diff --git a/src/client/pool.rs b/src/client/pool.rs
index 2082550..434123b 100644
--- a/src/client/pool.rs
+++ b/src/client/pool.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use tokio::time::{Duration, Instant, Interval};
 use futures_channel::oneshot;
 use tracing::{debug, trace};
 
-use crate::common::{exec::Exec, ready};
+use crate::common::exec::Exec;
 
 // FIXME: allow() required due to `impl Trait` leaking types to this lint
 #[allow(missing_debug_implementations)]
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ impl<T: Poolable, K: Key> Future for Checkout<T, K> {
     type Output = Result<Pooled<T, K>, Error>;
 
     fn poll(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut task::Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
-        if let Some(pooled) = ready!(self.poll_waiter(cx)?) {
+        if let Some(pooled) = futures_util::ready!(self.poll_waiter(cx)?) {
             return Poll::Ready(Ok(pooled));
         }
 
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ impl<T: Poolable + 'static, K: Key> Future for IdleTask<T, K> {
                 }
             }
 
-            ready!(this.interval.as_mut().poll_tick(cx));
+            futures_util::ready!(this.interval.as_mut().poll_tick(cx));
 
             if let Some(inner) = this.pool.upgrade() {
                 if let Ok(mut inner) = inner.lock() {
diff --git a/src/common/mod.rs b/src/common/mod.rs
index 6eeabaf..faf2162 100644
--- a/src/common/mod.rs
+++ b/src/common/mod.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
 #![allow(missing_docs)]
 
-macro_rules! ready {
-    ($e:expr) => {
-        match $e {
-            std::task::Poll::Ready(v) => v,
-            std::task::Poll::Pending => return std::task::Poll::Pending,
-        }
-    };
-}
-
-pub(crate) use ready;
 pub mod exec;
 #[cfg(feature = "client")]
 mod lazy;