diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 42afa5a84..4bd0f1f67 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1628,6 +1628,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
  "pest",
  "pest_derive",
+ "pollster",
  "regex",
  "rpassword",
  "scm-record",
@@ -1674,6 +1675,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
  "pest",
  "pest_derive",
+ "pollster",
  "pretty_assertions",
  "prost",
  "rand",
@@ -2122,6 +2124,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "plotters-backend",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pollster"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "22686f4785f02a4fcc856d3b3bb19bf6c8160d103f7a99cc258bddd0251dc7f2"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "powerfmt"
 version = "0.2.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 53376b244..3c5f64872 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ once_cell = "1.18.0"
 pest = "2.7.5"
 pest_derive = "2.7.5"
 pretty_assertions = "1.4.0"
+pollster = "0.3.0"
 prost = "0.11.9"
 prost-build = "0.11.9"
 rand = "0.8.5"
diff --git a/cli/Cargo.toml b/cli/Cargo.toml
index 0c998f2d4..cee407d5c 100644
--- a/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ maplit = { workspace = true }
 once_cell = { workspace = true }
 pest = { workspace = true }
 pest_derive = { workspace = true }
+pollster = { workspace = true }
 regex = { workspace = true }
 rpassword = { workspace = true }
 scm-record = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/cat.rs b/cli/src/commands/cat.rs
index 47255f126..004500426 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/cat.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/cat.rs
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 
 use std::io::Write;
 
-use futures::executor::block_on;
 use jj_lib::backend::TreeValue;
 use jj_lib::conflicts;
 use jj_lib::repo::Repo;
+use pollster::FutureExt;
 use tracing::instrument;
 
 use crate::cli_util::{user_error, CommandError, CommandHelper, RevisionArg};
@@ -56,13 +56,9 @@ pub(crate) fn cmd_cat(
         }
         Err(conflict) => {
             let mut contents = vec![];
-            block_on(conflicts::materialize(
-                &conflict,
-                repo.store(),
-                &path,
-                &mut contents,
-            ))
-            .unwrap();
+            conflicts::materialize(&conflict, repo.store(), &path, &mut contents)
+                .block_on()
+                .unwrap();
             ui.request_pager();
             ui.stdout_formatter().write_all(&contents)?;
         }
diff --git a/cli/src/diff_util.rs b/cli/src/diff_util.rs
index 23c39ca16..4aeb10556 100644
--- a/cli/src/diff_util.rs
+++ b/cli/src/diff_util.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ use std::io;
 use std::ops::Range;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use futures::executor::block_on;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use jj_lib::backend::{ObjectId, TreeValue};
 use jj_lib::commit::Commit;
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ use jj_lib::repo::{ReadonlyRepo, Repo};
 use jj_lib::repo_path::RepoPath;
 use jj_lib::settings::{ConfigResultExt as _, UserSettings};
 use jj_lib::{conflicts, diff, files, rewrite};
+use pollster::FutureExt;
 use tracing::instrument;
 use unicode_width::UnicodeWidthStr as _;
 
@@ -364,13 +364,9 @@ fn diff_content(
         }
         None => {
             let mut content = vec![];
-            block_on(conflicts::materialize(
-                value,
-                repo.store(),
-                path,
-                &mut content,
-            ))
-            .unwrap();
+            conflicts::materialize(value, repo.store(), path, &mut content)
+                .block_on()
+                .unwrap();
             Ok(content)
         }
         Some(Some(TreeValue::Tree(_))) | Some(Some(TreeValue::Conflict(_))) => {
@@ -524,13 +520,9 @@ fn git_diff_part(
         None => {
             mode = "100644".to_string();
             hash = "0000000000".to_string();
-            block_on(conflicts::materialize(
-                value,
-                repo.store(),
-                path,
-                &mut content,
-            ))
-            .unwrap();
+            conflicts::materialize(value, repo.store(), path, &mut content)
+                .block_on()
+                .unwrap();
         }
         Some(Some(TreeValue::Tree(_))) | Some(Some(TreeValue::Conflict(_))) | Some(None) => {
             panic!("Unexpected {value:?} in diff at path {path:?}");
diff --git a/cli/src/merge_tools/builtin.rs b/cli/src/merge_tools/builtin.rs
index 68bfee795..2fe4c16be 100644
--- a/cli/src/merge_tools/builtin.rs
+++ b/cli/src/merge_tools/builtin.rs
@@ -542,10 +542,10 @@ pub fn edit_merge_builtin(
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use futures::executor::block_on;
     use jj_lib::conflicts::extract_as_single_hunk;
     use jj_lib::merge::MergedTreeValue;
     use jj_lib::repo::Repo;
+    use pollster::FutureExt;
     use testutils::TestRepo;
 
