diff --git a/embassy-nrf/src/uarte.rs b/embassy-nrf/src/uarte.rs
index 024a86c91..63bbe5a77 100644
--- a/embassy-nrf/src/uarte.rs
+++ b/embassy-nrf/src/uarte.rs
@@ -187,13 +187,6 @@ impl<'d, T: Instance> Uarte<'d, T> {
             s.endtx_waker.wake();
             r.intenclr.write(|w| w.endtx().clear());
         }
-
-        if r.events_rxto.read().bits() != 0 {
-            r.intenclr.write(|w| w.rxto().clear());
-        }
-        if r.events_txstopped.read().bits() != 0 {
-            r.intenclr.write(|w| w.txstopped().clear());
-        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -208,15 +201,9 @@ impl<'a, T: Instance> Drop for Uarte<'a, T> {
         info!("did_stoprx {} did_stoptx {}", did_stoprx, did_stoptx);
 
         // Wait for rxto or txstopped, if needed.
-        r.intenset.write(|w| w.rxto().set().txstopped().set());
         while (did_stoprx && r.events_rxto.read().bits() == 0)
             || (did_stoptx && r.events_txstopped.read().bits() == 0)
-        {
-            info!("uarte drop: wfe");
-            cortex_m::asm::wfe();
-        }
-
-        cortex_m::asm::sev();
+        {}
 
         // Finally we can disable!
         r.enable.write(|w| w.enable().disabled());
diff --git a/embassy/src/interrupt.rs b/embassy/src/interrupt.rs
index df3a79ccc..7848ee698 100644
--- a/embassy/src/interrupt.rs
+++ b/embassy/src/interrupt.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+use atomic_polyfill::{compiler_fence, AtomicPtr, Ordering};
+use core::mem;
 use core::ptr;
 use cortex_m::peripheral::NVIC;
 
-use atomic_polyfill::{compiler_fence, AtomicPtr, Ordering};
-
 pub use embassy_macros::interrupt_declare as declare;
 pub use embassy_macros::interrupt_take as take;
 
@@ -124,9 +124,8 @@ impl<T: Interrupt + ?Sized> InterruptExt for T {
     #[inline]
     fn set_priority(&self, prio: Self::Priority) {
         unsafe {
-            cortex_m::peripheral::Peripherals::steal()
-                .NVIC
-                .set_priority(NrWrap(self.number()), prio.into())
+            let mut nvic: cortex_m::peripheral::NVIC = mem::transmute(());
+            nvic.set_priority(NrWrap(self.number()), prio.into())
         }
     }
 }