diff --git a/cache.go b/cache.go
index ab11cb4..59fb830 100644
--- a/cache.go
+++ b/cache.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cache
 
 import (
-	"github.com/mrmelon54/rescheduler"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ func timeUntil(t time.Time) time.Duration { return t.Sub(timeNow()) }
 type Cache[K comparable, V any] struct {
 	items    sync.Map
 	chain    *keyed[K] // linked list of to-expire keys
-	sched    *rescheduler.Rescheduler
 	close    chan struct{}
 	chainAdd chan keyed[K]
 	chainDel chan K
@@ -54,7 +52,7 @@ func New[K comparable, V any]() *Cache[K, V] {
 		chainAdd: make(chan keyed[K], 1),
 		chainDel: make(chan K, 1),
 	}
-	c.sched = rescheduler.NewRescheduler(c.cleaner)
+	go c.cleaner()
 	return c
 }
 
@@ -248,7 +246,6 @@ func (c *Cache[K, V]) Set(key K, value V, expires time.Time) {
 	i := &item[V]{data: value, expires: expires}
 	c.items.Store(key, i)
 	c.chainAdd <- keyed[K]{item: item[K]{data: key, expires: expires}}
-	c.sched.Run()
 }
 
 // Delete removes an item from the cache.
@@ -262,7 +259,6 @@ func (c *Cache[K, V]) Delete(key K) {
 
 	c.items.Delete(key)
 	c.chainDel <- key
-	c.sched.Run()
 }
 
 // Range calls f with every key-value pair, which has not expired, currently
diff --git a/cache_test.go b/cache_test.go
index 0d8ee23..910941b 100644
--- a/cache_test.go
+++ b/cache_test.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func TestCache_Delete(t *testing.T) {
 	c.Delete("a")
 
 	// scheduler should finish after deleting the item
-	c.sched.Wait()
+	time.Sleep(time.Second)
 	assert.Nil(t, c.chain)
 }
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func TestCache_Cleaner(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "", get)
 
 	// scheduler should finish after the chain is empty
-	c.sched.Wait()
+	time.Sleep(time.Second)
 	assert.Nil(t, c.chain)
 }
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 037c87c..7c16e3d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@ module github.com/1f349/cache
 
 go 1.21
 
-require (
-	github.com/mrmelon54/rescheduler v0.0.3
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0
-)
+require github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ee39547..713a0b4 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
-github.com/mrmelon54/rescheduler v0.0.3 h1:TrkJL6S7PKvXuo1mvdgRgsILA/pk5L1lrXhV/q7IEzQ=
-github.com/mrmelon54/rescheduler v0.0.3/go.mod h1:q415n6W1xcePPP5Rix6FOiADgcN66BYMyNOsFnNyoWQ=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0 h1:Xv5erBjTwe/5IxqUQTdXv5kgmIvbHo3QQyRwhJsOfJA=