diff --git a/src/decrypt.rs b/src/decrypt.rs
index 7b055f654..ca07a3a82 100644
--- a/src/decrypt.rs
+++ b/src/decrypt.rs
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ async fn decrypt_part(
 
     if has_decrypted_pgp_armor(&data) {
         let (plain, ret_valid_signatures) =
-            pgp::pk_decrypt(data, private_keyring, &public_keyring_for_validate).await?;
+            pgp::pk_decrypt(data, private_keyring, &public_keyring_for_validate)?;
 
         // Check for detached signatures.
         // If decrypted part is a multipart/signed, then there is a detached signature.
diff --git a/src/pgp.rs b/src/pgp.rs
index 8a91a46b3..486d510d2 100644
--- a/src/pgp.rs
+++ b/src/pgp.rs
@@ -265,23 +265,20 @@ pub async fn pk_encrypt(
 /// of all keys from the `public_keys_for_validation` keyring that
 /// have valid signatures there.
 #[allow(clippy::implicit_hasher)]
-pub async fn pk_decrypt(
+pub fn pk_decrypt(
     ctext: Vec<u8>,
     private_keys_for_decryption: Keyring<SignedSecretKey>,
     public_keys_for_validation: &Keyring<SignedPublicKey>,
 ) -> Result<(Vec<u8>, HashSet<Fingerprint>)> {
     let mut ret_signature_fingerprints: HashSet<Fingerprint> = Default::default();
 
-    let msgs = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
-        let cursor = Cursor::new(ctext);
-        let (msg, _) = Message::from_armor_single(cursor)?;
+    let cursor = Cursor::new(ctext);
+    let (msg, _) = Message::from_armor_single(cursor)?;
 
-        let skeys: Vec<&SignedSecretKey> = private_keys_for_decryption.keys().iter().collect();
+    let skeys: Vec<&SignedSecretKey> = private_keys_for_decryption.keys().iter().collect();
 
-        let (decryptor, _) = msg.decrypt(|| "".into(), || "".into(), &skeys[..])?;
-        decryptor.collect::<pgp::errors::Result<Vec<_>>>()
-    })
-    .await??;
+    let (decryptor, _) = msg.decrypt(|| "".into(), || "".into(), &skeys[..])?;
+    let msgs = decryptor.collect::<pgp::errors::Result<Vec<_>>>()?;
 
     if let Some(msg) = msgs.into_iter().next() {
         // get_content() will decompress the message if needed,
@@ -517,7 +514,6 @@ mod tests {
             decrypt_keyring,
             &sig_check_keyring,
         )
-        .await
         .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(plain, CLEARTEXT);
         assert_eq!(valid_signatures.len(), 1);
@@ -532,7 +528,6 @@ mod tests {
             decrypt_keyring,
             &sig_check_keyring,
         )
-        .await
         .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(plain, CLEARTEXT);
         assert_eq!(valid_signatures.len(), 1);
@@ -548,7 +543,6 @@ mod tests {
             keyring,
             &empty_keyring,
         )
-        .await
         .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(plain, CLEARTEXT);
         assert_eq!(valid_signatures.len(), 0);
@@ -566,7 +560,6 @@ mod tests {
             decrypt_keyring,
             &sig_check_keyring,
         )
-        .await
         .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(plain, CLEARTEXT);
         assert_eq!(valid_signatures.len(), 0);
@@ -582,7 +575,6 @@ mod tests {
             decrypt_keyring,
             &sig_check_keyring,
         )
-        .await
         .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(plain, CLEARTEXT);
         assert_eq!(valid_signatures.len(), 0);