diff --git a/examples/async-idle.rs b/examples/async-idle.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 0161a2eca4..0000000000
--- a/examples/async-idle.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-#![no_main]
-#![no_std]
-#![feature(type_alias_impl_trait)]
-
-use panic_semihosting as _;
-
-// NOTES:
-//
-// - Async tasks cannot have `#[lock_free]` resources, as they can interleve and each async
-//   task can have a mutable reference stored.
-// - Spawning an async task equates to it being polled once.
-
-#[rtic::app(device = lm3s6965, dispatchers = [SSI0, UART0], peripherals = true)]
-mod app {
-    use cortex_m_semihosting::{debug, hprintln};
-    use systick_monotonic::*;
-
-    #[shared]
-    struct Shared {}
-
-    #[local]
-    struct Local {}
-
-    #[monotonic(binds = SysTick, default = true)]
-    type MyMono = Systick<100>;
-
-    #[init]
-    fn init(cx: init::Context) -> (Shared, Local, init::Monotonics) {
-        hprintln!("init").unwrap();
-
-        (
-            Shared {},
-            Local {},
-            init::Monotonics(Systick::new(cx.core.SYST, 12_000_000)),
-        )
-    }
-
-    #[idle]
-    async fn idle(_: idle::Context) -> ! {
-        hprintln!("idle");
-
-        for i in 0..2 {
-            monotonics::delay(100.millis()).await;
-            hprintln!("async delay {}").ok();
-        }
-
-        debug::exit(debug::EXIT_SUCCESS);
-
-        loop {}
-    }
-}
diff --git a/macros/src/codegen/idle.rs b/macros/src/codegen/idle.rs
index 64189a3287..83b85d7ba6 100644
--- a/macros/src/codegen/idle.rs
+++ b/macros/src/codegen/idle.rs
@@ -63,15 +63,10 @@ pub fn codegen(
         let attrs = &idle.attrs;
         let context = &idle.context;
         let stmts = &idle.stmts;
-        let async_ = if idle.is_async {
-            quote!(async)
-        } else {
-            quote!()
-        };
         let user_idle = Some(quote!(
             #(#attrs)*
             #[allow(non_snake_case)]
-            #async_ fn #name(#context: #name::Context) -> ! {
+            fn #name(#context: #name::Context) -> ! {
                 use rtic::Mutex as _;
                 use rtic::mutex::prelude::*;
 
@@ -79,16 +74,9 @@ pub fn codegen(
             }
         ));
 
-        let call_idle = if idle.is_async {
-            quote!(
-                let idle_task = #name(#name::Context::new(&rtic::export::Priority::new(0)));
-                rtic::export::idle_executor::IdleExecutor::new(idle_task).run();
-            )
-        } else {
-            quote!(#name(
-                #name::Context::new(&rtic::export::Priority::new(0))
-            ))
-        };
+        let call_idle = quote!(#name(
+            #name::Context::new(&rtic::export::Priority::new(0))
+        ));
 
         (mod_app, root_idle, user_idle, call_idle)
     } else {