     use super::*;
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ mod tests {
                 to_file_id(right_tree.path_value(&path)),
             ],
         );
-        let content = block_on(extract_as_single_hunk(&merge, store, &path));
+        let content = extract_as_single_hunk(&merge, store, &path).block_on();
         let slices = content.map(|ContentHunk(buf)| buf.as_slice());
         let merge_result = files::merge(slices);
         let sections = make_merge_sections(merge_result).unwrap();
diff --git a/cli/src/merge_tools/external.rs b/cli/src/merge_tools/external.rs
index de9e2bdaa..de592c97c 100644
--- a/cli/src/merge_tools/external.rs
+++ b/cli/src/merge_tools/external.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use std::process::{Command, ExitStatus, Stdio};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use config::ConfigError;
-use futures::executor::block_on;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use jj_lib::backend::{FileId, MergedTreeId, TreeValue};
 use jj_lib::conflicts::{self, materialize_merge_result};
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ use jj_lib::repo_path::RepoPath;
 use jj_lib::settings::UserSettings;
 use jj_lib::store::Store;
 use jj_lib::working_copy::{CheckoutError, SnapshotOptions};
+use pollster::FutureExt;
 use regex::{Captures, Regex};
 use tempfile::TempDir;
 use thiserror::Error;
@@ -358,12 +358,13 @@ pub fn run_mergetool_external(
     }
 
     let new_file_ids = if editor.merge_tool_edits_conflict_markers {
-        block_on(conflicts::update_from_content(
+        conflicts::update_from_content(
             &file_merge,
             tree.store(),
             repo_path,
             output_file_contents.as_slice(),
-        ))?
+        )
+        .block_on()?
     } else {
         let new_file_id = tree
             .store()
diff --git a/cli/src/merge_tools/mod.rs b/cli/src/merge_tools/mod.rs
index 965a7d56b..3535a1ba6 100644
--- a/cli/src/merge_tools/mod.rs
+++ b/cli/src/merge_tools/mod.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ mod external;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use config::ConfigError;
-use futures::executor::block_on;
 use jj_lib::backend::MergedTreeId;
 use jj_lib::conflicts::extract_as_single_hunk;
 use jj_lib::gitignore::GitIgnoreFile;
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ use jj_lib::merged_tree::MergedTree;
 use jj_lib::repo_path::RepoPath;
 use jj_lib::settings::{ConfigResultExt as _, UserSettings};
 use jj_lib::working_copy::SnapshotError;
+use pollster::FutureExt;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 use self::builtin::{edit_diff_builtin, edit_merge_builtin, BuiltinToolError};
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ pub fn run_mergetool(
             sides: file_merge.num_sides(),
         });
     };
-    let content = block_on(extract_as_single_hunk(&file_merge, tree.store(), repo_path));
+    let content = extract_as_single_hunk(&file_merge, tree.store(), repo_path).block_on();
 
     let editor = get_merge_tool_from_settings(ui, settings)?;
     match editor {
diff --git a/lib/Cargo.toml b/lib/Cargo.toml
index 814325970..03e979f92 100644
--- a/lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ harness = false
 version_check = { workspace = true }
 
