diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 643b275d91a..39d505ffcd0 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
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 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3fdd6f064ccff2d6567adcb3873ca630700f00b5ad3f060c25b5dcfd9a4ce152"
+checksum = "8b9ef9bad013ada3808854ceac7b46812a6465ba368859a37e2100283d2d719c"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "once_cell",
@@ -8607,7 +8586,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "num_cpus",
  "pin-project-lite",
  "signal-hook-registry",
- "socket2 0.5.5",
+ "socket2 0.5.6",
  "tokio-macros",
  "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
@@ -8630,7 +8609,7 @@ checksum = "5b8a1e28f2deaa14e508979454cb3a223b10b938b45af148bc0986de36f1923b"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.49",
+ "syn 2.0.51",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -8663,7 +8642,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "postgres-protocol",
  "postgres-types",
  "rand",
- "socket2 0.5.5",
+ "socket2 0.5.6",
  "tokio",
  "tokio-util 0.7.10",
  "whoami",
@@ -8836,7 +8815,7 @@ checksum = "34704c8d6ebcbc939824180af020566b01a7c01f80641264eba0999f6c2b6be7"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.49",
+ "syn 2.0.51",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -9057,9 +9036,9 @@ checksum = "3354b9ac3fae1ff6755cb6db53683adb661634f67557942dea4facebec0fee4b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-normalization"
-version = "0.1.22"
+version = "0.1.23"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5c5713f0fc4b5db668a2ac63cdb7bb4469d8c9fed047b1d0292cc7b0ce2ba921"
+checksum = "a56d1686db2308d901306f92a263857ef59ea39678a5458e7cb17f01415101f5"
 dependencies = [
  "tinyvec",
 ]
@@ -9186,11 +9165,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "eth2",
  "eth2_keystore",
  "ethereum_serde_utils",
- "exit-future",
  "filesystem",
  "futures",
  "hex",
- "hyper 1.1.0",
+ "hyper 1.2.0",
  "itertools",
  "lazy_static",
  "libsecp256k1",
@@ -9416,7 +9394,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.49",
+ "syn 2.0.51",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
 
