diff --git a/codex/utils/asyncstatemachine.nim b/codex/utils/asyncstatemachine.nim
index 9df86294..b3d2761a 100644
--- a/codex/utils/asyncstatemachine.nim
+++ b/codex/utils/asyncstatemachine.nim
@@ -2,55 +2,55 @@ import pkg/questionable
 import pkg/chronos
 import pkg/upraises
 
-template makeStateMachine*(MachineType, StateType) =
+# template makeStateMachine*(Machine, State) =
 
-  type
-    MachineType* = ref object of RootObj
-      state: StateType
-      running: Future[void]
-      scheduled: AsyncQueue[Event]
-      scheduling: Future[void]
-    StateType* = ref object of RootObj
-    Event = proc(state: StateType): ?StateType {.gcsafe, upraises:[].}
+type
+  Machine* = ref object of RootObj
+    state: State
+    running: Future[void]
+    scheduled: AsyncQueue[Event]
+    scheduling: Future[void]
+  State* = ref object of RootObj
+  Event = proc(state: State): ?State {.gcsafe, upraises:[].}
 
-  proc transition(_: type Event, previous, next: StateType): Event =
-    return proc (state: StateType): ?StateType =
-      if state == previous:
-        return some next
+proc transition(_: type Event, previous, next: State): Event =
+  return proc (state: State): ?State =
+    if state == previous:
+      return some next
 
-  proc schedule*(machine: MachineType, event: Event) =
-    machine.scheduled.putNoWait(event)
+proc schedule*(machine: Machine, event: Event) =
+  machine.scheduled.putNoWait(event)
 
-  method run*(state: StateType): Future[?StateType] {.base, upraises:[].} =
+method run*(state: State): Future[?State] {.base, upraises:[].} =
+  discard
+
+proc run(machine: Machine, state: State) {.async.} =
+  try:
+    if next =? await state.run():
+      machine.schedule(Event.transition(state, next))
+  except CancelledError:
     discard
 
-  proc run(machine: MachineType, state: StateType) {.async.} =
-    try:
-      if next =? await state.run():
-        machine.schedule(Event.transition(state, next))
-    except CancelledError:
-      discard
+proc scheduler(machine: Machine) {.async.} =
+  try:
+    while true:
+      let event = await machine.scheduled.get()
+      if next =? event(machine.state):
+        if not machine.running.isNil:
+          await machine.running.cancelAndWait()
+        machine.state = next
+        machine.running = machine.run(machine.state)
+        asyncSpawn machine.running
+  except CancelledError:
+    discard
 
-  proc scheduler(machine: MachineType) {.async.} =
-    try:
-      while true:
-        let event = await machine.scheduled.get()
-        if next =? event(machine.state):
-          if not machine.running.isNil:
-            await machine.running.cancelAndWait()
-          machine.state = next
-          machine.running = machine.run(machine.state)
-          asyncSpawn machine.running
-    except CancelledError:
-      discard
+proc start*(machine: Machine, initialState: State) =
+  machine.scheduling = machine.scheduler()
+  machine.schedule(Event.transition(machine.state, initialState))
 
-  proc start*(machine: MachineType, initialState: StateType) =
-    machine.scheduling = machine.scheduler()
-    machine.schedule(Event.transition(machine.state, initialState))
+proc stop*(machine: Machine) =
+  machine.scheduling.cancel()
+  machine.running.cancel()
 
-  proc stop*(machine: MachineType) =
-    machine.scheduling.cancel()
-    machine.running.cancel()
-
-  proc new*(_: type MachineType): MachineType =
-    MachineType(scheduled: newAsyncQueue[Event]())
+proc new*(_: type Machine): Machine =
+  Machine(scheduled: newAsyncQueue[Event]())
diff --git a/tests/codex/utils/testasyncstatemachine.nim b/tests/codex/utils/testasyncstatemachine.nim
index 89b5943a..d7331822 100644
--- a/tests/codex/utils/testasyncstatemachine.nim
+++ b/tests/codex/utils/testasyncstatemachine.nim
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import pkg/upraises
 import codex/utils/asyncstatemachine
 import ../helpers/eventually
 
-makeStateMachine(Machine, State)
-
 type
   State1 = ref object of State
   State2 = ref object of State