diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 71fcac7..9ada005 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ harness = false
 [dependencies]
 bitvec = { version = "1.0.1", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
 futures-core = "0.3"
-paste = "1.0.9"
 pin-project = "1.0.8"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/src/future/join/tuple.rs b/src/future/join/tuple.rs
index f18a2e3..1b1fee6 100644
--- a/src/future/join/tuple.rs
+++ b/src/future/join/tuple.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use super::Join as JoinTrait;
-use crate::utils::PollState;
+use crate::utils::{self, PollState, PollStates};
 
 use core::fmt::{self, Debug};
 use core::future::{Future, IntoFuture};
@@ -7,31 +7,95 @@ use core::mem::MaybeUninit;
 use core::pin::Pin;
 use core::task::{Context, Poll};
 
-use pin_project::{pin_project, pinned_drop};
+use pin_project::pin_project;
 
-use paste::paste;
+macro_rules! maybe_poll {
+    ($idx:tt, $len:ident, $this:ident, $fut:ident, $cx:ident) => {
+        if $this.states[$idx].is_pending() {
+            if let Poll::Ready(out) = $this.$fut.poll($cx) {
+                $this.outputs.$idx = MaybeUninit::new(out);
+                $this.states[$idx] = PollState::Done;
+                *$this.len -= 1;
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+macro_rules! poll_all_pending {
+    (@inner 0, $len:ident, $this:ident, $cx:ident, ($fut:ident, $($rest:ident,)*)) => {
+        maybe_poll!(0, $len, $this, $fut, $cx);
+        poll_all_pending!(@inner 1, $len, $this, $cx, ($($rest,)*));
+    };
+    (@inner 1, $len:ident, $this:ident, $cx:ident, ($fut:ident, $($rest:ident,)*)) => {
+        maybe_poll!(1, $len, $this, $fut, $cx);
+        poll_all_pending!(@inner 2, $len, $this, $cx, ($($rest,)*));
+    };
+    (@inner 2, $len:ident, $this:ident, $cx:ident, ($fut:ident, $($rest:ident,)*)) => {
+        maybe_poll!(2, $len, $this, $fut, $cx);
+        poll_all_pending!(@inner 3, $len, $this, $cx, ($($rest,)*));
+    };
+    (@inner 3, $len:ident, $this:ident, $cx:ident, ($fut:ident, $($rest:ident,)*)) => {
+        maybe_poll!(3, $len, $this, $fut, $cx);
+        poll_all_pending!(@inner 4, $len, $this, $cx, ($($rest,)*));
+    };
+    (@inner 4, $len:ident, $this:ident, $cx:ident, ($fut:ident, $($rest:ident,)*)) => {
+        maybe_poll!(4, $len, $this, $fut, $cx);
+        poll_all_pending!(@inner 5, $len, $this, $cx, ($($rest,)*));
+    };
+    (@inner 5, $len:ident, $this:ident, $cx:ident, ($fut:ident, $($rest:ident,)*)) => {
+        maybe_poll!(5, $len, $this, $fut, $cx);
+        poll_all_pending!(@inner 6, $len, $this, $cx, ($($rest,)*));
+    };
+    (@inner 6, $len:ident, $this:ident, $cx:ident, ($fut:ident, $($rest:ident,)*)) => {
+        maybe_poll!(6, $len, $this, $fut, $cx);
+        poll_all_pending!(@inner 7, $len, $this, $cx, ($($rest,)*));
+    };
+    (@inner 7, $len:ident, $this:ident, $cx:ident, ($fut:ident, $($rest:ident,)*)) => {
+        maybe_poll!(7, $len, $this, $fut, $cx);
+        poll_all_pending!(@inner 8, $len, $this, $cx, ($($rest,)*));
+    };
+    (@inner 8, $len:ident, $this:ident, $cx:ident, ($fut:ident, $($rest:ident,)*)) => {
+        maybe_poll!(8, $len, $this, $fut, $cx);
+        poll_all_pending!(@inner 9, $len, $this, $cx, ($($rest,)*));
+    };
+    (@inner 9, $len:ident, $this:ident, $cx:ident, ($fut:ident, $($rest:ident,)*)) => {
+        maybe_poll!(9, $len, $this, $fut, $cx);
+        poll_all_pending!(@inner 10, $len, $this, $cx, ($($rest,)*));
+    };
+    (@inner 10, $len:ident, $this:ident, $cx:ident, ($fut:ident, $($rest:ident,)*)) => {
+        maybe_poll!(10, $len, $this, $fut, $cx);
+        poll_all_pending!(@inner 11, $len, $this, $cx, ($($rest,)*));
+    };
+    (@inner 11, $len:ident, $this:ident, $cx:ident, ($fut:ident, $($rest:ident,)*)) => {
+        maybe_poll!(11, $len, $this, $fut, $cx);
+        poll_all_pending!(@inner 12, $len, $this, $cx, ($($rest,)*));
+    };
+    (@inner 12, $len:ident, $this:ident, $cx:ident, ($fut:ident, $($rest:ident,)*)) => {
+        maybe_poll!(12, $len, $this, $fut, $cx);
+    };
+    (@inner $ignore:literal, $len:ident, $this:ident, $cx:ident, ()) => { };
+    ($len:ident, $this:ident, $cx:ident, $($F:ident,)*) => {
+        poll_all_pending!(@inner 0, $len, $this, $cx, ($($F,)*));
+    };
+}
 