@@ -9450,7 +9428,7 @@ checksum = "642f325be6301eb8107a83d12a8ac6c1e1c54345a7ef1a9261962dfefda09e66"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.49",
+ "syn 2.0.51",
  "wasm-bindgen-backend",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
@@ -9505,7 +9483,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "eth2",
  "hex",
  "http_api",
- "hyper 1.1.0",
+ "hyper 1.2.0",
  "log",
  "logging",
  "network",
@@ -9539,10 +9517,10 @@ name = "web3signer_tests"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "account_utils",
+ "async-channel 1.9.0",
  "environment",
  "eth2_keystore",
  "eth2_network_config",
- "exit-future",
  "futures",
  "lazy_static",
  "parking_lot 0.12.1",
@@ -9668,7 +9646,7 @@ version = "0.52.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "33ab640c8d7e35bf8ba19b884ba838ceb4fba93a4e8c65a9059d08afcfc683d9"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-targets 0.52.0",
+ "windows-targets 0.52.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -9695,7 +9673,7 @@ version = "0.52.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "282be5f36a8ce781fad8c8ae18fa3f9beff57ec1b52cb3de0789201425d9a33d"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-targets 0.52.0",
+ "windows-targets 0.52.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -9730,17 +9708,17 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-targets"
-version = "0.52.0"
+version = "0.52.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8a18201040b24831fbb9e4eb208f8892e1f50a37feb53cc7ff887feb8f50e7cd"
+checksum = "d380ba1dc7187569a8a9e91ed34b8ccfc33123bbacb8c0aed2d1ad7f3ef2dc5f"
 dependencies = [
- "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.52.0",
- "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.52.0",
- "windows_i686_gnu 0.52.0",
- "windows_i686_msvc 0.52.0",
- "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.52.0",
- "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.52.0",
- "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.52.0",
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.52.3",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.52.3",
+ "windows_i686_gnu 0.52.3",
+ "windows_i686_msvc 0.52.3",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.52.3",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.52.3",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.52.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -9757,9 +9735,9 @@ checksum = "2b38e32f0abccf9987a4e3079dfb67dcd799fb61361e53e2882c3cbaf0d905d8"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
-version = "0.52.0"
+version = "0.52.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cb7764e35d4db8a7921e09562a0304bf2f93e0a51bfccee0bd0bb0b666b015ea"
+checksum = "68e5dcfb9413f53afd9c8f86e56a7b4d86d9a2fa26090ea2dc9e40fba56c6ec6"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
@@ -9775,9 +9753,9 @@ checksum = "dc35310971f3b2dbbf3f0690a219f40e2d9afcf64f9ab7cc1be722937c26b4bc"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
-version = "0.52.0"
+version = "0.52.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bbaa0368d4f1d2aaefc55b6fcfee13f41544ddf36801e793edbbfd7d7df075ef"
+checksum = "8dab469ebbc45798319e69eebf92308e541ce46760b49b18c6b3fe5e8965b30f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_gnu"
@@ -9793,9 +9771,9 @@ checksum = "a75915e7def60c94dcef72200b9a8e58e5091744960da64ec734a6c6e9b3743e"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_gnu"
-version = "0.52.0"
+version = "0.52.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a28637cb1fa3560a16915793afb20081aba2c92ee8af57b4d5f28e4b3e7df313"
+checksum = "2a4e9b6a7cac734a8b4138a4e1044eac3404d8326b6c0f939276560687a033fb"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_msvc"
@@ -9811,9 +9789,9 @@ checksum = "8f55c233f70c4b27f66c523580f78f1004e8b5a8b659e05a4eb49d4166cca406"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_msvc"
-version = "0.52.0"
+version = "0.52.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ffe5e8e31046ce6230cc7215707b816e339ff4d4d67c65dffa206fd0f7aa7b9a"
+checksum = "28b0ec9c422ca95ff34a78755cfa6ad4a51371da2a5ace67500cf7ca5f232c58"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
@@ -9829,9 +9807,9 @@ checksum = "53d40abd2583d23e4718fddf1ebec84dbff8381c07cae67ff7768bbf19c6718e"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
-version = "0.52.0"
+version = "0.52.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3d6fa32db2bc4a2f5abeacf2b69f7992cd09dca97498da74a151a3132c26befd"
+checksum = "704131571ba93e89d7cd43482277d6632589b18ecf4468f591fbae0a8b101614"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
@@ -9847,9 +9825,9 @@ checksum = "0b7b52767868a23d5bab768e390dc5f5c55825b6d30b86c844ff2dc7414044cc"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
-version = "0.52.0"
+version = "0.52.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1a657e1e9d3f514745a572a6846d3c7aa7dbe1658c056ed9c3344c4109a6949e"
+checksum = "42079295511643151e98d61c38c0acc444e52dd42ab456f7ccfd5152e8ecf21c"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
@@ -9865,9 +9843,9 @@ checksum = "ed94fce61571a4006852b7389a063ab983c02eb1bb37b47f8272ce92d06d9538"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
-version = "0.52.0"
+version = "0.52.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dff9641d1cd4be8d1a070daf9e3773c5f67e78b4d9d42263020c057706765c04"
+checksum = "0770833d60a970638e989b3fa9fd2bb1aaadcf88963d1659fd7d9990196ed2d6"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "winnow"
@@ -10032,7 +10010,7 @@ checksum = "9ce1b18ccd8e73a9321186f97e46f9f04b778851177567b1975109d26a08d2a6"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.49",
+ "syn 2.0.51",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -10052,7 +10030,7 @@ checksum = "ce36e65b0d2999d2aafac989fb249189a141aee1f53c612c1f37d72631959f69"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.49",
+ "syn 2.0.51",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 317c3f95483..0fc70703825 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 [workspace.dependencies]
 anyhow = "1"
 arbitrary = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
+async-channel = "1.9.0"
 bincode = "1"
 bitvec = "1"
 byteorder = "1"
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/Cargo.toml b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/Cargo.toml
index 533ef7d9546..43c2c896f71 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/Cargo.toml
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/Cargo.toml
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ execution_layer = { workspace = true }
 sensitive_url = { workspace = true }
 superstruct = { workspace = true }
 hex = { workspace = true }
-exit-future = { workspace = true }
 oneshot_broadcast = { path = "../../common/oneshot_broadcast/" }
 slog-term = { workspace = true }
 slog-async = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/beacon_node/execution_layer/Cargo.toml b/beacon_node/execution_layer/Cargo.toml
index 7fee3721d8f..ace8e24a8e4 100644
--- a/beacon_node/execution_layer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/beacon_node/execution_layer/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ kzg = { workspace = true }
 state_processing = { workspace = true }
 superstruct = { workspace = true }
 lru = { workspace = true }
-exit-future = { workspace = true }
 tree_hash = { workspace = true }
 tree_hash_derive = { workspace = true }
 parking_lot = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/Cargo.toml b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/Cargo.toml
index fe3e628f189..17114180729 100644
--- a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/Cargo.toml
+++ b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ authors = ["Sigma Prime <contact@sigmaprime.io>"]
 edition = { workspace = true }
 