 [dependencies]
-async-trait = { workspace = true}
+async-trait = { workspace = true }
 backoff = { workspace = true }
 blake2 = { workspace = true }
 byteorder = { workspace = true }
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ maplit = { workspace = true }
 once_cell = { workspace = true }
 pest = { workspace = true }
 pest_derive = { workspace = true }
+pollster = { workspace = true }
 prost = { workspace = true }
 rand = { workspace = true }
 rand_chacha = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/lib/src/git_backend.rs b/lib/src/git_backend.rs
index d8d4288d8..4b2128e1d 100644
--- a/lib/src/git_backend.rs
+++ b/lib/src/git_backend.rs
@@ -1016,8 +1016,8 @@ fn bytes_vec_from_json(value: &serde_json::Value) -> Vec<u8> {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use assert_matches::assert_matches;
-    use futures::executor::block_on;
     use git2::Oid;
+    use pollster::FutureExt;
     use test_case::test_case;
 
     use super::*;
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ mod tests {
             .collect_vec();
         assert_eq!(git_refs, vec![git_commit_id2]);
 
-        let commit = block_on(backend.read_commit(&commit_id)).unwrap();
+        let commit = backend.read_commit(&commit_id).block_on().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(&commit.change_id, &change_id);
         assert_eq!(commit.parents, vec![CommitId::from_bytes(&[0; 20])]);
         assert_eq!(commit.predecessors, vec![]);
@@ -1130,11 +1130,13 @@ mod tests {
         );
         assert_eq!(commit.committer.timestamp.tz_offset, -480);
 
-        let root_tree = block_on(backend.read_tree(
-            &RepoPath::root(),
-            &TreeId::from_bytes(root_tree_id.as_bytes()),
-        ))
-        .unwrap();
+        let root_tree = backend
+            .read_tree(
+                &RepoPath::root(),
+                &TreeId::from_bytes(root_tree_id.as_bytes()),
+            )
+            .block_on()
+            .unwrap();
         let mut root_entries = root_tree.entries();
         let dir = root_entries.next().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(root_entries.next(), None);
@@ -1144,11 +1146,13 @@ mod tests {
             &TreeValue::Tree(TreeId::from_bytes(dir_tree_id.as_bytes()))
         );
 
-        let dir_tree = block_on(backend.read_tree(
-            &RepoPath::from_internal_string("dir"),
-            &TreeId::from_bytes(dir_tree_id.as_bytes()),
-        ))
-        .unwrap();
+        let dir_tree = backend
+            .read_tree(
+                &RepoPath::from_internal_string("dir"),
+                &TreeId::from_bytes(dir_tree_id.as_bytes()),
+            )
+            .block_on()
+            .unwrap();
         let mut entries = dir_tree.entries();
         let file = entries.next().unwrap();
         let symlink = entries.next().unwrap();
@@ -1167,7 +1171,7 @@ mod tests {
             &TreeValue::Symlink(SymlinkId::from_bytes(blob2.as_bytes()))
         );
 
-        let commit2 = block_on(backend.read_commit(&commit_id2)).unwrap();
+        let commit2 = backend.read_commit(&commit_id2).block_on().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(commit2.parents, vec![commit_id.clone()]);
         assert_eq!(commit.predecessors, vec![]);
         assert_eq!(
@@ -1206,9 +1210,10 @@ mod tests {
 
