diff --git a/experiments/modern/src/Emitter.js b/experiments/modern/src/Emitter.js
index 3bbeedb2..c4cadcfa 100644
--- a/experiments/modern/src/Emitter.js
+++ b/experiments/modern/src/Emitter.js
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ class Emitter {
     };
   }
 
-  async trigger(eventName, ...args) {
-    await Promise.all(this._globalHooks.map(cb => cb(eventName, args)));
+  trigger(eventName, ...args) {
+    this._globalHooks.map(cb => cb(eventName, args));
     if (this._hooks[eventName] == null) {
       return;
     }
-    await Promise.all(this._hooks[eventName].map(cb => cb(...args)));
+    this._hooks[eventName].map(cb => cb(...args));
   }
 
   listenToAll(cb) {
diff --git a/experiments/modern/src/maki-interpreter/interpreter.js b/experiments/modern/src/maki-interpreter/interpreter.js
index 5f98ad53..e7a39c1a 100644
--- a/experiments/modern/src/maki-interpreter/interpreter.js
+++ b/experiments/modern/src/maki-interpreter/interpreter.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const { getClass, getFormattedId } = require("./objects");
 const interpret = require("./virtualMachine");
 const { printCommand } = require("./prettyPrinter");
 
-async function main({ runtime, data, system, log, logger }) {
+function main({ runtime, data, system, log, logger }) {
   const program = parse(data);
 
   // Replace class hashes with actual JavaScript classes from the runtime
@@ -29,10 +29,8 @@ async function main({ runtime, data, system, log, logger }) {
     // const logger = log ? printCommand : logger;
     // TODO: Handle disposing of this.
     // TODO: Handle passing in variables.
-    variable.hook(method.name, async () => {
-      // Remove this await when we can run the VM synchronously.
-      // See GitHub issue #814
-      await interpret(commandOffset, program, [], { logger });
+    variable.hook(method.name, () => {
+      interpret(commandOffset, program, [], { logger });
     });
   });
 
@@ -44,7 +42,7 @@ async function main({ runtime, data, system, log, logger }) {
   // Set the System global
   // TODO: We could confirm that this variable has the "system" flag set.
   program.variables[0].setValue(system);
-  await system.js_start();
+  system.js_start();
 }
 
 module.exports = main;
diff --git a/experiments/modern/src/maki-interpreter/interpreter.test.js b/experiments/modern/src/maki-interpreter/interpreter.test.js
index a43790a6..9bfdc716 100644
--- a/experiments/modern/src/maki-interpreter/interpreter.test.js
+++ b/experiments/modern/src/maki-interpreter/interpreter.test.js
@@ -5,13 +5,11 @@ const runtime = require("../runtime");
 const interpret = require("./interpreter");
 const { VERSIONS } = require("./testConstants");
 
-async function runFile(version, fileName) {
+function runFile(version, fileName) {
   const relativePath = `../../resources/maki_compiler/${version}/${fileName}`;
   const system = new System();
   const data = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, relativePath));
-  // Remove this await when we can run the VM synchronously.
-  // See GitHub issue #814
-  await interpret({ runtime, data, system, log: false });
+  interpret({ runtime, data, system, log: false });
 }
 
 // The basicTest.m file that jberg prepared follows a convention for what a
@@ -40,10 +38,8 @@ describe("can call messageBox with hello World", () => {
     VERSIONS.WINAMP_5_66,
   ];
   versions.forEach(version => {
-    test(`with bytecode compiled by ${version}`, async () => {
-      // Remove this await when we can run the VM synchronously.
-      // See GitHub issue #814
-      await runFile(version, "hello_world.maki");
+    test(`with bytecode compiled by ${version}`, () => {
+      runFile(version, "hello_world.maki");
       expect(mockMessageBox).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
       expect(mockMessageBox).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         "Hello World",
@@ -66,10 +62,8 @@ describe("can use basic operators", () => {
   ];
 
   versions.forEach(version => {
-    test(`with basic test bytecode compiled by ${version}`, async () => {
-      // Remove this await when we can run the VM synchronously.
-      // See GitHub issue #814
-      await runFile(version, "basicTests.maki");
+    test(`with basic test bytecode compiled by ${version}`, () => {
+      runFile(version, "basicTests.maki");
       expect(mockMessageBox.mock.calls).toEqual(
         [
           "2 + 2 = 4",
@@ -147,10 +141,8 @@ describe("can use simple functions", () => {
   ];
 