 [dependencies]
+async-channel = { workspace = true }
 discv5 = { workspace = true }
 unsigned-varint = { version = "0.6", features = ["codec"] }
 ssz_types = { workspace = true }
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@ hex_fmt = "0.3.0"
 instant = "0.1.12"
 quick-protobuf = "0.8"
 void = "1.0.2"
-async-channel = "1.9.0"
 asynchronous-codec = "0.7.0"
 base64 = "0.21.5"
 libp2p-mplex = "0.41"
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ features = ["identify", "yamux", "noise", "dns", "tcp", "tokio", "plaintext", "s
 slog-term = { workspace = true }
 slog-async = { workspace = true }
 tempfile = { workspace = true }
-exit-future = { workspace = true }
 quickcheck = { workspace = true }
 quickcheck_macros = { workspace = true }
 async-std = { version = "1.6.3", features = ["unstable"] }
diff --git a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/tests/common.rs b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/tests/common.rs
index af48244678d..3351ac23cb5 100644
--- a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/tests/common.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/tests/common.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pub struct Libp2pInstance(
     LibP2PService<ReqId, E>,
     #[allow(dead_code)]
     // This field is managed for lifetime purposes may not be used directly, hence the `#[allow(dead_code)]` attribute.
-    exit_future::Signal,
+    async_channel::Sender<()>,
 );
 
 impl std::ops::Deref for Libp2pInstance {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ pub async fn build_libp2p_instance(
     let config = build_config(boot_nodes);
     // launch libp2p service
 
-    let (signal, exit) = exit_future::signal();
+    let (signal, exit) = async_channel::bounded(1);
     let (shutdown_tx, _) = futures::channel::mpsc::channel(1);
     let executor = task_executor::TaskExecutor::new(rt, exit, log.clone(), shutdown_tx);
     let libp2p_context = lighthouse_network::Context {
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/Cargo.toml b/beacon_node/network/Cargo.toml
index 58a195aea83..228066b31b7 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/Cargo.toml
+++ b/beacon_node/network/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ edition = { workspace = true }
 sloggers = { workspace = true }
 genesis = { workspace = true }
 matches = "0.1.8"
-exit-future = { workspace = true }
 slog-term = { workspace = true }
 slog-async = { workspace = true }
 eth2 = { workspace = true }
 
 [dependencies]
+async-channel = { workspace = true }
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
 beacon_chain = { workspace = true }
 store = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/service/tests.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/service/tests.rs
index 85b3f6b7528..39e5e129268 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/service/tests.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/service/tests.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let runtime = Arc::new(Runtime::new().unwrap());
 
-        let (signal, exit) = exit_future::signal();
+        let (signal, exit) = async_channel::bounded(1);
         let (shutdown_tx, _) = futures::channel::mpsc::channel(1);
         let executor = task_executor::TaskExecutor::new(
             Arc::downgrade(&runtime),
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         // Build network service.
         let (mut network_service, network_globals, _network_senders) = runtime.block_on(async {
-            let (_, exit) = exit_future::signal();
+            let (_, exit) = async_channel::bounded(1);
             let (shutdown_tx, _) = futures::channel::mpsc::channel(1);
             let executor = task_executor::TaskExecutor::new(
                 Arc::downgrade(&runtime),
diff --git a/common/task_executor/Cargo.toml b/common/task_executor/Cargo.toml
index 38f4eca3699..b3d58fa5ea8 100644
--- a/common/task_executor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/task_executor/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ authors = ["Sigma Prime <contact@sigmaprime.io>"]
 edition = { workspace = true }
 
