diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ac1695c..024a7ff 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1463,7 +1463,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "mime",
  "minijinja",
  "palette",
- "rayon",
  "rusqlite",
  "serde",
  "strum",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 153f925..fee9c2f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ linux-embedded-hal = { version = "0.4.0"}
 mime = "0.3.17"
 minijinja = "2.1.0"
 palette = "0.7.6"
-rayon = "1.10.0"
 rusqlite = { version = "0.32.1", features = ["bundled"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.204", features = ["derive"] }
 strum = { version = "0.26.3", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/src/dither.rs b/src/dither.rs
index 77ed2be..7ea316a 100644
--- a/src/dither.rs
+++ b/src/dither.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use tracing::instrument;
 use image::Rgb as imgRgb;
 use palette::color_difference::{Ciede2000, HyAb};
 use palette::{cast::FromComponents, IntoColor, Lab, Srgb};
-use rayon::prelude::*;
 
 #[derive(
     strum::EnumString, strum::Display, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Debug, Clone,
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ fn nearest_neighbor(input_color: Lab, palette: &[Lab]) -> (u8, Lab) {
         .map(|(idx, p_color)| {
             (
                 idx,
-                input_color.hybrid_distance(*p_color), // this is CIEDIE2000 based and highly accurate.
+                input_color.difference(*p_color), // this is CIEDIE2000 based and highly accurate.
                 input_color - *p_color,
             )
         })
@@ -215,9 +214,11 @@ impl<'a> Ditherer for ErrorDiffusion<'a> {
         // first, a view into the rgb components
         let srgb = <&[Srgb<u8>]>::from_components(&**img);
         let (xsize, ysize) = img.dimensions();
-        // our temporary buffer. we push the error here.
-        let mut temp_img: Vec<Lab> = srgb.par_iter().map(|p| p.into_format().into_color()).collect();
-
+        // our destination buffer.
+        let mut temp_img: Vec<Lab> = Vec::with_capacity((xsize * ysize) as usize);
+        for pix in srgb {
+            temp_img.push(pix.into_format().into_color());
+        }
         let lab_palette: Vec<Lab> = output.palette.iter().map(|c| Lab::from_color(*c)).collect();
 
         // TODO: rework this to make more sense.