   versions.forEach(version => {
-    test(`with bytecode compiled by ${version}`, async () => {
-      // Remove this await when we can run the VM synchronously.
-      // See GitHub issue #814
-      await runFile(version, "simpleFunctions.maki");
+    test(`with bytecode compiled by ${version}`, () => {
+      runFile(version, "simpleFunctions.maki");
       expect(mockMessageBox.mock.calls).toEqual(
         [
           "simple custom function",
diff --git a/experiments/modern/src/maki-interpreter/variable.js b/experiments/modern/src/maki-interpreter/variable.js
index 39f5bd84..e0a60162 100644
--- a/experiments/modern/src/maki-interpreter/variable.js
+++ b/experiments/modern/src/maki-interpreter/variable.js
@@ -17,13 +17,9 @@ class Variable {
       this._unsubscribeFromValue();
     }
     if (this.typeName === "OBJECT") {
-      this._unsubscribeFromValue = value.js_listenToAll(
-        async (eventName, args) => {
-          // Remove this await when we can run the VM synchronously.
-          // See GitHub issue #814
-          await this._emitter.trigger(eventName, args);
-        }
-      );
+      this._unsubscribeFromValue = value.js_listenToAll((eventName, args) => {
+        this._emitter.trigger(eventName, args);
+      });
     }
     this._value = value;
   }
diff --git a/experiments/modern/src/maki-interpreter/virtualMachine.js b/experiments/modern/src/maki-interpreter/virtualMachine.js
index b79f40ab..e0e2b354 100644
--- a/experiments/modern/src/maki-interpreter/virtualMachine.js
+++ b/experiments/modern/src/maki-interpreter/virtualMachine.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ function coerceTypes(var1, var2, val1, val2) {
   return val1;
 }
 
-async function interpret(start, program, stack = [], { logger = null }) {
+function interpret(start, program, stack = [], { logger = null }) {
   const { commands, methods, variables, classes } = program;
 
   function twoArgCoercingOperator(operator) {
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ async function interpret(start, program, stack = [], { logger = null }) {
     const command = commands[i];
     // Print some debug info
     if (logger) {
-      // Remove this await when we can run the VM synchronously.
-      // See GitHub issue #814
-      await logger({ i, command, stack, variables, program });
+      logger({ i, command, stack, variables, program });
     }
 
     switch (command.opcode) {
@@ -144,9 +142,7 @@ async function interpret(start, program, stack = [], { logger = null }) {
       // callGlobal
       case 25: {
         const offset = command.arg;
-        // Remove this await when we can run the VM synchronously.
-        // See GitHub issue #814
-        const value = await interpret(offset, program, stack, {
+        const value = interpret(offset, program, stack, {
           logger,
         });
         stack.push(value);
diff --git a/experiments/modern/src/runtime/MakiObject.js b/experiments/modern/src/runtime/MakiObject.js
index 9a89c477..41a34807 100644
--- a/experiments/modern/src/runtime/MakiObject.js
+++ b/experiments/modern/src/runtime/MakiObject.js
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ class MakiObject {
     this._emitter = new Emitter();
   }
 
-  async js_trigger(eventName, ...args) {
-    // Remove this await when we can run the VM synchronously.
-    // See GitHub issue #814
-    await this._emitter.trigger(eventName, args);
+  js_trigger(eventName, ...args) {
+    this._emitter.trigger(eventName, args);
   }
 
   js_listenToAll(cb) {
diff --git a/experiments/modern/src/runtime/System.js b/experiments/modern/src/runtime/System.js
index 5d551bfe..db24d8f5 100644
--- a/experiments/modern/src/runtime/System.js
+++ b/experiments/modern/src/runtime/System.js
@@ -12,10 +12,8 @@ class System extends MakiObject {
     return "System";
   }
 
-  async js_start() {
-    // Remove this await when we can run the VM synchronously.
-    // See GitHub issue #814
-    await this.js_trigger("onScriptLoaded");
+  js_start() {
+    this.js_trigger("onScriptLoaded");
   }
 
   getScriptGroup() {