diff --git a/src/initWidgets.js b/src/initWidgets.js
index 4907a03..f04ece9 100644
--- a/src/initWidgets.js
+++ b/src/initWidgets.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import queue from './queue';
 import { extractOptions } from '@g2crowd/extract-options';
 import camelize from './camelize';
 import { strategies } from './strategies';
@@ -62,30 +61,32 @@ const wrapPlugin = function wrapPlugin(name, pluginFn, element) {
   };
 };
 
-const loadWidget = function (element, name, widgetQueue, registered, initiatedWidgets) {
-  const pluginFn = registered[name];
+async function startWidget(name, pluginFn, element) {
+  const wrapped = wrapPlugin(name, pluginFn, element);
+  const strategy = strategies.get(pluginFn.init);
+
+  strategy(wrapped, element);
+}
+
+const loadWidget = async function (element, name, availableWidgets, initiatedWidgets) {
+  const pluginFn = availableWidgets[name];
 
   if (!pluginFn) {
     return;
   }
 
-  const existingPlugin = initiatedWidgets.get(name, element);
-  const wrapped = wrapPlugin(name, pluginFn, element);
+  if (initiatedWidgets.get(name, element)) {
+    return;
+  }
 
-  if (!existingPlugin) {
-    widgetQueue.add(() => {
-      strategies.get(pluginFn.init)(wrapped, element);
-    });
-    widgetQueue.flush();
+  startWidget(name, pluginFn, element);
 
-    initiatedWidgets.set(name, element, true);
-    element.dataset[`vvidget_${camelize(name)}`] = true;
-  }
+  initiatedWidgets.set(name, element, true);
+  element.dataset[`vvidget_${camelize(name)}`] = true;
 };
 
 const initiatedWidgets = widgetTracker();
 export const widgetInitiator = function ({ attr, data, registered }, fn = loadWidget) {
-  const widgetQueue = queue();
   registered = registered || {};
 
   return function initWidgets(elements) {
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ export const widgetInitiator = function ({ attr, data, registered }, fn = loadWi
       names
         .split(' ')
         .filter((i) => i)
-        .forEach((name) => fn(element, name, widgetQueue, registered, initiatedWidgets));
+        .forEach((name) => fn(element, name, registered, initiatedWidgets));
     });
   };
 };
diff --git a/src/queue.js b/src/queue.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 4b17614..0000000
--- a/src/queue.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-// @format
-
-function queue() {
-  let list = [];
-  let completed = null;
-
-  function flush() {
-    list.forEach((i) => i());
-    list = [];
-  }
-
-  return {
-    add(item) {
-      list.push(item);
-    },
-
-    flush() {
-      if (completed === null) {
-        completed = new Promise(function (resolve) {
-          window.setTimeout(function () {
-            flush();
-            completed = null;
-            resolve();
-          }, 0);
-        });
-      }
-
-      return completed;
-    },
-
-    size() {
-      return list.length;
-    }
-  };
-}
-
-export default queue;
diff --git a/test/queue.test.js b/test/queue.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 3531b52..0000000
--- a/test/queue.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-// @format
-
-import queue from '../src/queue';
-
-test('can add a function', () => {
-  let q = queue();
-
-  q.add(jest.fn());
-
-  expect(q.size()).toEqual(1);
-});
-
-test('flush calls asynchronously', () => {
-  let q = queue();
-  let fn = jest.fn();
-  q.add(fn);
-  q.flush();
-
-  return q.flush().then(() => {
-    expect(fn.mock.calls.length).toEqual(1);
-  });
-});
-
-test('flush will run fns added after initial call', () => {
-  let q = queue();
-  let fn = jest.fn();
-  let fn2 = jest.fn();
-  q.add(fn);
-  q.flush();
-  q.add(fn2);
-
-  return q.flush().then(() => {
-    expect(fn2.mock.calls.length).toEqual(1);
-  });
-});
-
-test('flush will run again after delayed completion', (done) => {
-  let q = queue();
-  let fn = jest.fn();
-  let fn2 = jest.fn();
-  q.add(fn);
-
-  q.flush().then(() => {
-    q.add(fn2);
-    q.flush().then(() => {
-      expect(fn2.mock.calls.length).toEqual(1);
-      done();
-    });
-  });
-});