diff --git a/src/join_handle.rs b/src/join_handle.rs
index e6dbdb8..487adf5 100644
--- a/src/join_handle.rs
+++ b/src/join_handle.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 use core::pin::Pin;
 use core::ptr::NonNull;
 use core::sync::atomic::Ordering;
-use core::task::{Context, Poll, Waker};
+use core::task::{Context, Poll};
 
 use crate::header::Header;
 use crate::state::*;
@@ -80,17 +80,6 @@
             }
         }
     }
-
-    /// Returns a waker associated with the task.
-    pub fn waker(&self) -> Waker {
-        let ptr = self.raw_task.as_ptr();
-        let header = ptr as *const Header;
-
-        unsafe {
-            let raw_waker = ((*header).vtable.clone_waker)(ptr);
-            Waker::from_raw(raw_waker)
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 impl<R> Drop for JoinHandle<R> {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 9f7ba85..e3a979a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 //! # let schedule = move |task| sender.send(task).unwrap();
 //! #
 //! # // Construct a task.
-//! # let (task, handle) = async_task::spawn(future, schedule, ());
+//! # let (task, handle) = async_task::spawn(future, schedule);
 //! ```
 //!
 //! A task is constructed using either [`spawn`] or [`spawn_local`]:
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 //! let schedule = move |task| sender.send(task).unwrap();
 //!
 //! // Construct a task.
-//! let (task, handle) = async_task::spawn(future, schedule, ());
+//! let (task, handle) = async_task::spawn(future, schedule);
 //!
 //! // Push the task into the queue by invoking its schedule function.
 //! task.schedule();
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 //! # let schedule = move |task| sender.send(task).unwrap();
 //! #
 //! # // Construct a task.
-//! # let (task, handle) = async_task::spawn(future, schedule, ());
+//! # let (task, handle) = async_task::spawn(future, schedule);
 //! #
 //! # // Push the task into the queue by invoking its schedule function.
 //! # task.schedule();
diff --git a/src/task.rs b/src/task.rs
index 0507a90..10f9a34 100644
--- a/src/task.rs
+++ b/src/task.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 /// let schedule = move |task| s.send(task).unwrap();
 ///
 /// // Create a task with the future and the schedule function.
-/// let (task, handle) = async_task::spawn(future, schedule, ());
+/// let (task, handle) = async_task::spawn(future, schedule);
 /// ```
 pub fn spawn<F, R, S>(future: F, schedule: S) -> (Task, JoinHandle<R>)
 where
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 /// let schedule = move |task| s.send(task).unwrap();
 ///
 /// // Create a task with the future and the schedule function.
-/// let (task, handle) = async_task::spawn_local(future, schedule, ());
+/// let (task, handle) = async_task::spawn_local(future, schedule);
 /// ```
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 pub fn spawn_local<F, R, S>(future: F, schedule: S) -> (Task, JoinHandle<R>)
diff --git a/tests/basic.rs b/tests/basic.rs
index 818f5f5..6f4357c 100644
--- a/tests/basic.rs
+++ b/tests/basic.rs
@@ -299,9 +299,7 @@
 
     let task = r.recv().unwrap();
     task.run();
-    handle.waker().wake();
-
-    r.recv().unwrap();
+    assert!(r.is_empty());
 }
 
 #[test]