diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2648768553..d9fa697a6a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -578,7 +578,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg",
  "cov-mark",
  "crossbeam-channel",
- "crossbeam-utils",
  "dot",
  "either",
  "expect-test",
diff --git a/crates/ide/Cargo.toml b/crates/ide/Cargo.toml
index 8cddc1e8ec..a796f25213 100644
--- a/crates/ide/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/ide/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ doctest = false
 [dependencies]
 cov-mark = "2.0.0-pre.1"
 crossbeam-channel = "0.5.0"
-crossbeam-utils = "0.8.5"
 either = "1.5.3"
 itertools = "0.10.0"
 tracing = "0.1"
diff --git a/crates/ide/src/prime_caches.rs b/crates/ide/src/prime_caches.rs
index b3413c0326..8aef76eae8 100644
--- a/crates/ide/src/prime_caches.rs
+++ b/crates/ide/src/prime_caches.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use hir::db::DefDatabase;
 use ide_db::{
     base_db::{
         salsa::{Database, ParallelDatabase, Snapshot},
-        CrateGraph, CrateId, SourceDatabase, SourceDatabaseExt,
+        Cancelled, CrateGraph, CrateId, SourceDatabase, SourceDatabaseExt,
     },
     FxIndexMap,
 };
@@ -54,84 +54,81 @@ pub(crate) fn parallel_prime_caches(
         builder.build()
     };
 
-    crossbeam_utils::thread::scope(move |s| {
-        let (work_sender, work_receiver) = crossbeam_channel::unbounded();
-        let (progress_sender, progress_receiver) = crossbeam_channel::unbounded();
+    let (work_sender, work_receiver) = crossbeam_channel::unbounded();
+    let (progress_sender, progress_receiver) = crossbeam_channel::unbounded();
 
-        enum ParallelPrimeCacheWorkerProgress {
-            BeginCrate { crate_id: CrateId, crate_name: String },
-            EndCrate { crate_id: CrateId },
+    enum ParallelPrimeCacheWorkerProgress {
+        BeginCrate { crate_id: CrateId, crate_name: String },
+        EndCrate { crate_id: CrateId },
+    }
+
+    let prime_caches_worker = move |db: Snapshot<RootDatabase>| {
+        while let Ok((crate_id, crate_name)) = work_receiver.recv() {
+            progress_sender
+                .send(ParallelPrimeCacheWorkerProgress::BeginCrate { crate_id, crate_name })?;
+
+            // This also computes the DefMap
+            db.import_map(crate_id);
+
+            progress_sender.send(ParallelPrimeCacheWorkerProgress::EndCrate { crate_id })?;
         }
 
-        let prime_caches_worker = move |db: Snapshot<RootDatabase>| {
-            while let Ok((crate_id, crate_name)) = work_receiver.recv() {
-                progress_sender
-                    .send(ParallelPrimeCacheWorkerProgress::BeginCrate { crate_id, crate_name })?;
+        Ok::<_, crossbeam_channel::SendError<_>>(())
+    };
 
-                // This also computes the DefMap
-                db.import_map(crate_id);
+    for _ in 0..num_worker_threads {
+        let worker = prime_caches_worker.clone();
+        let db = db.snapshot();
+        std::thread::spawn(move || Cancelled::catch(|| worker(db)));
+    }
 
-                progress_sender.send(ParallelPrimeCacheWorkerProgress::EndCrate { crate_id })?;
+    let crates_total = crates_to_prime.pending();
+    let mut crates_done = 0;
+
+    // an index map is used to preserve ordering so we can sort the progress report in order of
+    // "longest crate to index" first
+    let mut crates_currently_indexing =
+        FxIndexMap::with_capacity_and_hasher(num_worker_threads as _, Default::default());
+
+    while !crates_to_prime.is_empty() {
+        db.unwind_if_cancelled();
+
+        for crate_id in &mut crates_to_prime {
+            work_sender
+                .send((
+                    crate_id,
+                    graph[crate_id].display_name.as_deref().unwrap_or_default().to_string(),
+                ))
+                .ok();
+        }
+
+        let worker_progress = match progress_receiver.recv() {
+            Ok(p) => p,
+            Err(_) => {
+                // our workers may have died from a cancelled task, so we'll check and re-raise here.
+                db.unwind_if_cancelled();
+                break;
+            }
+        };
+        match worker_progress {
+            ParallelPrimeCacheWorkerProgress::BeginCrate { crate_id, crate_name } => {
+                crates_currently_indexing.insert(crate_id, crate_name);
+            }
+            ParallelPrimeCacheWorkerProgress::EndCrate { crate_id } => {
+                crates_currently_indexing.remove(&crate_id);
+                crates_to_prime.mark_done(crate_id);
+                crates_done += 1;
             }
-
-            Ok::<_, crossbeam_channel::SendError<_>>(())
         };
 
-        for _ in 0..num_worker_threads {
-            let worker = prime_caches_worker.clone();
-            let db = db.snapshot();
-            s.spawn(move |_| worker(db));
-        }
+        let progress = ParallelPrimeCachesProgress {
+            crates_currently_indexing: crates_currently_indexing.values().cloned().collect(),
+            crates_done,
+            crates_total,
+        };
 
-        let crates_total = crates_to_prime.len();
-        let mut crates_done = 0;
-
-        // an index map is used to preserve ordering so we can sort the progress report in order of
-        // "longest crate to index" first
-        let mut crates_currently_indexing =
-            FxIndexMap::with_capacity_and_hasher(num_worker_threads as _, Default::default());
-
-        while !crates_to_prime.is_empty() {
-            db.unwind_if_cancelled();
-
-            for crate_id in &mut crates_to_prime {
-                work_sender
-                    .send((
-                        crate_id,
-                        graph[crate_id].display_name.as_deref().unwrap_or_default().to_string(),
-                    ))
-                    .ok();
-            }
-
-            let worker_progress = match progress_receiver.recv() {
-                Ok(p) => p,
-                Err(_) => {
-                    // our workers may have died from a cancelled task, so we'll check and re-raise here.
-                    db.unwind_if_cancelled();
-                    break;
-                }
-            };
-            match worker_progress {
-                ParallelPrimeCacheWorkerProgress::BeginCrate { crate_id, crate_name } => {
-                    crates_currently_indexing.insert(crate_id, crate_name);
-                }
-                ParallelPrimeCacheWorkerProgress::EndCrate { crate_id } => {
-                    crates_currently_indexing.remove(&crate_id);
-                    crates_to_prime.mark_done(crate_id);
-                    crates_done += 1;
-                }
-            };
-
-            let progress = ParallelPrimeCachesProgress {
-                crates_currently_indexing: crates_currently_indexing.values().cloned().collect(),
-                crates_done,
-                crates_total,
-            };
-
-            cb(progress);
-        }
-    })
-    .unwrap();
+        cb(progress);
+    }
 }
 
 fn compute_crates_to_prime(db: &RootDatabase, graph: &CrateGraph) -> FxHashSet<CrateId> {
diff --git a/crates/ide/src/prime_caches/topologic_sort.rs b/crates/ide/src/prime_caches/topologic_sort.rs
index 859c454283..68ba2d4a7b 100644
--- a/crates/ide/src/prime_caches/topologic_sort.rs
+++ b/crates/ide/src/prime_caches/topologic_sort.rs
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ where
         TopologicSortIterBuilder::new()
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn len(&self) -> usize {
+    pub(crate) fn pending(&self) -> usize {
         self.nodes.len()
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
-        self.len() == 0
+        self.nodes.len() == 0 && self.ready.len() == 0
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn mark_done(&mut self, item: T) {