         // read_commit() without import_head_commits() works as of now. This might be
         // changed later.
-        assert!(
-            block_on(backend.read_commit(&CommitId::from_bytes(git_commit_id.as_bytes()))).is_ok()
-        );
+        assert!(backend
+            .read_commit(&CommitId::from_bytes(git_commit_id.as_bytes()))
+            .block_on()
+            .is_ok());
         assert!(
             backend
                 .cached_extra_metadata_table()
@@ -1294,7 +1299,7 @@ mod tests {
         // Only root commit as parent
         commit.parents = vec![backend.root_commit_id().clone()];
         let first_id = backend.write_commit(commit.clone()).unwrap().0;
-        let first_commit = block_on(backend.read_commit(&first_id)).unwrap();
+        let first_commit = backend.read_commit(&first_id).block_on().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(first_commit, commit);
         let first_git_commit = git_repo.find_commit(git_id(&first_id)).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(first_git_commit.parent_ids().collect_vec(), vec![]);
@@ -1302,7 +1307,7 @@ mod tests {
         // Only non-root commit as parent
         commit.parents = vec![first_id.clone()];
         let second_id = backend.write_commit(commit.clone()).unwrap().0;
-        let second_commit = block_on(backend.read_commit(&second_id)).unwrap();
+        let second_commit = backend.read_commit(&second_id).block_on().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(second_commit, commit);
         let second_git_commit = git_repo.find_commit(git_id(&second_id)).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(
@@ -1313,7 +1318,7 @@ mod tests {
         // Merge commit
         commit.parents = vec![first_id.clone(), second_id.clone()];
         let merge_id = backend.write_commit(commit.clone()).unwrap().0;
-        let merge_commit = block_on(backend.read_commit(&merge_id)).unwrap();
+        let merge_commit = backend.read_commit(&merge_id).block_on().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(merge_commit, commit);
         let merge_git_commit = git_repo.find_commit(git_id(&merge_id)).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(
@@ -1363,7 +1368,7 @@ mod tests {
         // When writing a tree-level conflict, the root tree on the git side has the
         // individual trees as subtrees.
         let read_commit_id = backend.write_commit(commit.clone()).unwrap().0;
-        let read_commit = block_on(backend.read_commit(&read_commit_id)).unwrap();
+        let read_commit = backend.read_commit(&read_commit_id).block_on().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(read_commit, commit);
         let git_commit = git_repo
             .find_commit(Oid::from_bytes(read_commit_id.as_bytes()).unwrap())
@@ -1392,7 +1397,7 @@ mod tests {
         // regular git tree.
         commit.root_tree = MergedTreeId::resolved(create_tree(5));
         let read_commit_id = backend.write_commit(commit.clone()).unwrap().0;
-        let read_commit = block_on(backend.read_commit(&read_commit_id)).unwrap();
+        let read_commit = backend.read_commit(&read_commit_id).block_on().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(read_commit, commit);
         let git_commit = git_repo
             .find_commit(Oid::from_bytes(read_commit_id.as_bytes()).unwrap())
@@ -1459,7 +1464,7 @@ mod tests {
         let (commit_id2, mut actual_commit2) = backend.write_commit(commit2.clone()).unwrap();
         // The returned matches the ID
         assert_eq!(
-            block_on(backend.read_commit(&commit_id2)).unwrap(),
+            backend.read_commit(&commit_id2).block_on().unwrap(),
             actual_commit2
         );
         assert_ne!(commit_id2, commit_id1);
diff --git a/lib/src/local_backend.rs b/lib/src/local_backend.rs
index 06facf56f..e1ad0f836 100644
--- a/lib/src/local_backend.rs
+++ b/lib/src/local_backend.rs
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ fn conflict_term_to_proto(part: &ConflictTerm) -> crate::protos::local_store::co
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use assert_matches::assert_matches;
-    use futures::executor::block_on;
+    use pollster::FutureExt;
 
     use super::*;
     use crate::backend::MillisSinceEpoch;
@@ -493,25 +493,25 @@ mod tests {
         // Only root commit as parent
         commit.parents = vec![backend.root_commit_id().clone()];
         let first_id = backend.write_commit(commit.clone()).unwrap().0;
-        let first_commit = block_on(backend.read_commit(&first_id)).unwrap();
+        let first_commit = backend.read_commit(&first_id).block_on().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(first_commit, commit);
 
         // Only non-root commit as parent
         commit.parents = vec![first_id.clone()];
         let second_id = backend.write_commit(commit.clone()).unwrap().0;
-        let second_commit = block_on(backend.read_commit(&second_id)).unwrap();
+        let second_commit = backend.read_commit(&second_id).block_on().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(second_commit, commit);
 