 [dependencies]
+async-channel = { workspace = true }
 tokio = { workspace = true }
 slog = { workspace = true }
 futures = { workspace = true }
-exit-future = { workspace = true }
 lazy_static = { workspace = true }
 lighthouse_metrics = { workspace = true }
 sloggers = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/common/task_executor/src/lib.rs b/common/task_executor/src/lib.rs
index 2b8877b26ba..d6edfd3121c 100644
--- a/common/task_executor/src/lib.rs
+++ b/common/task_executor/src/lib.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ pub struct TaskExecutor {
     /// The handle to the runtime on which tasks are spawned
     handle_provider: HandleProvider,
     /// The receiver exit future which on receiving shuts down the task
-    exit: exit_future::Exit,
+    exit: async_channel::Receiver<()>,
     /// Sender given to tasks, so that if they encounter a state in which execution cannot
     /// continue they can request that everything shuts down.
     ///
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ impl TaskExecutor {
     /// crate).
     pub fn new<T: Into<HandleProvider>>(
         handle: T,
-        exit: exit_future::Exit,
+        exit: async_channel::Receiver<()>,
         log: slog::Logger,
         signal_tx: Sender<ShutdownReason>,
     ) -> Self {
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ impl TaskExecutor {
 
     /// Spawn a future on the tokio runtime.
     ///
-    /// The future is wrapped in an `exit_future::Exit`. The task is cancelled when the corresponding
-    /// exit_future `Signal` is fired/dropped.
+    /// The future is wrapped in an `async-channel::Receiver`. The task is cancelled when the corresponding
+    /// Sender is dropped.
     ///
     /// The future is monitored via another spawned future to ensure that it doesn't panic. In case
     /// of a panic, the executor will be shut down via `self.signal_tx`.
@@ -172,9 +172,9 @@ impl TaskExecutor {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Spawn a future on the tokio runtime. This function does not wrap the task in an `exit_future::Exit`
+    /// Spawn a future on the tokio runtime. This function does not wrap the task in an `async-channel::Receiver`
     /// like [spawn](#method.spawn).
-    /// The caller of this function is responsible for wrapping up the task with an `exit_future::Exit` to
+    /// The caller of this function is responsible for wrapping up the task with an `async-channel::Receiver` to
     /// ensure that the task gets canceled appropriately.
     /// This function generates prometheus metrics on number of tasks and task duration.
     ///
@@ -213,9 +213,9 @@ impl TaskExecutor {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Spawn a future on the tokio runtime wrapped in an `exit_future::Exit` returning an optional
+    /// Spawn a future on the tokio runtime wrapped in an `async-channel::Receiver` returning an optional
     /// join handle to the future.
-    /// The task is canceled when the corresponding exit_future `Signal` is fired/dropped.
+    /// The task is canceled when the corresponding async-channel is dropped.
     ///
     /// This function generates prometheus metrics on number of tasks and task duration.
     pub fn spawn_handle<R: Send + 'static>(
@@ -223,30 +223,29 @@ impl TaskExecutor {
         task: impl Future<Output = R> + Send + 'static,
         name: &'static str,
     ) -> Option<tokio::task::JoinHandle<Option<R>>> {
-        let exit = self.exit.clone();
+        let exit = self.exit();
         let log = self.log.clone();
 
         if let Some(int_gauge) = metrics::get_int_gauge(&metrics::ASYNC_TASKS_COUNT, &[name]) {
             // Task is shutdown before it completes if `exit` receives
             let int_gauge_1 = int_gauge.clone();
-            let future = future::select(Box::pin(task), exit).then(move |either| {
-                let result = match either {
-                    future::Either::Left((value, _)) => {
-                        trace!(log, "Async task completed"; "task" => name);
-                        Some(value)
-                    }
-                    future::Either::Right(_) => {
-                        debug!(log, "Async task shutdown, exit received"; "task" => name);
-                        None
-                    }
-                };
-                int_gauge_1.dec();
-                futures::future::ready(result)
-            });
-
             int_gauge.inc();
             if let Some(handle) = self.handle() {
-                Some(handle.spawn(future))
+                Some(handle.spawn(async move {
+                    futures::pin_mut!(exit);
+                    let result = match future::select(Box::pin(task), exit).await {
+                        future::Either::Left((value, _)) => {
+                            trace!(log, "Async task completed"; "task" => name);
+                            Some(value)
+                        }
+                        future::Either::Right(_) => {
+                            debug!(log, "Async task shutdown, exit received"; "task" => name);
+                            None
+                        }
+                    };
+                    int_gauge_1.dec();
+                    result
+                }))
             } else {
                 debug!(self.log, "Couldn't spawn task. Runtime shutting down");
                 None
@@ -324,7 +323,7 @@ impl TaskExecutor {
         metrics::inc_gauge_vec(&metrics::BLOCK_ON_TASKS_COUNT, &[name]);
         let log = self.log.clone();
         let handle = self.handle()?;
-        let exit = self.exit.clone();
+        let exit = self.exit();
 
