diff --git a/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/Asset.js b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/Asset.js
index adc2591ef3b..ddb317efff2 100644
--- a/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/Asset.js
+++ b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/Asset.js
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class Asset {
         return conf;
       }
 
-      return await config.load(opts.path || this.name, filenames);
+      return config.load(opts.path || this.name, filenames);
     }
 
     return null;
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class Asset {
   }
 
   async load() {
-    return await fs.readFile(this.name, this.encoding);
+    return fs.readFile(this.name, this.encoding);
   }
 
   parse() {
diff --git a/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/Bundler.js b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/Bundler.js
index f30ae772a52..1e22a4e20d9 100644
--- a/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/Bundler.js
+++ b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/Bundler.js
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ class Bundler extends EventEmitter {
           this.options.autoinstall &&
           install
         ) {
-          return await this.installDep(asset, dep);
+          return this.installDep(asset, dep);
         }
 
         err.message = `Cannot resolve dependency '${dep.name}'`;
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ class Bundler extends EventEmitter {
       }
     }
 
-    return await this.resolveDep(asset, dep, false);
+    return this.resolveDep(asset, dep, false);
   }
 
   async throwDepError(asset, dep, err) {
diff --git a/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/Resolver.js b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/Resolver.js
index c047d1ba211..42fa62a37e8 100755
--- a/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/Resolver.js
+++ b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/Resolver.js
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class Resolver {
     }
 
     // Fall back to an index file inside the directory.
-    return await this.loadAsFile(path.join(dir, 'index'), extensions, pkg);
+    return this.loadAsFile(path.join(dir, 'index'), extensions, pkg);
   }
 
   async readPackage(dir) {
diff --git a/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/SourceMap.js b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/SourceMap.js
index c7415aa778b..b9f4b5bb8c1 100644
--- a/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/SourceMap.js
+++ b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/SourceMap.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class SourceMap {
     }
     map = typeof map === 'string' ? JSON.parse(map) : map;
     if (map.sourceRoot) delete map.sourceRoot;
-    return await new SourceMapConsumer(map);
+    return new SourceMapConsumer(map);
   }
 
   async addMap(map, lineOffset = 0, columnOffset = 0) {
diff --git a/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/assets/GLSLAsset.js b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/assets/GLSLAsset.js
index fc69a96cf88..55bf7111d52 100644
--- a/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/assets/GLSLAsset.js
+++ b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/assets/GLSLAsset.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class GLSLAsset extends Asset {
       }
     });
 
-    return await promisify(depper.inline.bind(depper))(this.contents, cwd);
+    return promisify(depper.inline.bind(depper))(this.contents, cwd);
   }
 
   collectDependencies() {
diff --git a/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/assets/LESSAsset.js b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/assets/LESSAsset.js
index f9784899809..e87f67e885a 100644
--- a/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/assets/LESSAsset.js
+++ b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/assets/LESSAsset.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class LESSAsset extends Asset {
     opts.filename = this.name;
     opts.plugins = (opts.plugins || []).concat(urlPlugin(this));
 
-    return await render(code, opts);
+    return render(code, opts);
   }
 
   collectDependencies() {
diff --git a/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/assets/RawAsset.js b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/assets/RawAsset.js
index d44abf2e306..2111341c652 100644
--- a/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/assets/RawAsset.js
+++ b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/assets/RawAsset.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class RawAsset extends Asset {
   }
 
   async generateHash() {
-    return await md5.file(this.name);
+    return md5.file(this.name);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/assets/SASSAsset.js b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/assets/SASSAsset.js
index a1901f94fe3..5e6fb424eaf 100644
--- a/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/assets/SASSAsset.js
+++ b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/assets/SASSAsset.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ async function getSassRuntime(searchPath) {
     return await localRequire('node-sass', searchPath, true);
   } catch (e) {
     // If node-sass is not used locally, install dart-sass, as this causes no freezing issues
-    return await localRequire('sass', searchPath);
+    return localRequire('sass', searchPath);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/transforms/babel/babelrc.js b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/transforms/babel/babelrc.js
index f5a67aac31c..906a55698d2 100644
--- a/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/transforms/babel/babelrc.js
+++ b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/transforms/babel/babelrc.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ async function getBabelRc(asset, isSource) {
 
   // If this asset is not in node_modules, always use the .babelrc
   if (isSource) {
-    return await findBabelRc(asset);
+    return findBabelRc(asset);
   }
 
   // Otherwise, don't load .babelrc for node_modules.
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ async function installPlugins(asset, babelrc) {
   let plugins = (babelrc.plugins || []).map(p =>
     resolveModule('plugin', getPluginName(p), asset.name)
   );
-  return await Promise.all([...presets, ...plugins]);
+  return Promise.all([...presets, ...plugins]);
 }
 
 async function resolveModule(type, name, path) {
diff --git a/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/utils/loadPlugins.js b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/utils/loadPlugins.js
index 1a9a7c11924..a32fb673a3c 100644
--- a/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/utils/loadPlugins.js
+++ b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/utils/loadPlugins.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ const localRequire = require('./localRequire');
 
 module.exports = async function loadPlugins(plugins, relative) {
   if (Array.isArray(plugins)) {
-    return await Promise.all(
-      plugins.map(async p => await loadPlugin(p, relative)).filter(Boolean)
+    return Promise.all(
+      plugins.map(async p => loadPlugin(p, relative)).filter(Boolean)
     );
   } else if (typeof plugins === 'object') {
     let mapPlugins = await Promise.all(
diff --git a/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/utils/localRequire.js b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/utils/localRequire.js
index 42a2fd6c950..68ab1e302a8 100644
--- a/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/utils/localRequire.js
+++ b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/utils/localRequire.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ async function localResolve(name, path, triedInstall = false) {
       if (e.code === 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND' && !triedInstall) {
         const packageName = getModuleParts(name)[0];
         await installPackage(packageName, path);
-        return await localResolve(name, path, true);
+        return localResolve(name, path, true);
       }
       throw e;
     }