diff --git a/crates/mlua-luau-scheduler/src/queue/futures.rs b/crates/mlua-luau-scheduler/src/queue/futures.rs
index eab6b1c..9edab7e 100644
--- a/crates/mlua-luau-scheduler/src/queue/futures.rs
+++ b/crates/mlua-luau-scheduler/src/queue/futures.rs
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
-use std::{pin::Pin, rc::Rc};
+use std::{cell::RefCell, mem, pin::Pin, rc::Rc};
 
-use concurrent_queue::ConcurrentQueue;
-use event_listener::Event;
-use futures_lite::{Future, FutureExt};
+use futures_lite::prelude::*;
+
+use super::event::QueueEvent;
 
 pub type LocalBoxFuture<'fut> = Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = ()> + 'fut>>;
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
 struct FuturesQueueInner<'fut> {
-    queue: ConcurrentQueue<LocalBoxFuture<'fut>>,
-    event: Event,
+    queue: RefCell<Vec<LocalBoxFuture<'fut>>>,
+    event: QueueEvent,
 }
 
 impl FuturesQueueInner<'_> {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        let queue = ConcurrentQueue::unbounded();
-        let event = Event::new();
-        Self { queue, event }
+        Self {
+            queue: RefCell::new(Vec::new()),
+            event: QueueEvent::new(),
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ impl FuturesQueueInner<'_> {
     Provides methods for pushing and draining the queue, as
     well as listening for new items being pushed to the queue.
 */
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub(crate) struct FuturesQueue<'fut> {
     inner: Rc<FuturesQueueInner<'fut>>,
 }
@@ -38,18 +38,17 @@ impl<'fut> FuturesQueue<'fut> {
     }
 
     pub fn push_item(&self, fut: impl Future<Output = ()> + 'fut) {
-        let _ = self.inner.queue.push(fut.boxed_local());
-        self.inner.event.notify(usize::MAX);
+        self.inner.queue.borrow_mut().push(fut.boxed_local());
+        self.inner.event.notify();
     }
 
-    pub fn drain_items<'outer>(
-        &'outer self,
-    ) -> impl Iterator<Item = LocalBoxFuture<'fut>> + 'outer {
-        self.inner.queue.try_iter()
+    pub fn take_items(&self) -> Vec<LocalBoxFuture<'fut>> {
+        let mut queue = self.inner.queue.borrow_mut();
+        mem::take(&mut *queue)
     }
 
     pub async fn wait_for_item(&self) {
-        if self.inner.queue.is_empty() {
+        if self.inner.queue.borrow().is_empty() {
             self.inner.event.listen().await;
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/mlua-luau-scheduler/src/queue/threads.rs b/crates/mlua-luau-scheduler/src/queue/threads.rs
index 6c3f100..122d196 100644
--- a/crates/mlua-luau-scheduler/src/queue/threads.rs
+++ b/crates/mlua-luau-scheduler/src/queue/threads.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #![allow(clippy::inline_always)]
 
-use std::{cell::RefCell, collections::VecDeque, rc::Rc};
+use std::{cell::RefCell, mem, rc::Rc};
 
 use mlua::prelude::*;
 
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ use super::event::QueueEvent;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct ThreadQueueInner {
-    queue: RefCell<VecDeque<(LuaThread, LuaMultiValue)>>,
+    queue: RefCell<Vec<(LuaThread, LuaMultiValue)>>,
     event: QueueEvent,
 }
 
 impl ThreadQueueInner {
     fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
-            queue: RefCell::new(VecDeque::new()),
+            queue: RefCell::new(Vec::new()),
             event: QueueEvent::new(),
         }
     }
@@ -52,15 +52,16 @@ impl ThreadQueue {
         tracing::trace!("pushing item to queue with {} args", args.len());
         let id = ThreadId::from(&thread);
 
-        self.inner.queue.borrow_mut().push_back((thread, args));
+        self.inner.queue.borrow_mut().push((thread, args));
         self.inner.event.notify();
 
         Ok(id)
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    pub fn drain_items(&self) -> ThreadQueueDrain<'_> {
-        ThreadQueueDrain::new(self)
+    pub fn take_items(&self) -> Vec<(LuaThread, LuaMultiValue)> {
+        let mut queue = self.inner.queue.borrow_mut();
+        mem::take(&mut *queue)
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]
@@ -75,25 +76,3 @@ impl ThreadQueue {
         self.inner.queue.borrow().is_empty()
     }
 }
-
-/**
-    Iterator that drains the thread queue,
-    popping items from the front first.
-*/
-pub(crate) struct ThreadQueueDrain<'a> {
-    queue: &'a ThreadQueue,
-}
-
-impl<'a> ThreadQueueDrain<'a> {
-    pub fn new(queue: &'a ThreadQueue) -> Self {
-        Self { queue }
-    }
-}
-
-impl Iterator for ThreadQueueDrain<'_> {
-    type Item = (LuaThread, LuaMultiValue);
-
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
-        self.queue.inner.queue.borrow_mut().pop_front()
-    }
-}
diff --git a/crates/mlua-luau-scheduler/src/scheduler.rs b/crates/mlua-luau-scheduler/src/scheduler.rs
index 00bd2fd..5191a8b 100644
--- a/crates/mlua-luau-scheduler/src/scheduler.rs
+++ b/crates/mlua-luau-scheduler/src/scheduler.rs
@@ -396,21 +396,21 @@ impl Scheduler {
                 let mut num_futures = 0;
                 {
                     let _span = trace_span!("Scheduler::drain_spawned").entered();
-                    for (thread, args) in self.queue_spawn.drain_items() {
+                    for (thread, args) in self.queue_spawn.take_items() {
                         process_thread(thread, args);
                         num_spawned += 1;
                     }
                 }
                 {
                     let _span = trace_span!("Scheduler::drain_deferred").entered();
-                    for (thread, args) in self.queue_defer.drain_items() {
+                    for (thread, args) in self.queue_defer.take_items() {
                         process_thread(thread, args);
                         num_deferred += 1;
                     }
                 }
                 {
                     let _span = trace_span!("Scheduler::drain_futures").entered();
-                    for fut in fut_queue.drain_items() {
+                    for fut in fut_queue.take_items() {
                         local_exec.spawn(fut).detach();
                         num_futures += 1;
                     }