         debug!(
             log,
@@ -362,9 +361,13 @@ impl TaskExecutor {
         self.handle_provider.handle()
     }
 
-    /// Returns a copy of the `exit_future::Exit`.
-    pub fn exit(&self) -> exit_future::Exit {
-        self.exit.clone()
+    /// Returns a future that completes when `async-channel::Sender` is dropped or () is sent,
+    /// which translates to the exit signal being triggered.
+    pub fn exit(&self) -> impl Future<Output = ()> {
+        let exit = self.exit.clone();
+        async move {
+            let _ = exit.recv().await;
+        }
     }
 
     /// Get a channel to request shutting down.
diff --git a/common/task_executor/src/test_utils.rs b/common/task_executor/src/test_utils.rs
index c6e5ad01e68..6e372d97575 100644
--- a/common/task_executor/src/test_utils.rs
+++ b/common/task_executor/src/test_utils.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use tokio::runtime;
 /// This struct should never be used in production, only testing.
 pub struct TestRuntime {
     runtime: Option<Arc<tokio::runtime::Runtime>>,
-    _runtime_shutdown: exit_future::Signal,
+    _runtime_shutdown: async_channel::Sender<()>,
     pub task_executor: TaskExecutor,
     pub log: Logger,
 }
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ impl Default for TestRuntime {
     /// called *outside* any existing runtime, create a new `Runtime` and keep it alive until the
     /// `Self` is dropped.
     fn default() -> Self {
-        let (runtime_shutdown, exit) = exit_future::signal();
+        let (runtime_shutdown, exit) = async_channel::bounded(1);
         let (shutdown_tx, _) = futures::channel::mpsc::channel(1);
         let log = null_logger().unwrap();
 
diff --git a/lighthouse/environment/Cargo.toml b/lighthouse/environment/Cargo.toml
index b57e1e9dee0..f95751392c8 100644
--- a/lighthouse/environment/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lighthouse/environment/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ authors = ["Paul Hauner <paul@paulhauner.com>"]
 edition = { workspace = true }
 
 [dependencies]
+async-channel = { workspace = true }
 tokio = { workspace = true }
 slog = { workspace = true }
 sloggers = { workspace = true }
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ slog-term = { workspace = true }
 slog-async = { workspace = true }
 futures = { workspace = true }
 slog-json = "2.3.0"
-exit-future = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true }
 
 [target.'cfg(not(target_family = "unix"))'.dependencies]
diff --git a/lighthouse/environment/src/lib.rs b/lighthouse/environment/src/lib.rs
index 40001f1e1d4..e59b1d455a4 100644
--- a/lighthouse/environment/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lighthouse/environment/src/lib.rs
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> EnvironmentBuilder<E> {
 
     /// Consumes the builder, returning an `Environment`.
     pub fn build(self) -> Result<Environment<E>, String> {
-        let (signal, exit) = exit_future::signal();
+        let (signal, exit) = async_channel::bounded(1);
         let (signal_tx, signal_rx) = channel(1);
         Ok(Environment {
             runtime: self
@@ -370,8 +370,8 @@ pub struct Environment<E: EthSpec> {
     signal_rx: Option<Receiver<ShutdownReason>>,
     /// Sender to request shutting down.
     signal_tx: Sender<ShutdownReason>,
-    signal: Option<exit_future::Signal>,
-    exit: exit_future::Exit,
+    signal: Option<async_channel::Sender<()>>,
+    exit: async_channel::Receiver<()>,
     log: Logger,
     sse_logging_components: Option<SSELoggingComponents>,
     eth_spec_instance: E,
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> Environment<E> {
     /// Fire exit signal which shuts down all spawned services
     pub fn fire_signal(&mut self) {
         if let Some(signal) = self.signal.take() {
-            let _ = signal.fire();
+            drop(signal);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/testing/execution_engine_integration/Cargo.toml b/testing/execution_engine_integration/Cargo.toml
index 6de108fcb69..7f66658f0fa 100644
--- a/testing/execution_engine_integration/Cargo.toml
+++ b/testing/execution_engine_integration/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = { workspace = true }
 