 macro_rules! impl_join_tuple {
     ($StructName:ident $($F:ident)*) => {
-        paste!{
-            /// Waits for two similarly-typed futures to complete.
-            ///
-            /// This `struct` is created by the [`join`] method on the [`Join`] trait. See
-            /// its documentation for more.
-            ///
-            /// [`join`]: crate::future::Join::join
-            /// [`Join`]: crate::future::Join
-            #[pin_project(PinnedDrop)]
-            #[must_use = "futures do nothing unless you `.await` or poll them"]
-            #[allow(non_snake_case)]
-            pub struct $StructName<$($F: Future),*> {
-                done: bool,
-                $(
-                    #[pin] $F: $F,
-                    [<$F _out>]: MaybeUninit<$F::Output>,
-                    [<$F _state>]: PollState,
-                )*
-            }
+        /// Waits for two similarly-typed futures to complete.
+        ///
+        /// This `struct` is created by the [`join`] method on the [`Join`] trait. See
+        /// its documentation for more.
+        ///
+        /// [`join`]: crate::future::Join::join
+        /// [`Join`]: crate::future::Join
+        #[pin_project]
+        #[must_use = "futures do nothing unless you `.await` or poll them"]
+        #[allow(non_snake_case)]
+        pub struct $StructName<$($F: Future),*> {
+            len: u32,
+            $(#[pin] $F: $F,)*
+            outputs: ($(MaybeUninit<$F::Output>,)*),
+            states: PollStates,
         }
 
         impl<$($F),*> Debug for $StructName<$($F),*>
@@ -40,11 +104,10 @@ macro_rules! impl_join_tuple {
             $F::Output: Debug,
         )* {
             fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-                paste!{
-                    f.debug_tuple("Join")
-                        $(.field(&self.$F).field(&self.[<$F _state >]))*
-                        .finish()
-                }
+                f.debug_tuple("Join")
+                    .field(&($(&self.$F,)*))
+                    .field(&self.states)
+                    .finish()
             }
         }
 
