diff --git a/crates/bevy_asset/src/server/info.rs b/crates/bevy_asset/src/server/info.rs
index 012e47b76adef..1c8cc9309f8b6 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_asset/src/server/info.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_asset/src/server/info.rs
@@ -590,6 +590,11 @@ impl AssetInfos {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn process_asset_fail(&mut self, failed_id: UntypedAssetId, error: AssetLoadError) {
+        // Check whether the handle has been dropped since the asset was loaded.
+        if !self.infos.contains_key(&failed_id) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         let (dependants_waiting_on_load, dependants_waiting_on_rec_load) = {
             let info = self
                 .get_mut(failed_id)
diff --git a/crates/bevy_gltf/Cargo.toml b/crates/bevy_gltf/Cargo.toml
index 55b2d1793a480..d6493e75adfb4 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_gltf/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bevy_gltf/Cargo.toml
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ base64 = "0.22.0"
 percent-encoding = "2.1"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1"
-futures = "0.3"
 smallvec = "1.11"
 
 [lints]
diff --git a/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs b/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs
index 7c8cb56931081..ebbad21f499dc 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ use bevy_render::{
 };
 use bevy_scene::Scene;
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+use bevy_tasks::IoTaskPool;
 use bevy_transform::components::Transform;
 use bevy_utils::tracing::{error, info_span, warn};
 use bevy_utils::{HashMap, HashSet};
-use futures::future::join_all;
 use gltf::image::Source;
 use gltf::{
     accessor::Iter,
@@ -389,22 +389,25 @@ async fn load_gltf<'a, 'b, 'c>(
         }
     } else {
         #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-        let futures = gltf.textures().map(|gltf_texture| {
-            let parent_path = load_context.path().parent().unwrap();
-            let linear_textures = &linear_textures;
-            let buffer_data = &buffer_data;
-            load_image(
-                gltf_texture,
-                buffer_data,
-                linear_textures,
-                parent_path,
-                loader.supported_compressed_formats,
-                settings.load_materials,
-            )
-        });
-
-        join_all(futures)
-            .await
+        IoTaskPool::get()
+            .scope(|scope| {
+                gltf.textures().for_each(|gltf_texture| {
+                    let parent_path = load_context.path().parent().unwrap();
+                    let linear_textures = &linear_textures;
+                    let buffer_data = &buffer_data;
+                    scope.spawn(async move {
+                        load_image(
+                            gltf_texture,
+                            buffer_data,
+                            linear_textures,
+                            parent_path,
+                            loader.supported_compressed_formats,
+                            settings.load_materials,
+                        )
+                        .await
+                    });
+                });
+            })
             .into_iter()
             .for_each(|result| match result {
                 Ok(image) => {