         // Merge commit
         commit.parents = vec![first_id.clone(), second_id.clone()];
         let merge_id = backend.write_commit(commit.clone()).unwrap().0;
-        let merge_commit = block_on(backend.read_commit(&merge_id)).unwrap();
+        let merge_commit = backend.read_commit(&merge_id).block_on().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(merge_commit, commit);
 
         // Merge commit with root as one parent
         commit.parents = vec![first_id, backend.root_commit_id().clone()];
         let root_merge_id = backend.write_commit(commit.clone()).unwrap().0;
-        let root_merge_commit = block_on(backend.read_commit(&root_merge_id)).unwrap();
+        let root_merge_commit = backend.read_commit(&root_merge_id).block_on().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(root_merge_commit, commit);
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/local_working_copy.rs b/lib/src/local_working_copy.rs
index c979f8653..45ba729c6 100644
--- a/lib/src/local_working_copy.rs
+++ b/lib/src/local_working_copy.rs
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ use std::sync::mpsc::{channel, Sender};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::UNIX_EPOCH;
 
-use futures::executor::block_on;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use once_cell::unsync::OnceCell;
+use pollster::FutureExt;
 use prost::Message;
 use rayon::iter::IntoParallelIterator;
 use rayon::prelude::ParallelIterator;
@@ -956,12 +956,13 @@ impl TreeState {
                 message: format!("Failed to open file {}", disk_path.display()),
                 err: err.into(),
             })?;
-            let new_file_ids = block_on(conflicts::update_from_content(
+            let new_file_ids = conflicts::update_from_content(
                 &old_file_ids,
                 self.store.as_ref(),
                 repo_path,
                 &content,
-            ))?;
+            )
+            .block_on()?;
             match new_file_ids.into_resolved() {
                 Ok(file_id) => {
                     #[cfg(windows)]
@@ -1063,13 +1064,9 @@ impl TreeState {
                 err: err.into(),
             })?;
         let mut conflict_data = vec![];
-        block_on(conflicts::materialize(
-            conflict,
-            self.store.as_ref(),
-            path,
-            &mut conflict_data,
-        ))
-        .expect("Failed to materialize conflict to in-memory buffer");
+        conflicts::materialize(conflict, self.store.as_ref(), path, &mut conflict_data)
+            .block_on()
+            .expect("Failed to materialize conflict to in-memory buffer");
         file.write_all(&conflict_data)
             .map_err(|err| CheckoutError::Other {
                 message: format!("Failed to write conflict to file {}", disk_path.display()),
diff --git a/lib/src/merged_tree.rs b/lib/src/merged_tree.rs
index 6e7721299..5871a0c86 100644
--- a/lib/src/merged_tree.rs
+++ b/lib/src/merged_tree.rs
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ use std::iter::zip;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::{iter, vec};
 
-use futures::executor::block_on;
 use futures::stream::StreamExt;
 use futures::TryStreamExt;
 use itertools::Itertools;
+use pollster::FutureExt;
 
 use crate::backend::{BackendError, BackendResult, ConflictId, MergedTreeId, TreeId, TreeValue};
 use crate::matchers::{EverythingMatcher, Matcher};
@@ -898,11 +898,12 @@ impl Iterator for TreeDiffIterator<'_> {
             let tree_after = after.is_tree();
             let post_subdir =
                 if (tree_before || tree_after) && !self.matcher.visit(&path).is_nothing() {
-                    let (before_tree, after_tree) = block_on(async {
+                    let (before_tree, after_tree) = async {
                         let before_tree = Self::tree(dir.tree1.as_ref(), &path, &before);
                         let after_tree = Self::tree(dir.tree2.as_ref(), &path, &after);
                         futures::join!(before_tree, after_tree)
-                    });
+                    }
+                    .block_on();
                     let before_tree = match before_tree {
                         Ok(tree) => tree,
                         Err(err) => {
diff --git a/lib/src/store.rs b/lib/src/store.rs
index 2e20fccf7..7291a9254 100644
--- a/lib/src/store.rs
+++ b/lib/src/store.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use std::fmt::{Debug, Formatter};
 use std::io::Read;
 use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 
-use futures::executor::block_on;
+use pollster::FutureExt;
 
