
+use std::task::{ready, Context, Poll, Waker};
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 #[cfg(unix)]
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ use std::os::windows::io::{AsRawSocket, AsSocket, BorrowedSocket, OwnedSocket, R
 
 use futures_io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
 use futures_lite::stream::{self, Stream};
-use futures_lite::{future, pin, ready};
 
 use rustix::io as rio;
 use rustix::net as rn;
@@ -955,14 +954,14 @@ impl<T> Async<T> {
     ///
     /// ```no_run
     /// use async_io::Async;
-    /// use futures_lite::future;
+    /// use std::future::poll_fn;
     /// use std::net::TcpListener;
     ///
     /// # futures_lite::future::block_on(async {
     /// let mut listener = Async::<TcpListener>::bind(([127, 0, 0, 1], 0))?;
     ///
     /// // Wait until a client can be accepted.
-    /// future::poll_fn(|cx| listener.poll_readable(cx)).await?;
+    /// poll_fn(|cx| listener.poll_readable(cx)).await?;
     /// # std::io::Result::Ok(()) });
     /// ```
     pub fn poll_readable(&self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
@@ -986,7 +985,7 @@ impl<T> Async<T> {
     ///
     /// ```
     /// use async_io::Async;
-    /// use futures_lite::future;
+    /// use std::future::poll_fn;
     /// use std::net::{TcpStream, ToSocketAddrs};
     ///
     /// # futures_lite::future::block_on(async {
@@ -994,7 +993,7 @@ impl<T> Async<T> {
     /// let stream = Async::<TcpStream>::connect(addr).await?;
     ///
     /// // Wait until the stream is writable.
-    /// future::poll_fn(|cx| stream.poll_writable(cx)).await?;
+    /// poll_fn(|cx| stream.poll_writable(cx)).await?;
     /// # std::io::Result::Ok(()) });
     /// ```
     pub fn poll_writable(&self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
@@ -1251,7 +1250,7 @@ unsafe impl IoSafe for std::process::ChildStderr {}
 #[cfg(unix)]
 unsafe impl IoSafe for std::os::unix::net::UnixStream {}
 
-// PipeReader & PipeWriter require std >= 1.87, our MSRV is 1.63, hence
+// PipeReader & PipeWriter require std >= 1.87, our MSRV is 1.70, hence
 // conditional on cfg()s, generated from build.rs
 #[cfg(not(async_io_no_pipe))]
 unsafe impl IoSafe for std::io::PipeReader {}
@@ -1472,13 +1471,14 @@ impl Async<TcpListener> {
     ///
     /// ```no_run
     /// use async_io::Async;
-    /// use futures_lite::{pin, stream::StreamExt};
+    /// use futures_lite::{stream::StreamExt};
     /// use std::net::TcpListener;
+    /// use std::pin::pin;
     ///
     /// # futures_lite::future::block_on(async {
     /// let listener = Async::<TcpListener>::bind(([127, 0, 0, 1], 8000))?;
     /// let incoming = listener.incoming();
-    /// pin!(incoming);
+    /// let mut incoming = pin!(incoming);
     ///
     /// while let Some(stream) = incoming.next().await {
     ///     let stream = stream?;
@@ -1808,13 +1808,14 @@ impl Async<UnixListener> {
     ///
     /// ```no_run
     /// use async_io::Async;
-    /// use futures_lite::{pin, stream::StreamExt};
+    /// use futures_lite::stream::StreamExt;
     /// use std::os::unix::net::UnixListener;
+    /// use std::pin::pin;
     ///
     /// # futures_lite::future::block_on(async {
     /// let listener = Async::<UnixListener>::bind("/tmp/socket")?;
     /// let incoming = listener.incoming();
-    /// pin!(incoming);
+    /// let mut incoming = pin!(incoming);
     ///
     /// while let Some(stream) = incoming.next().await {
     ///     let stream = stream?;
@@ -2055,9 +2056,9 @@ impl TryFrom<std::os::unix::net::UnixDatagram> for Async<std::os::unix::net::Uni
 /// Polls a future once, waits for a wakeup, and then optimistically assumes the future is ready.
 async fn optimistic(fut: impl Future<Output = io::Result<()>>) -> io::Result<()> {
     let mut polled = false;
-    pin!(fut);
+    let mut fut = pin!(fut);
 
