diff --git a/src/runtime.rs b/src/runtime.rs
index 25b3ce6b2..e14dc935c 100644
--- a/src/runtime.rs
+++ b/src/runtime.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use std::{
-    panic::AssertUnwindSafe,
     sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering},
     thread::ThreadId,
 };
@@ -7,8 +6,8 @@ use std::{
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 
 use crate::{
-    durability::Durability, key::DatabaseKeyIndex, table::Table, zalsa_local::ZalsaLocal,
-    Cancelled, Database, Event, EventKind, Revision,
+    durability::Durability, key::DatabaseKeyIndex, table::Table, Cancelled, Database, Event,
+    EventKind, Revision,
 };
 
 use self::dependency_graph::DependencyGraph;
@@ -169,8 +168,7 @@ impl Runtime {
     /// cancelled, so this function will panic with a `Cancelled` value.
     pub(crate) fn block_on<QueryMutexGuard>(
         &self,
-        db: &dyn Database,
-        local_state: &ZalsaLocal,
+        db: &(impl Database + ?Sized),
         database_key: DatabaseKeyIndex,
         other_id: ThreadId,
         query_mutex_guard: QueryMutexGuard,
@@ -189,21 +187,8 @@ impl Runtime {
             })
         });
 
-        // `DependencyGraph::block_on` does not panic, so we cannot enter an inconsistent state.
-        let dg = AssertUnwindSafe(dg);
-        // `DependencyGraph::block_on` does not panic, nor does it read from query_mutex_guard, so
-        // we cannot enter an inconsistent state for this parameter.
-        let query_mutex_guard = AssertUnwindSafe(query_mutex_guard);
-        let result = local_state.with_query_stack(|stack| {
-            DependencyGraph::block_on(
-                { dg }.0,
-                thread_id,
-                database_key,
-                other_id,
-                stack,
-                { query_mutex_guard }.0,
-            )
-        });
+        let result =
+            DependencyGraph::block_on(dg, thread_id, database_key, other_id, query_mutex_guard);
 
         match result {
             WaitResult::Completed => BlockResult::Completed,
diff --git a/src/runtime/dependency_graph.rs b/src/runtime/dependency_graph.rs
index 1e07bb3fb..e691f3e79 100644
--- a/src/runtime/dependency_graph.rs
+++ b/src/runtime/dependency_graph.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use std::thread::ThreadId;
 
-use crate::active_query::ActiveQuery;
 use crate::key::DatabaseKeyIndex;
 use crate::runtime::WaitResult;
 use parking_lot::MutexGuard;
@@ -59,12 +58,9 @@ impl DependencyGraph {
         from_id: ThreadId,
         database_key: DatabaseKeyIndex,
         to_id: ThreadId,
-        from_stack: &mut [ActiveQuery],
         query_mutex_guard: QueryMutexGuard,
     ) -> WaitResult {
-        // SAFETY: We are blocking until the result is removed from `DependencyGraph::wait_results`
-        // and as such we are keeping `from_stack` alive.
-        let condvar = unsafe { me.add_edge(from_id, database_key, to_id, from_stack) };
+        let edge = me.add_edge(from_id, database_key, to_id);
 
         // Release the mutex that prevents `database_key`
         // from completing, now that the edge has been added.
@@ -75,30 +71,23 @@ impl DependencyGraph {
                 debug_assert!(!me.edges.contains_key(&from_id));
                 return result;
             }
-            condvar.wait(&mut me);
+            edge.wait(&mut me);
         }
     }
 
     /// Helper for `block_on`: performs actual graph modification
     /// to add a dependency edge from `from_id` to `to_id`, which is
     /// computing `database_key`.
-    ///
-    /// # Safety
-    ///
-    /// The caller needs to keep `from_stack`/`'aq`` alive until `from_id` has been removed from the `wait_results`.
-    // This safety invariant is consumed by the `Edge` struct
-    unsafe fn add_edge<'aq>(
+    fn add_edge(
         &mut self,
         from_id: ThreadId,
         database_key: DatabaseKeyIndex,
         to_id: ThreadId,
-        from_stack: &'aq mut [ActiveQuery],
-    ) -> edge::EdgeGuard<'aq> {
+    ) -> edge::EdgeGuard {
         assert_ne!(from_id, to_id);
         debug_assert!(!self.edges.contains_key(&from_id));
         debug_assert!(!self.depends_on(to_id, from_id));
-        // SAFETY: The caller is responsible for ensuring that the `EdgeGuard` outlives the `Edge`.
-        let (edge, guard) = unsafe { edge::Edge::new(to_id, from_stack) };
+        let (edge, guard) = edge::Edge::new(to_id);
         self.edges.insert(from_id, edge);
         self.query_dependents
             .entry(database_key)
@@ -138,11 +127,11 @@ impl DependencyGraph {
 }
 
 mod edge {
-    use std::{marker::PhantomData, sync::Arc, thread::ThreadId};
+    use std::{sync::Arc, thread::ThreadId};
 
     use parking_lot::MutexGuard;
 
-    use crate::{active_query::ActiveQuery, runtime::dependency_graph::DependencyGraph};
+    use crate::runtime::dependency_graph::DependencyGraph;
 
     #[derive(Debug)]
     pub(super) struct Edge {
@@ -153,35 +142,24 @@ mod edge {
         condvar: Arc<parking_lot::Condvar>,
     }
 
-    pub struct EdgeGuard<'aq> {
+    pub struct EdgeGuard {
         condvar: Arc<parking_lot::Condvar>,
-        // Inform the borrow checker that the edge stack is borrowed until the guard is released.
-        // This is necessary to ensure that the stack is not modified by the caller of
-        // `DependencyGraph::add_edge` after the call returns.
-        _pd: PhantomData<&'aq mut [ActiveQuery]>,
     }
 
-    impl EdgeGuard<'_> {
+    impl EdgeGuard {
         pub fn wait(&self, mutex_guard: &mut MutexGuard<'_, DependencyGraph>) {
             self.condvar.wait(mutex_guard)
         }
     }
 
     impl Edge {
-        pub(super) unsafe fn new(
-            blocked_on_id: ThreadId,
-            stack: &mut [ActiveQuery],
-        ) -> (Self, EdgeGuard<'_>) {
-            _ = stack;
+        pub(super) fn new(blocked_on_id: ThreadId) -> (Self, EdgeGuard) {
             let condvar = Arc::new(parking_lot::Condvar::new());
             let edge = Self {
                 blocked_on_id,
                 condvar: condvar.clone(),
             };
-            let edge_guard = EdgeGuard {
-                condvar,
-                _pd: PhantomData,
-            };
+            let edge_guard = EdgeGuard { condvar };
             (edge, edge_guard)
         }
 
diff --git a/src/table/sync.rs b/src/table/sync.rs
index 97f175467..2baf3247a 100644
--- a/src/table/sync.rs
+++ b/src/table/sync.rs
@@ -71,13 +71,10 @@ impl SyncTable {
                 // boolean is to decide *whether* to acquire the lock,
                 // not to gate future atomic reads.
                 *anyone_waiting = true;
-                match zalsa.runtime().block_on(
-                    db.as_dyn_database(),
-                    db.zalsa_local(),
-                    database_key_index,
-                    *other_id,
-                    syncs,
-                ) {
+                match zalsa
+                    .runtime()
+                    .block_on(db, database_key_index, *other_id, syncs)
+                {
                     BlockResult::Completed => ClaimResult::Retry,
                     BlockResult::Cycle => ClaimResult::Cycle,
                 }