diff --git a/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/core/ModernFixMixinPlugin.java b/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/core/ModernFixMixinPlugin.java
index c6d2a883..9255011f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/core/ModernFixMixinPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/core/ModernFixMixinPlugin.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import org.embeddedt.modernfix.classloading.FastAccessTransformerList;
 import org.embeddedt.modernfix.classloading.ModernFixResourceFinder;
 import org.embeddedt.modernfix.core.config.ModernFixEarlyConfig;
 import org.embeddedt.modernfix.core.config.Option;
+import org.embeddedt.modernfix.load.ModWorkManagerQueue;
 import org.embeddedt.modernfix.util.DummyList;
 import org.objectweb.asm.Opcodes;
 import org.objectweb.asm.tree.*;
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ public class ModernFixMixinPlugin implements IMixinConfigPlugin {
         }
 
         FastAccessTransformerList.attemptReplace();
+        ModWorkManagerQueue.replace();
 
         /* https://github.com/FabricMC/Mixin/pull/99 */
         try {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/core/config/ModernFixEarlyConfig.java b/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/core/config/ModernFixEarlyConfig.java
index d3cbb02d..83080de9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/core/config/ModernFixEarlyConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/core/config/ModernFixEarlyConfig.java
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ public class ModernFixEarlyConfig {
         this.addMixinRule("perf.async_jei", modPresent("jei"));
         this.addMixinRule("perf.thread_priorities", true);
         this.addMixinRule("perf.preload_block_classes", false);
-        this.addMixinRule("perf.sync_executor_sleep", true);
         this.addMixinRule("perf.scan_cache", true);
         this.addMixinRule("perf.compress_biome_container", true);
         this.addMixinRule("perf.nuke_empty_chunk_sections", true);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/load/ModWorkManagerQueue.java b/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/load/ModWorkManagerQueue.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e6a870b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/load/ModWorkManagerQueue.java
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package org.embeddedt.modernfix.load;
+
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.ModWorkManager;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.ObfuscationReflectionHelper;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentLinkedDeque;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
+import java.util.concurrent.locks.LockSupport;
+
+public class ModWorkManagerQueue extends ConcurrentLinkedDeque<Runnable> {
+    private static final long PARK_TIME = TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toNanos(25);
+
+    private static final Runnable DUMMY_TASK = () -> {};
+
+    private boolean shouldReturnDummyTask = false;
+
+    /**
+     * Sleep for a bit if there are no tasks.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Runnable pollFirst() {
+        Runnable r = super.pollFirst();
+        if(r == null) {
+            LockSupport.parkNanos(PARK_TIME);
+            boolean isReturning = shouldReturnDummyTask;
+            shouldReturnDummyTask = !shouldReturnDummyTask;
+            /*
+             * We need to kick FML to redraw the loading screen periodically,
+             * but also allow actually exiting the executor loop, so that
+             * loading can complete if async work is done.
+             *
+             * This is accomplished by alternating between returning a dummy
+             * task and nothing.
+             */
+            return isReturning ? DUMMY_TASK : null;
+        } else {
+            return r;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked", "rawtypes"})
+    public static void replace() {
+        try {
+            Class<?> syncExecutorClass = Class.forName("net.minecraftforge.fml.ModWorkManager$SyncExecutor");
+            ConcurrentLinkedDeque<Runnable> taskQueue = (ConcurrentLinkedDeque<Runnable>)ObfuscationReflectionHelper.getPrivateValue((Class)syncExecutorClass, (Object)ModWorkManager.syncExecutor(), "tasks");
+            ModWorkManagerQueue q = new ModWorkManagerQueue();
+            Runnable task;
+            do {
+                task = taskQueue.pollFirst();
+                if(task != null)
+                    q.push(task);
+            } while(task != null);
+            ObfuscationReflectionHelper.setPrivateValue((Class)syncExecutorClass, (Object)ModWorkManager.syncExecutor(), q, "tasks");
+        } catch(ReflectiveOperationException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/mixin/perf/sync_executor_sleep/SyncExecutorMixin.java b/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/mixin/perf/sync_executor_sleep/SyncExecutorMixin.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 81d59b09..00000000
--- a/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/mixin/perf/sync_executor_sleep/SyncExecutorMixin.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-package org.embeddedt.modernfix.mixin.perf.sync_executor_sleep;
-
-import net.minecraftforge.fml.ModWorkManager;
-import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
-import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Overwrite;
-import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Shadow;
-import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
-import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Inject;
-import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfoReturnable;
-
-import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentLinkedDeque;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
-import java.util.concurrent.locks.LockSupport;
-
-@Mixin(targets = "net/minecraftforge/fml/ModWorkManager$SyncExecutor")
-public abstract class SyncExecutorMixin {
-    @Shadow(remap = false) public abstract boolean driveOne();
-
-    private static final long PARK_TIME = TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toNanos(50);
-
-    /**
-     * Currently FML spins in driveOne while waiting for the modloading workers. We can improve this
-     * by sleeping for 50ms at a time.
-     *
-     * Also, render FML splash screen regardless of task availability.
-     * @author embeddedt
-     * @reason improve CPU efficiency
-     */
-    public void drive(Runnable ticker) {
-        int executions = 0;
-        do {
-            executions++;
-            ticker.run();
-        } while(driveOne());
-        if(executions < 2)
-            LockSupport.parkNanos(PARK_TIME);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/modernfix.mixins.json b/src/main/resources/modernfix.mixins.json
index a0e39552..58795e9f 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/modernfix.mixins.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/modernfix.mixins.json
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
     "perf.reduce_blockstate_cache_rebuilds.BlocksMixin",
     "perf.reduce_blockstate_cache_rebuilds.BlockStateBaseMixin",
     "perf.deduplicate_location.MixinResourceLocation",
-    "perf.sync_executor_sleep.SyncExecutorMixin",
     "perf.compress_biome_container.MixinBiomeContainer",
     "perf.nuke_empty_chunk_sections.MixinChunk",
     "perf.cache_blockstate_cache_arrays.AbstractBlockStateCacheMixin",