diff --git a/src/cli/rustup_mode.rs b/src/cli/rustup_mode.rs
index d80bc35e93..89fd348f23 100644
--- a/src/cli/rustup_mode.rs
+++ b/src/cli/rustup_mode.rs
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ async fn target_list(
     quiet: bool,
 ) -> Result<utils::ExitCode> {
     // downcasting required because the toolchain files can name any toolchain
-    let distributable = DistributableToolchain::from_partial(toolchain, cfg).await?;
+    let distributable = DistributableToolchain::from_partial(toolchain, cfg)?;
     common::list_items(
         distributable,
         |c| {
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ async fn target_add(
     // isn't a feature yet.
     // list_components *and* add_component would both be inappropriate for
     // custom toolchains.
-    let distributable = DistributableToolchain::from_partial(toolchain, cfg).await?;
+    let distributable = DistributableToolchain::from_partial(toolchain, cfg)?;
     let components = distributable.components()?;
 
     if targets.contains(&"all".to_string()) {
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ async fn target_remove(
     targets: Vec<String>,
     toolchain: Option<PartialToolchainDesc>,
 ) -> Result<utils::ExitCode> {
-    let distributable = DistributableToolchain::from_partial(toolchain, cfg).await?;
+    let distributable = DistributableToolchain::from_partial(toolchain, cfg)?;
 
     for target in targets {
         let target = TargetTriple::new(target);
@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@ async fn component_list(
     quiet: bool,
 ) -> Result<utils::ExitCode> {
     // downcasting required because the toolchain files can name any toolchain
-    let distributable = DistributableToolchain::from_partial(toolchain, cfg).await?;
+    let distributable = DistributableToolchain::from_partial(toolchain, cfg)?;
     common::list_items(
         distributable,
         |c| Some(&c.name),
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ async fn component_add(
     toolchain: Option<PartialToolchainDesc>,
     target: Option<String>,
 ) -> Result<utils::ExitCode> {
-    let distributable = DistributableToolchain::from_partial(toolchain, cfg).await?;
+    let distributable = DistributableToolchain::from_partial(toolchain, cfg)?;
     let target = get_target(target, &distributable);
 
     for component in &components {
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ async fn component_remove(
     toolchain: Option<PartialToolchainDesc>,
     target: Option<String>,
 ) -> Result<utils::ExitCode> {
-    let distributable = DistributableToolchain::from_partial(toolchain, cfg).await?;
+    let distributable = DistributableToolchain::from_partial(toolchain, cfg)?;
     let target = get_target(target, &distributable);
 
     for component in &components {
@@ -1447,7 +1447,7 @@ async fn doc(
     mut topic: Option<&str>,
     doc_page: &DocPage,
 ) -> Result<utils::ExitCode> {
-    let toolchain = cfg.toolchain_from_partial(toolchain).await?;
+    let toolchain = cfg.toolchain_from_partial(toolchain)?;
 
     if let Ok(distributable) = DistributableToolchain::try_from(&toolchain) {
         if let [_] = distributable
@@ -1508,7 +1508,7 @@ async fn man(
     command: &str,
     toolchain: Option<PartialToolchainDesc>,
 ) -> Result<utils::ExitCode> {
-    let toolchain = cfg.toolchain_from_partial(toolchain).await?;
+    let toolchain = cfg.toolchain_from_partial(toolchain)?;
     let path = toolchain.man_path();
     utils::assert_is_directory(&path)?;
 
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index ac3f30adc7..52c26285fa 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ impl<'a> Cfg<'a> {
             .transpose()?)
     }
 
-    pub(crate) async fn toolchain_from_partial(
+    pub(crate) fn toolchain_from_partial(
         &self,
         toolchain: Option<PartialToolchainDesc>,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<Toolchain<'_>> {
diff --git a/src/toolchain/distributable.rs b/src/toolchain/distributable.rs
index 45cfa4da05..49a6cb6700 100644
--- a/src/toolchain/distributable.rs
+++ b/src/toolchain/distributable.rs
@@ -33,13 +33,11 @@ pub(crate) struct DistributableToolchain<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> DistributableToolchain<'a> {
-    pub(crate) async fn from_partial(
+    pub(crate) fn from_partial(
         toolchain: Option<PartialToolchainDesc>,
         cfg: &'a Cfg<'a>,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
-        Ok(Self::try_from(
-            &cfg.toolchain_from_partial(toolchain).await?,
-        )?)
+        Ok(Self::try_from(&cfg.toolchain_from_partial(toolchain)?)?)
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn new(cfg: &'a Cfg<'a>, desc: ToolchainDesc) -> Result<Self, RustupError> {