@@ -52,33 +115,18 @@ macro_rules! impl_join_tuple {
         #[allow(unused_parens)]
         #[allow(unused_variables)]
         impl<$($F: Future),*> Future for $StructName<$($F),*> {
-            type Output = ($($F::Output),*);
+            type Output = ($($F::Output,)*);
 
             fn poll(
                 self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>
             ) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
-                let mut all_done = true;
                 let mut this = self.project();
-                assert!(!*this.done, "Futures must not be polled after completing");
-
-                // Poll futures
-                paste! {
-                    $(
-                        if this.[<$F _state>].is_pending() {
-                            if let Poll::Ready(out) = this.$F.poll(cx) {
-                                *this.[<$F _out>] = MaybeUninit::new(out);
-                                *this.[<$F _state>] = PollState::Done;
-                            }
-                        }
-                        all_done &= this.[<$F _state>].is_done();
-                    )*
-                }
 
-                if all_done {
-                    *this.done = true;
-                    paste! {
-                        Poll::Ready(($( unsafe { this.[<$F _out>].assume_init_read() }),*))
-                    }
+                poll_all_pending!(LEN, this, cx, $($F,)*);
+
+                if *this.len <= 0 {
+                    let out = unsafe {(this.outputs as *const _ as *const ($($F::Output,)*)).read()};
+                    Poll::Ready(out)
                 } else {
                     Poll::Pending
                 }
@@ -90,39 +138,17 @@ macro_rules! impl_join_tuple {
         where $(
             $F: IntoFuture,
         )* {
-            type Output = ($($F::Output),*);
+            type Output = ($($F::Output,)*);
             type Future = $StructName<$($F::IntoFuture),*>;
 
             fn join(self) -> Self::Future {
                 let ($($F,)*): ($($F,)*) = self;
-                paste! {
-                    $StructName {
-                        done: false,
-                        $(
-                            $F: $F.into_future(),
-                            [<$F _out>]: MaybeUninit::uninit(),
-                            [<$F _state>]: PollState::default(),
-                        )*
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        #[pinned_drop]
-        impl<$($F,)*> PinnedDrop for $StructName<$($F,)*>
-        where $(
-            $F: Future,
-        )* {
-            fn drop(self: Pin<&mut Self>) {
-                let _this = self.project();
-
-                paste! {
-                    $(
-                        if _this.[<$F _state>].is_done() {
-                            // SAFETY: if the future is marked as done, we can safelly drop its out
-                            unsafe { _this.[<$F _out>].assume_init_drop() };
-                        }
-                    )*
+                const LEN: u32 = utils::tuple_len!($($F,)*);
+                $StructName {
+                    len: LEN,
+                    $($F: $F.into_future(),)*
+                    outputs: ($(MaybeUninit::<$F::Output>::uninit(),)*),
+                    states: PollStates::new(LEN as usize),
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -159,7 +185,7 @@ mod test {
     fn join_1() {
         futures_lite::future::block_on(async {
             let a = future::ready("hello");
-            assert_eq!((a,).join().await, ("hello"));
+            assert_eq!((a,).join().await, ("hello",));
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/poll_state.rs b/src/utils/poll_state.rs
index e9497f4..0aeadab 100644
--- a/src/utils/poll_state.rs
+++ b/src/utils/poll_state.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,19 @@ pub(crate) enum PollStates {
     Boxed(Box<[PollState]>),
 }
 
+impl core::fmt::Debug for PollStates {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::Inline(len, states) => f
+                // .debug_tuple("Inline")
+                .debug_list()
+                .entries(&states[..(*len as usize)])
+                .finish(),
+            Self::Boxed(states) => f.debug_list().entries(&**states).finish(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl PollStates {
     pub(crate) fn new(len: usize) -> Self {
         assert!(MAX_INLINE_ENTRIES <= u8::MAX as usize);
diff --git a/src/utils/tuple.rs b/src/utils/tuple.rs
index 5e8dc4e..d50b1d5 100644
--- a/src/utils/tuple.rs
+++ b/src/utils/tuple.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 /// Compute the number of permutations for a number
 /// during compilation.
 pub(crate) const fn permutations(mut num: u32) -> u32 {
+    if num == 0 {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     let mut total = 1;
     loop {
         total *= num;