diff --git a/plume-common/src/activity_pub/mod.rs b/plume-common/src/activity_pub/mod.rs
index aa17d86e..ebc5536f 100644
--- a/plume-common/src/activity_pub/mod.rs
+++ b/plume-common/src/activity_pub/mod.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 use activitypub::{Activity, Link, Object};
 use array_tool::vec::Uniq;
-use reqwest::{header::HeaderValue, r#async::ClientBuilder, Url};
+use reqwest::{header::HeaderValue, ClientBuilder, Url};
 use rocket::{
     http::Status,
     request::{FromRequest, Request},
     response::{Responder, Response},
     Outcome,
 };
-use tokio::prelude::*;
 use tracing::{debug, warn};
 
 use self::sign::Signable;
@@ -140,8 +139,6 @@ where
     .connect_timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5))
     .build()
     .expect("Can't build client");
-    let mut rt = tokio::runtime::current_thread::Runtime::new()
-        .expect("Error while initializing tokio runtime for federation");
     for inbox in boxes {
         let body = signed.to_string();
         let mut headers = request::headers();
@@ -162,30 +159,26 @@ where
         }
         headers.insert("Host", host_header_value.unwrap());
         headers.insert("Digest", request::Digest::digest(&body));
-        rt.spawn(
-            client
-                .post(&inbox)
-                .headers(headers.clone())
-                .header(
-                    "Signature",
-                    request::signature(sender, &headers, ("post", url.path(), url.query()))
-                        .expect("activity_pub::broadcast: request signature error"),
-                )
-                .body(body)
-                .send()
-                .and_then(move |r| {
-                    if r.status().is_success() {
-                        debug!("Successfully sent activity to inbox ({})", &inbox);
-                    } else {
-                        warn!("Error while sending to inbox ({} {:?})", &inbox, &r)
-                    }
-                    r.into_body().concat2()
-                })
-                .map(move |response| debug!("Response: \"{:?}\"\n", response))
-                .map_err(|e| warn!("Error while sending to inbox ({:?})", e)),
-        );
+        let _ = client
+            .post(&inbox)
+            .headers(headers.clone())
+            .header(
+                "Signature",
+                request::signature(sender, &headers, ("post", url.path(), url.query()))
+                    .expect("activity_pub::broadcast: request signature error"),
+            )
+            .body(body)
+            .send()
+            .map(move |r| {
+                if r.status().is_success() {
+                    debug!("Successfully sent activity to inbox ({})", &inbox);
+                } else {
+                    warn!("Error while sending to inbox ({} {:?})", &inbox, &r)
+                }
+                debug!("Response: \"{:?}\"\n", r);
+            })
+            .map_err(|e| warn!("Error while sending to inbox ({:?})", e));
     }
-    rt.run().unwrap();
 }
 
 #[derive(Shrinkwrap, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]