 use crate::backend;
 use crate::backend::{
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ impl Store {
     }
 
     pub fn get_commit(self: &Arc<Self>, id: &CommitId) -> BackendResult<Commit> {
-        block_on(self.get_commit_async(id))
+        self.get_commit_async(id).block_on()
     }
 
     pub async fn get_commit_async(self: &Arc<Self>, id: &CommitId) -> BackendResult<Commit> {
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ impl Store {
     }
 
     pub fn get_tree(self: &Arc<Self>, dir: &RepoPath, id: &TreeId) -> BackendResult<Tree> {
-        block_on(self.get_tree_async(dir, id))
+        self.get_tree_async(dir, id).block_on()
     }
 
     pub async fn get_tree_async(
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ impl Store {
     }
 
     pub fn read_file(&self, path: &RepoPath, id: &FileId) -> BackendResult<Box<dyn Read>> {
-        block_on(self.read_file_async(path, id))
+        self.read_file_async(path, id).block_on()
     }
 
     pub async fn read_file_async(
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ impl Store {
     }
 
     pub fn read_symlink(&self, path: &RepoPath, id: &SymlinkId) -> BackendResult<String> {
-        block_on(self.read_symlink_async(path, id))
+        self.read_symlink_async(path, id).block_on()
     }
 
     pub async fn read_symlink_async(
diff --git a/lib/tests/test_conflicts.rs b/lib/tests/test_conflicts.rs
index 1bf36332d..b39acb2f5 100644
--- a/lib/tests/test_conflicts.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/test_conflicts.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-use futures::executor::block_on;
 use jj_lib::backend::FileId;
 use jj_lib::conflicts::{
     extract_as_single_hunk, materialize_merge_result, parse_conflict, update_from_content,
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ use jj_lib::merge::Merge;
 use jj_lib::repo::Repo;
 use jj_lib::repo_path::RepoPath;
 use jj_lib::store::Store;
+use pollster::FutureExt;
 use testutils::TestRepo;
 
 #[test]
@@ -615,7 +615,11 @@ fn test_update_conflict_from_content() {
     // If the content is unchanged compared to the materialized value, we get the
     // old conflict id back.
     let materialized = materialize_conflict_string(store, &path, &conflict);
-    let parse = |content| block_on(update_from_content(&conflict, store, &path, content)).unwrap();
+    let parse = |content| {
+        update_from_content(&conflict, store, &path, content)
+            .block_on()
+            .unwrap()
+    };
     assert_eq!(parse(materialized.as_bytes()), conflict);
 
     // If the conflict is resolved, we get None back to indicate that.
@@ -659,7 +663,11 @@ fn test_update_conflict_from_content_modify_delete() {
     // If the content is unchanged compared to the materialized value, we get the
     // old conflict id back.
     let materialized = materialize_conflict_string(store, &path, &conflict);
-    let parse = |content| block_on(update_from_content(&conflict, store, &path, content)).unwrap();
+    let parse = |content| {
+        update_from_content(&conflict, store, &path, content)
+            .block_on()
+            .unwrap()
+    };
     assert_eq!(parse(materialized.as_bytes()), conflict);
 
     // If the conflict is resolved, we get None back to indicate that.
@@ -690,7 +698,7 @@ fn materialize_conflict_string(
     conflict: &Merge<Option<FileId>>,
 ) -> String {
     let mut result: Vec<u8> = vec![];
-    let contents = block_on(extract_as_single_hunk(conflict, store, path));
+    let contents = extract_as_single_hunk(conflict, store, path).block_on();
     materialize_merge_result(&contents, &mut result).unwrap();
     String::from_utf8(result).unwrap()
 }