diff --git a/src/admin/delete_version.rs b/src/admin/delete_version.rs
index 1e004cc569e..16665d4f930 100644
--- a/src/admin/delete_version.rs
+++ b/src/admin/delete_version.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ use crate::tasks::spawn_blocking;
 use crate::worker::jobs;
 use crate::{admin::dialoguer, db, schema::versions};
 use anyhow::Context;
-use diesel::prelude::*;
+use diesel::{Connection, ExpressionMethods, QueryDsl};
+use diesel_async::async_connection_wrapper::AsyncConnectionWrapper;
 
 #[derive(clap::Parser, Debug)]
 #[command(
@@ -27,18 +28,25 @@ pub struct Opts {
 }
 
 pub async fn run(opts: Opts) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    spawn_blocking(move || {
-        let crate_name = &opts.crate_name;
+    let mut conn = db::oneoff_async_connection()
+        .await
+        .context("Failed to establish database connection")?;
 
-        let conn = &mut db::oneoff_connection().context("Failed to establish database connection")?;
+    let store = Storage::from_environment();
 
-        let store = Storage::from_environment();
+    let crate_id: i32 = {
+        use diesel_async::RunQueryDsl;
 
-        let crate_id: i32 = crates::table
+        crates::table
             .select(crates::id)
-            .filter(crates::name.eq(crate_name))
-            .first(conn)
-            .context("Failed to look up crate id from the database")?;
+            .filter(crates::name.eq(&opts.crate_name))
+            .first(&mut conn)
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to look up crate id from the database")
+    }?;
+
+    {
+        let crate_name = &opts.crate_name;
 
         println!("Deleting the following versions of the `{crate_name}` crate:");
         println!();
@@ -47,9 +55,20 @@ pub async fn run(opts: Opts) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         }
         println!();
 
-        if !opts.yes && !dialoguer::confirm("Do you want to permanently delete these versions?")? {
+        if !opts.yes
+            && !dialoguer::async_confirm("Do you want to permanently delete these versions?")
+                .await?
+        {
             return Ok(());
         }
+    }
+
+    let opts = spawn_blocking::<_, _, anyhow::Error>(move || {
+        use diesel::RunQueryDsl;
+
+        let conn: &mut AsyncConnectionWrapper<_> = &mut conn.into();
+
+        let crate_name = &opts.crate_name;
 
         conn.transaction(|conn| {
             info!(%crate_name, %crate_id, versions = ?opts.versions, "Deleting versions from the database");
@@ -87,27 +106,26 @@ pub async fn run(opts: Opts) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             warn!(%crate_name, ?error, "Failed to enqueue index sync jobs");
         }
 
-        let rt = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
-            .enable_all()
-            .build()
-            .context("Failed to initialize tokio runtime")?;
+        Ok(opts)
+    }).await?;
 
-        for version in &opts.versions {
-            debug!(%crate_name, %version, "Deleting crate file from S3");
-            if let Err(error) = rt.block_on(store.delete_crate_file(crate_name, version)) {
-                warn!(%crate_name, %version, ?error, "Failed to delete crate file from S3");
-            }
+    let crate_name = &opts.crate_name;
 
-            debug!(%crate_name, %version, "Deleting readme file from S3");
-            match rt.block_on(store.delete_readme(crate_name, version)) {
-                Err(object_store::Error::NotFound { .. }) => {}
-                Err(error) => {
-                    warn!(%crate_name, %version, ?error, "Failed to delete readme file from S3")
-                }
-                Ok(_) => {}
+    for version in &opts.versions {
+        debug!(%crate_name, %version, "Deleting crate file from S3");
+        if let Err(error) = store.delete_crate_file(crate_name, version).await {
+            warn!(%crate_name, %version, ?error, "Failed to delete crate file from S3");
+        }
+
+        debug!(%crate_name, %version, "Deleting readme file from S3");
+        match store.delete_readme(crate_name, version).await {
+            Err(object_store::Error::NotFound { .. }) => {}
+            Err(error) => {
+                warn!(%crate_name, %version, ?error, "Failed to delete readme file from S3")
             }
+            Ok(_) => {}
         }
+    }
 
-        Ok(())
-    }).await
+    Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/admin/dialoguer.rs b/src/admin/dialoguer.rs
index 9701e6fb3ca..941fe5492bf 100644
--- a/src/admin/dialoguer.rs
+++ b/src/admin/dialoguer.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
+use crate::tasks::spawn_blocking;
 use ::dialoguer::{theme::Theme, Confirm};
 
-pub fn confirm(msg: &str) -> dialoguer::Result<bool> {
+pub async fn async_confirm(msg: impl Into<String>) -> anyhow::Result<bool> {
+    let msg = msg.into();
+    spawn_blocking(move || confirm(msg).map_err(anyhow::Error::from)).await
+}
+
+pub fn confirm(msg: impl Into<String>) -> dialoguer::Result<bool> {
     Confirm::with_theme(&CustomTheme)
         .with_prompt(msg)
         .default(false)