diff --git a/src/render.ts b/src/render.ts
index b95be89..183c7c5 100644
--- a/src/render.ts
+++ b/src/render.ts
@@ -26,24 +26,23 @@ export interface MarkdownExtension {
 }
 
 export async function render_markdown_to_html(markdown: string, options: MarkdownOptions = { }) {
-	const marked_options = marked_opts(true, options);
+	const marked_options = marked_opts(options);
 	const unsafe_html = options.inline
 		? marked.parseInline(markdown, marked_options)
-		: await marked.parse(markdown, marked_options).then(resolve_async_bindings);
+		: marked.parse(markdown, marked_options);
 
-	return sanitize_html(unsafe_html, options.custom_elements);
+	return sanitize_html(await resolve_async_bindings(unsafe_html), options.custom_elements);
 }
 
 export function render_markdown_to_html_inline_sync(markdown: string, options: MarkdownOptions = { }) {
-	const marked_options = marked_opts(false, options);
+	const marked_options = marked_opts(options);
 	setup_marked(options, marked_options);
 	const unsafe_html = marked.parseInline(markdown, marked_options);
 	return sanitize_html(unsafe_html, options.custom_elements);
 }
 
-function marked_opts<T extends boolean>(async: T, options: MarkdownOptions) : marked.MarkedOptions & { async: T } {
+function marked_opts<T extends boolean>(options: MarkdownOptions) : marked.MarkedOptions {
 	return {
-		async,
 		breaks: options.breaks || false,
 		renderer: create_renderer(options),
 		mangle: false,