diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c75f6bb..f3d8a2a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ documentation = "https://docs.rs/rfd"
 [features]
 default = ["gtk3"]
 file-handle-inner = []
-gtk3 = ["gtk-sys", "glib-sys", "gobject-sys", "lazy_static"]
+gtk3 = ["gtk-sys", "glib-sys", "gobject-sys"]
 xdg-portal = ["ashpd", "urlencoding", "pollster"]
 common-controls-v6 = ["windows/Win32_UI_Controls"]
 
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ pollster = { version = "0.2", optional = true }
 gtk-sys = { version = "0.15.1", features = ["v3_20"], optional = true }
 glib-sys = { version = "0.15.1", optional = true }
 gobject-sys = { version = "0.15.1", optional = true }
-lazy_static = { version = "1.4.0", optional = true }
 
 [target.'cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")'.dependencies]
 wasm-bindgen = "0.2.69"
diff --git a/src/backend/gtk3/utils.rs b/src/backend/gtk3/utils.rs
index 1871962..29d878f 100644
--- a/src/backend/gtk3/utils.rs
+++ b/src/backend/gtk3/utils.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use lazy_static::lazy_static;
-
 use std::ptr;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
@@ -14,7 +12,7 @@ unsafe impl Send for GtkGlobalMutex {}
 unsafe impl Sync for GtkGlobalMutex {}
 
 impl GtkGlobalMutex {
-    fn new() -> Self {
+    const fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
             locker: Mutex::new(()),
         }
@@ -26,30 +24,26 @@ impl GtkGlobalMutex {
     }
 }
 
-lazy_static! {
-    pub static ref GTK_MUTEX: GtkGlobalMutex = GtkGlobalMutex::new();
-}
+pub static GTK_MUTEX: GtkGlobalMutex = GtkGlobalMutex::new();
 
-/// # Event Hadnler
+/// # Event Handler
 /// Counts amout of iteration requests
 /// When amount of requests goes above 0 it spawns GtkThread and starts iteration
 /// When amount of requests reqches 0 it stops GtkThread, and goes idle
 pub struct GtkEventHandler {
     thread: Mutex<Option<GtkThread>>,
-    request_count: Arc<AtomicUsize>,
+    request_count: AtomicUsize,
 }
 
 unsafe impl Send for GtkEventHandler {}
 unsafe impl Sync for GtkEventHandler {}
 
-lazy_static! {
-    pub static ref GTK_EVENT_HANDLER: GtkEventHandler = GtkEventHandler::new();
-}
+pub static GTK_EVENT_HANDLER: GtkEventHandler = GtkEventHandler::new();
 
 impl GtkEventHandler {
-    fn new() -> Self {
+    const fn new() -> Self {
         let thread = Mutex::new(None);
-        let request_count = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+        let request_count = AtomicUsize::new(0);
         Self {
             thread,
             request_count,
@@ -65,7 +59,8 @@ impl GtkEventHandler {
             thread.replace(GtkThread::new());
         }
 
-        IterationRequest::new(self.request_count.clone())
+        self.request_count.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        IterationRequest ()
     }
 
     fn iteration_stop(&self) {
@@ -73,26 +68,18 @@ impl GtkEventHandler {
     }
 
     fn request_iteration_stop(&self) {
+        self.request_count.fetch_sub(1, Ordering::Release);
+        
         if self.request_count.load(Ordering::Acquire) == 0 {
             self.iteration_stop();
         }
     }
 }
 
-pub struct IterationRequest {
-    request_count: Arc<AtomicUsize>,
-}
-
-impl IterationRequest {
-    fn new(request_count: Arc<AtomicUsize>) -> Self {
-        request_count.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
-        Self { request_count }
-    }
-}
+pub struct IterationRequest ();
 
 impl Drop for IterationRequest {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        self.request_count.fetch_sub(1, Ordering::Release);
         GTK_EVENT_HANDLER.request_iteration_stop();
     }
 }