diff --git a/src/backoff.rs b/src/backoff.rs
index 46a65d7f4..39126bd82 100644
--- a/src/backoff.rs
+++ b/src/backoff.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /// Vendored and simplified from crossbeam-utils
 use core::cell::Cell;
-use core::sync::atomic;
 
 const SPIN_LIMIT: u32 = 6;
 
@@ -31,9 +30,7 @@ impl Backoff {
     #[inline]
     pub fn spin(&self) {
         for _ in 0..1 << self.step.get().min(SPIN_LIMIT) {
-            // `hint::spin_loop` requires Rust 1.49.
-            #[allow(deprecated)]
-            atomic::spin_loop_hint();
+            core::hint::spin_loop();
         }
 
         if self.step.get() <= SPIN_LIMIT {
diff --git a/src/concurrency_control.rs b/src/concurrency_control.rs
index df2f0f43a..9ce322863 100644
--- a/src/concurrency_control.rs
+++ b/src/concurrency_control.rs
@@ -64,9 +64,7 @@ impl ConcurrencyControl {
         if self.active.fetch_or(RW_REQUIRED_BIT, SeqCst) < RW_REQUIRED_BIT {
             // we are the first to set this bit
             while self.active.load(Acquire) != RW_REQUIRED_BIT {
-                // `hint::spin_loop` requires Rust 1.49.
-                #[allow(deprecated)]
-                std::sync::atomic::spin_loop_hint()
+                std::hint::spin_loop()
             }
             self.upgrade_complete.store(true, Release);
         }
@@ -99,9 +97,7 @@ impl ConcurrencyControl {
         });
         self.enable();
         while !self.upgrade_complete.load(Acquire) {
-            // `hint::spin_loop` requires Rust 1.49.
-            #[allow(deprecated)]
-            std::sync::atomic::spin_loop_hint()
+            std::hint::spin_loop()
         }
         Protector::Write(self.rw.write())
     }