diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/io/camunda/zeebe/process/test/engine/EngineFactory.java b/engine/src/main/java/io/camunda/zeebe/process/test/engine/EngineFactory.java
index b6e2a750..e52e766b 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/io/camunda/zeebe/process/test/engine/EngineFactory.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/io/camunda/zeebe/process/test/engine/EngineFactory.java
@@ -14,14 +14,12 @@
 import io.camunda.zeebe.engine.processing.message.command.SubscriptionCommandSender;
 import io.camunda.zeebe.engine.processing.streamprocessor.JobStreamer;
 import io.camunda.zeebe.logstreams.log.LogStream;
-import io.camunda.zeebe.logstreams.log.LogStreamBuilder;
 import io.camunda.zeebe.logstreams.log.LogStreamReader;
 import io.camunda.zeebe.logstreams.storage.LogStorage;
 import io.camunda.zeebe.process.test.api.ZeebeTestEngine;
 import io.camunda.zeebe.process.test.engine.db.InMemoryDbFactory;
 import io.camunda.zeebe.protocol.ZbColumnFamilies;
 import io.camunda.zeebe.protocol.record.intent.Intent;
-import io.camunda.zeebe.scheduler.Actor;
 import io.camunda.zeebe.scheduler.ActorScheduler;
 import io.camunda.zeebe.scheduler.ActorSchedulingService;
 import io.camunda.zeebe.scheduler.clock.ActorClock;
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.ServerSocket;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 public class EngineFactory {
@@ -70,7 +67,7 @@ private static ZeebeTestEngine create(final int port, final Consumer<Intent> req
     final InMemoryLogStorage logStorage = new InMemoryLogStorage();
     final LogStream logStream = createLogStream(logStorage, scheduler, partitionId);
 
-    final CommandWriter commandWriter = new CommandWriter(logStream.newLogStreamWriter().join());
+    final CommandWriter commandWriter = new CommandWriter(logStream.newLogStreamWriter());
     final CommandSender commandSender = new CommandSender(commandWriter);
     final GatewayRequestStore gatewayRequestStore = new GatewayRequestStore();
     final InMemoryJobStreamer jobStreamer = new InMemoryJobStreamer(commandWriter);
@@ -97,7 +94,7 @@ private static ZeebeTestEngine create(final int port, final Consumer<Intent> req
     final EngineStateMonitor engineStateMonitor =
         new EngineStateMonitor(logStorage, streamProcessor);
 
-    final LogStreamReader reader = logStream.newLogStreamReader().join();
+    final LogStreamReader reader = logStream.newLogStreamReader();
     final RecordStreamSourceImpl recordStream = new RecordStreamSourceImpl(reader, partitionId);
 
     return new InMemoryEngine(
@@ -125,29 +122,11 @@ private static ActorScheduler createAndStartActorScheduler(final ActorClock cloc
 
   private static LogStream createLogStream(
       final LogStorage logStorage, final ActorSchedulingService scheduler, final int partitionId) {
-    final LogStreamBuilder builder =
-        LogStream.builder()
-            .withPartitionId(partitionId)
-            .withLogStorage(logStorage)
-            .withActorSchedulingService(scheduler);
-
-    final CompletableFuture<LogStream> theFuture = new CompletableFuture<>();
-
-    scheduler.submitActor(
-        Actor.wrap(
-            (control) ->
-                builder
-                    .buildAsync()
-                    .onComplete(
-                        (logStream, failure) -> {
-                          if (failure != null) {
-                            theFuture.completeExceptionally(failure);
-                          } else {
-                            theFuture.complete(logStream);
-                          }
-                        })));
-
-    return theFuture.join();
+    return LogStream.builder()
+        .withPartitionId(partitionId)
+        .withLogStorage(logStorage)
+        .withActorSchedulingService(scheduler)
+        .build();
   }
 
   private static ZeebeDb<ZbColumnFamilies> createDatabase() {