diff --git a/strategies/once/once_test.go b/strategies/once/once_test.go
index 79a362d..c72dd30 100644
--- a/strategies/once/once_test.go
+++ b/strategies/once/once_test.go
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func TestCancellableContextLoadMany(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 
 	// invoke
-	go cancel()
+	cancel()
 	thunk := strategy.LoadMany(ctx, key)
 	thunk()
 	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
diff --git a/strategies/sozu/sozu_test.go b/strategies/sozu/sozu_test.go
index 3cb57b3..581a6cc 100644
--- a/strategies/sozu/sozu_test.go
+++ b/strategies/sozu/sozu_test.go
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ func TestCancellableContextLoad(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 
 	// invoke
-	go cancel()
+	cancel()
 	thunk := strategy.Load(ctx, key)
 	thunk()
 	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ func TestCancellableContextLoadMany(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 
 	// invoke
-	go cancel()
+	cancel()
 	thunk := strategy.LoadMany(ctx, key)
 	thunk()
 	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
diff --git a/strategies/standard/standard_test.go b/strategies/standard/standard_test.go
index ef39709..5a08a59 100644
--- a/strategies/standard/standard_test.go
+++ b/strategies/standard/standard_test.go
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ func TestCancellableContextLoad(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 
 	// invoke
-	go cancel()
+	cancel()
 	thunk := strategy.Load(ctx, key)
 	thunk()
 	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ func TestCancellableContextLoadMany(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 
 	// invoke
-	go cancel()
+	cancel()
 	thunk := strategy.LoadMany(ctx, key)
 	thunk()
 	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)