diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6f32ded..f49ac2b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1439,12 +1439,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "system-deps",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gtk-macros"
-version = "0.3.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "da5bf7748fd4cd0b2490df8debcc911809dbcbee4ece9531b96c29a9c729de5a"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gtk4"
 version = "0.6.4"
@@ -1903,7 +1897,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "gettext-rs",
  "gio",
- "gtk-macros",
  "gtk4",
  "image",
  "indexmap",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f8e372b..db48793 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ anyhow = { version = "1.0.66", features = ["backtrace"] }
 arc-swap = "1.6.0"
 env_logger = "0.10.0"
 futures = "0.3.25"
-gtk-macros = "0.3.0"
 indexmap = "1.9.2"
 kamadak-exif = "0.5.5"
 libgweather = "4.2.0"
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index bc2a93d..85d16f7 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -198,3 +198,10 @@ pub fn contrast_ratio(color1: &gdk::RGBA, color2: &gdk::RGBA) -> f32 {
 
     (l1 + 0.05) / (l2 + 0.05)
 }
+
+pub fn spawn<R: 'static, F: std::future::Future<Output = R> + 'static>(
+    f: F,
+) -> glib::JoinHandle<R> {
+    let ctx = glib::MainContext::default();
+    ctx.spawn_local(f)
+}
diff --git a/src/widgets/image.rs b/src/widgets/image.rs
index 4d4f236..0c16cfb 100644
--- a/src/widgets/image.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/image.rs
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ use crate::i18n::i18n;
 use crate::image_metadata::LpImageMetadata;
 use crate::util::Gesture;
 
+use crate::util::spawn;
 use adw::{prelude::*, subclass::prelude::*};
 use arc_swap::ArcSwap;
 use futures::prelude::*;
-use gtk_macros::spawn;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use once_cell::unsync::OnceCell;
 
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ impl LpImage {
         };
 
         let weak_obj = self.downgrade();
-        spawn!(async move {
+        spawn(async move {
             while let Some(update) = decoder_update.next().await {
                 if let Some(obj) = weak_obj.upgrade() {
                     obj.update(update);
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ impl LpImage {
                     new_tiles
                 });
                 if imp.background_color.borrow().is_none() {
-                    spawn!(glib::clone!(@weak self as obj => async move {
+                    spawn(glib::clone!(@weak self as obj => async move {
                         let color = obj.background_color_guess().await;
                         obj.set_background_color(color);
                         if obj.is_mapped() {
@@ -962,7 +962,9 @@ impl LpImage {
                 let obj = self.clone();
                 let file = file_a.clone();
                 // TODO: error handling is missing
-                spawn! {async move { obj.load(&file.path().unwrap()).await; }};
+                spawn(async move {
+                    obj.load(&file.path().unwrap()).await;
+                });
             }
             gio::FileMonitorEvent::Deleted
             | gio::FileMonitorEvent::MovedOut
diff --git a/src/widgets/image_page.rs b/src/widgets/image_page.rs
index 3a5ed58..72c5c38 100644
--- a/src/widgets/image_page.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/image_page.rs
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
 use crate::deps::*;
 use crate::widgets::LpImage;
 
+use crate::util::spawn;
 use adw::subclass::prelude::*;
 use glib::clone;
 use gtk::prelude::*;
 use gtk::CompositeTemplate;
-use gtk_macros::spawn;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ impl LpImagePage {
 
         obj.imp().image.set_file(&file);
 
-        spawn!(clone!(@weak obj, @strong path => async move {
+        spawn(clone!(@weak obj, @strong path => async move {
             let imp = obj.imp();
             imp.image.load(&path).await;
         }));
diff --git a/src/widgets/image_view.rs b/src/widgets/image_view.rs
index 463eba0..df8a958 100644
--- a/src/widgets/image_view.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/image_view.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ use crate::i18n::*;
 use crate::util::{Direction, Position};
 use crate::widgets::{LpImage, LpImagePage, LpSlidingView};
 
+use crate::util::spawn;
 use adw::prelude::*;
 use adw::subclass::prelude::*;
 use anyhow::Context;
@@ -40,7 +41,6 @@ use ashpd::Error;
 use ashpd::WindowIdentifier;
 use glib::clone;
 use gtk::CompositeTemplate;
-use gtk_macros::spawn;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 
 use std::cell::{Cell, RefCell};
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ impl LpImageView {
         // List other files in directory
         if let Some(directory) = directory {
             let path = path.to_path_buf();
-            spawn!(glib::clone!(@weak self as obj, @strong path => async move {
+            spawn(glib::clone!(@weak self as obj, @strong path => async move {
                 if let Err(err) = obj.model().load_directory(directory).await {
                     log::warn!("Failed to load directory: {err}");
                     obj.activate_action("win.show-toast", Some(&(err.to_string(), 1).to_variant()))
diff --git a/src/widgets/properties_view.rs b/src/widgets/properties_view.rs
index e1aa6de..d09639e 100644
--- a/src/widgets/properties_view.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/properties_view.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use futures::future::{AbortHandle, Abortable};
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 
-use gtk_macros::spawn;
+use crate::util::spawn;
 
 use crate::image_metadata::LpImageMetadata;
 use crate::widgets::image::LpImage;
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ impl LpPropertiesView {
         imp.info_handle.replace(Some(handle));
 
         // ...then spawn the future.
-        spawn!(async {
+        spawn(async {
             let _ = fut.await;
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/window.rs b/src/window.rs
index 6f2a9a5..c47fb51 100644
--- a/src/window.rs
+++ b/src/window.rs
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 use crate::deps::*;
 use crate::i18n::*;
 
+use crate::util::spawn;
 use adw::prelude::*;
 use adw::subclass::prelude::*;
 use glib::clone;
 use gtk::CompositeTemplate;
-use gtk_macros::spawn;
 
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ impl LpWindow {
                     .build();
                 toast.connect_button_clicked(glib::clone!(@weak self as win => move |_| {
                     let path = path.clone();
-                    spawn!(async move {
+                    spawn(async move {
                         let result = crate::util::untrash(&path).await;
                         match result {
                             Ok(()) => win.image_view().set_image_from_path(&path),