 [dependencies]
+async-channel = { workspace = true }
 tempfile = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 task_executor = { workspace = true }
 tokio = { workspace = true }
 futures = { workspace = true }
-exit-future = { workspace = true }
 environment = { workspace = true }
 execution_layer = { workspace = true }
 sensitive_url = { workspace = true }
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ fork_choice = { workspace = true }
 logging = { workspace = true }
 
 [features]
-portable = ["types/portable"]
\ No newline at end of file
+portable = ["types/portable"]
diff --git a/testing/execution_engine_integration/src/test_rig.rs b/testing/execution_engine_integration/src/test_rig.rs
index bfa56f63c0d..8a61f17ce6f 100644
--- a/testing/execution_engine_integration/src/test_rig.rs
+++ b/testing/execution_engine_integration/src/test_rig.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ pub struct TestRig<E, T: EthSpec = MainnetEthSpec> {
     ee_a: ExecutionPair<E, T>,
     ee_b: ExecutionPair<E, T>,
     spec: ChainSpec,
-    _runtime_shutdown: exit_future::Signal,
+    _runtime_shutdown: async_channel::Sender<()>,
 }
 
 /// Import a private key into the execution engine and unlock it so that we can
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ impl<E: GenericExecutionEngine> TestRig<E> {
                 .build()
                 .unwrap(),
         );
-        let (runtime_shutdown, exit) = exit_future::signal();
+        let (runtime_shutdown, exit) = async_channel::bounded(1);
         let (shutdown_tx, _) = futures::channel::mpsc::channel(1);
         let executor = TaskExecutor::new(Arc::downgrade(&runtime), exit, log.clone(), shutdown_tx);
         let mut spec = TEST_FORK.make_genesis_spec(MainnetEthSpec::default_spec());
diff --git a/testing/web3signer_tests/Cargo.toml b/testing/web3signer_tests/Cargo.toml
index 38b775b3928..1bdf62cd22e 100644
--- a/testing/web3signer_tests/Cargo.toml
+++ b/testing/web3signer_tests/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ edition = { workspace = true }
 [dependencies]
 
 [dev-dependencies]
+async-channel = { workspace = true }
 eth2_keystore = { workspace = true }
 types = { workspace = true }
 tempfile = { workspace = true }
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ url = { workspace = true }
 validator_client = { workspace = true }
 slot_clock = { workspace = true }
 futures = { workspace = true }
-exit-future = { workspace = true }
 task_executor = { workspace = true }
 environment = { workspace = true }
 account_utils = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/testing/web3signer_tests/src/lib.rs b/testing/web3signer_tests/src/lib.rs
index 8feea1fd7f2..3090b4da556 100644
--- a/testing/web3signer_tests/src/lib.rs
+++ b/testing/web3signer_tests/src/lib.rs
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ mod tests {
         validator_store: Arc<ValidatorStore<TestingSlotClock, E>>,
         _validator_dir: TempDir,
         runtime: Arc<tokio::runtime::Runtime>,
-        _runtime_shutdown: exit_future::Signal,
+        _runtime_shutdown: async_channel::Sender<()>,
         using_web3signer: bool,
     }
 
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ mod tests {
                     .build()
                     .unwrap(),
             );
-            let (runtime_shutdown, exit) = exit_future::signal();
+            let (runtime_shutdown, exit) = async_channel::bounded(1);
             let (shutdown_tx, _) = futures::channel::mpsc::channel(1);
             let executor =
                 TaskExecutor::new(Arc::downgrade(&runtime), exit, log.clone(), shutdown_tx);
diff --git a/validator_client/Cargo.toml b/validator_client/Cargo.toml
index 8e587c6155f..d3dffc3d02e 100644
--- a/validator_client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/validator_client/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ directory = { workspace = true }
 lockfile = { workspace = true }
 environment = { workspace = true }
 parking_lot = { workspace = true }
-exit-future = { workspace = true }
 filesystem = { workspace = true }
 hex = { workspace = true }
 deposit_contract = { workspace = true }