-    future::poll_fn(|cx| {
+    poll_fn(|cx| {
         if !polled {
             polled = true;
             fut.as_mut().poll(cx)
diff --git a/src/os/kqueue.rs b/src/os/kqueue.rs
index 8318363..c796590 100644
--- a/src/os/kqueue.rs
+++ b/src/os/kqueue.rs
@@ -183,16 +183,16 @@ impl<T> Filter<T> {
     /// # Examples
     ///
     /// ```no_run
-    /// use std::process::Command;
     /// use async_io::os::kqueue::{Exit, Filter};
-    /// use futures_lite::future;
+    /// use std::future::poll_fn;
+    /// use std::process::Command;
     ///
     /// # futures_lite::future::block_on(async {
     /// let child = Command::new("sleep").arg("5").spawn()?;
     /// let process = Filter::new(Exit::new(child))?;
     ///
     /// // Wait for the process to exit.
-    /// future::poll_fn(|cx| process.poll_ready(cx)).await?;
+    /// poll_fn(|cx| process.poll_ready(cx)).await?;
     /// # std::io::Result::Ok(()) });
     /// ```
     pub fn poll_ready(&self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<()>> {
diff --git a/src/os/windows.rs b/src/os/windows.rs
index dc270c3..b0a5c5e 100644
--- a/src/os/windows.rs
+++ b/src/os/windows.rs
@@ -160,16 +160,16 @@ impl<T> Waitable<T> {
     /// # Examples
     ///
     /// ```no_run
-    /// use std::process::Command;
     /// use async_io::os::windows::Waitable;
-    /// use futures_lite::future;
+    /// use std::future::poll_fn;
+    /// use std::process::Command;
     ///
     /// # futures_lite::future::block_on(async {
     /// let child = Command::new("sleep").arg("5").spawn()?;
     /// let process = Waitable::new(child)?;
     ///
     /// // Wait for the process to exit.
-    /// future::poll_fn(|cx| process.poll_ready(cx)).await?;
+    /// poll_fn(|cx| process.poll_ready(cx)).await?;
     /// # std::io::Result::Ok(()) });
     /// ```
     pub fn poll_ready(&self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<()>> {
diff --git a/src/reactor.rs b/src/reactor.rs
index 95e1b67..b62fd07 100644
--- a/src/reactor.rs
+++ b/src/reactor.rs
@@ -8,13 +8,11 @@ use std::mem;
 use std::panic;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
-use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, MutexGuard};
-use std::task::{Context, Poll, Waker};
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, MutexGuard, OnceLock};
+use std::task::{ready, Context, Poll, Waker};
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
-use async_lock::OnceCell;
 use concurrent_queue::ConcurrentQueue;
-use futures_lite::ready;
 use polling::{Event, Events, Poller};
 use slab::Slab;
 
@@ -93,9 +91,9 @@ pub(crate) struct Reactor {
 impl Reactor {
     /// Returns a reference to the reactor.
     pub(crate) fn get() -> &'static Reactor {
-        static REACTOR: OnceCell<Reactor> = OnceCell::new();
+        static REACTOR: OnceLock<Reactor> = OnceLock::new();
 
-        REACTOR.get_or_init_blocking(|| {
+        REACTOR.get_or_init(|| {
             crate::driver::init();
             Reactor {
                 poller: Poller::new().expect("cannot initialize I/O event notification"),
diff --git a/tests/timer.rs b/tests/timer.rs
index cdd90db..c598ed7 100644
--- a/tests/timer.rs
+++ b/tests/timer.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::future::Future;
+use std::future::{poll_fn, Future};
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::thread;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ fn set() {
             }
         });
 
-        future::poll_fn(|cx| Pin::new(&mut *timer.lock().unwrap()).poll(cx)).await;
+        poll_fn(|cx| Pin::new(&mut *timer.lock().unwrap()).poll(cx)).await;
 
         assert!(start.elapsed() >= Duration::from_secs(2));
         assert!(start.elapsed() < Duration::from_secs(10));