diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index b82f6c52..4276e8ed 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ function hookIntoCompiler (compiler, options, plugin) {
       return html;
     }
     try {
-      return await require('html-minifier-terser').minify(html, options.minify);
+      return require('html-minifier-terser').minify(html, options.minify);
     } catch (e) {
       const isParseError = String(e.message).indexOf('Parse Error') === 0;
       if (isParseError) {