diff --git a/mrun/mrun.go b/mrun/mrun.go
index 10183c5..ffa2c57 100644
--- a/mrun/mrun.go
+++ b/mrun/mrun.go
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ package mrun
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
-
-	"github.com/mediocregopher/mediocre-go-lib/mctx"
 )
 
 type futureErr struct {
@@ -105,14 +103,6 @@ var ErrDone = errors.New("Wait is done waiting")
 // Wait is safe to call in parallel, and will return the same result if called
 // multiple times.
 func Wait(ctx context.Context, cancelCh <-chan struct{}) error {
-	// First wait for all the children, and see if any of them return an error
-	children := mctx.Children(ctx)
-	for _, childCtx := range children {
-		if err := Wait(childCtx, cancelCh); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
 	futErrs, _ := ctx.Value(threadCtxKey(0)).([]*futureErr)
 	for _, futErr := range futErrs {
 		err, ok := futErr.get(cancelCh)
diff --git a/mrun/mrun_test.go b/mrun/mrun_test.go
index 1fc0c11..7cd1519 100644
--- a/mrun/mrun_test.go
+++ b/mrun/mrun_test.go
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	. "testing"
 	"time"
-
-	"github.com/mediocregopher/mediocre-go-lib/mctx"
 )
 
 func TestThreadWait(t *T) {
@@ -26,123 +24,56 @@ func TestThreadWait(t *T) {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	t.Run("noChildren", func(t *T) {
-		t.Run("noBlock", func(t *T) {
-			t.Run("noErr", func(t *T) {
-				ctx := context.Background()
-				ctx = WithThreads(ctx, 1, func() error { return nil })
-				if err := Wait(ctx, nil); err != nil {
-					t.Fatal(err)
-				}
-			})
-
-			t.Run("err", func(t *T) {
-				ctx := context.Background()
-				ctx = WithThreads(ctx, 1, func() error { return testErr })
-				if err := Wait(ctx, nil); err != testErr {
-					t.Fatalf("should have got test error, got: %v", err)
-				}
-			})
+	t.Run("noBlock", func(t *T) {
+		t.Run("noErr", func(t *T) {
+			ctx := context.Background()
+			ctx = WithThreads(ctx, 1, func() error { return nil })
+			if err := Wait(ctx, nil); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
 		})
 
-		t.Run("block", func(t *T) {
-			t.Run("noErr", func(t *T) {
-				ctx := context.Background()
-				ctx = WithThreads(ctx, 1, func() error {
-					time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-					return nil
-				})
-				if err := wait(ctx, 1*time.Second); err != nil {
-					t.Fatal(err)
-				}
-			})
-
-			t.Run("err", func(t *T) {
-				ctx := context.Background()
-				ctx = WithThreads(ctx, 1, func() error {
-					time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-					return testErr
-				})
-				if err := wait(ctx, 1*time.Second); err != testErr {
-					t.Fatalf("should have got test error, got: %v", err)
-				}
-			})
-
-			t.Run("canceled", func(t *T) {
-				ctx := context.Background()
-				ctx = WithThreads(ctx, 1, func() error {
-					time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
-					return testErr
-				})
-				if err := Wait(ctx, cancelCh(500*time.Millisecond)); err != ErrDone {
-					t.Fatalf("should have got ErrDone, got: %v", err)
-				}
-			})
+		t.Run("err", func(t *T) {
+			ctx := context.Background()
+			ctx = WithThreads(ctx, 1, func() error { return testErr })
+			if err := Wait(ctx, nil); err != testErr {
+				t.Fatalf("should have got test error, got: %v", err)
+			}
 		})
 	})
 
-	ctxWithChild := func() (context.Context, context.Context) {
-		ctx := context.Background()
-		return ctx, mctx.NewChild(ctx, "child")
-	}
-
-	t.Run("children", func(t *T) {
-		t.Run("noBlock", func(t *T) {
-			t.Run("noErr", func(t *T) {
-				ctx, childCtx := ctxWithChild()
-				childCtx = WithThreads(childCtx, 1, func() error { return nil })
-				ctx = mctx.WithChild(ctx, childCtx)
-				if err := Wait(ctx, nil); err != nil {
-					t.Fatal(err)
-				}
-			})
-
-			t.Run("err", func(t *T) {
-				ctx, childCtx := ctxWithChild()
-				childCtx = WithThreads(childCtx, 1, func() error { return testErr })
-				ctx = mctx.WithChild(ctx, childCtx)
-				if err := Wait(ctx, nil); err != testErr {
-					t.Fatalf("should have got test error, got: %v", err)
-				}
+	t.Run("block", func(t *T) {
+		t.Run("noErr", func(t *T) {
+			ctx := context.Background()
+			ctx = WithThreads(ctx, 1, func() error {
+				time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+				return nil
 			})
+			if err := wait(ctx, 1*time.Second); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
 		})
 
-		t.Run("block", func(t *T) {
-			t.Run("noErr", func(t *T) {
-				ctx, childCtx := ctxWithChild()
-				childCtx = WithThreads(childCtx, 1, func() error {
-					time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-					return nil
-				})
-				ctx = mctx.WithChild(ctx, childCtx)
-				if err := wait(ctx, 1*time.Second); err != nil {
-					t.Fatal(err)
-				}
+		t.Run("err", func(t *T) {
+			ctx := context.Background()
+			ctx = WithThreads(ctx, 1, func() error {
+				time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+				return testErr
 			})
+			if err := wait(ctx, 1*time.Second); err != testErr {
+				t.Fatalf("should have got test error, got: %v", err)
+			}
+		})
 
-			t.Run("err", func(t *T) {
-				ctx, childCtx := ctxWithChild()
-				childCtx = WithThreads(childCtx, 1, func() error {
-					time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-					return testErr
-				})
-				ctx = mctx.WithChild(ctx, childCtx)
-				if err := wait(ctx, 1*time.Second); err != testErr {
-					t.Fatalf("should have got test error, got: %v", err)
-				}
-			})
-
-			t.Run("canceled", func(t *T) {
-				ctx, childCtx := ctxWithChild()
-				childCtx = WithThreads(childCtx, 1, func() error {
-					time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
-					return testErr
-				})
-				ctx = mctx.WithChild(ctx, childCtx)
-				if err := Wait(ctx, cancelCh(500*time.Millisecond)); err != ErrDone {
-					t.Fatalf("should have got ErrDone, got: %v", err)
-				}
+		t.Run("canceled", func(t *T) {
+			ctx := context.Background()
+			ctx = WithThreads(ctx, 1, func() error {
+				time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+				return testErr
 			})
+			if err := Wait(ctx, cancelCh(500*time.Millisecond)); err != ErrDone {
+				t.Fatalf("should have got ErrDone, got: %v", err)
+			}
 		})
 	})
 }