diff --git a/src/alignment/mod.rs b/src/alignment/mod.rs
index db2642f4..5f1441fc 100644
--- a/src/alignment/mod.rs
+++ b/src/alignment/mod.rs
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ impl HorizontalAlignment {
         self,
         renderer: &impl TextRenderer,
         measurement: LineMeasurement,
-    ) -> (u32, SpaceConfig) {
+    ) -> (i32, SpaceConfig) {
         let space_width = str_width(renderer, " ");
         let space_config = SpaceConfig::new(space_width, None);
         let remaining_space = measurement.max_line_width - measurement.width;
         match self {
             HorizontalAlignment::Left => (0, space_config),
-            HorizontalAlignment::Center => ((remaining_space + 1) / 2, space_config),
-            HorizontalAlignment::Right => (remaining_space, space_config),
+            HorizontalAlignment::Center => ((remaining_space as i32 + 1) / 2, space_config),
+            HorizontalAlignment::Right => (remaining_space as i32, space_config),
             HorizontalAlignment::Justified => {
                 let space_count = measurement.space_count;
                 let space_info = if !measurement.last_line() && space_count != 0 {
diff --git a/src/rendering/cursor.rs b/src/rendering/cursor.rs
index beff8b26..a332c820 100644
--- a/src/rendering/cursor.rs
+++ b/src/rendering/cursor.rs
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ impl LineCursor {
                 self.position -= abs;
                 Ok(by)
             } else {
-                Err(-self.position.saturating_as::<i32>())
+                Err(-(self.position as i32))
             }
         } else {
-            let space = self.space().saturating_as();
+            let space = self.space() as i32;
             if by <= space {
                 // Here we know by > 0, cast is safe
                 self.position += by as u32;
diff --git a/src/rendering/line.rs b/src/rendering/line.rs
index 328384c4..7ad0daa2 100644
--- a/src/rendering/line.rs
+++ b/src/rendering/line.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use crate::{
     style::TextBoxStyle,
     utils::str_width,
 };
-use az::SaturatingAs;
 use embedded_graphics::{
     draw_target::DrawTarget,
     geometry::Point,
@@ -175,7 +174,7 @@ where
 
         let (left, space_config) = self.style.alignment.place_line(text_renderer, lm);
 
-        self.cursor.move_cursor(left.saturating_as()).ok();
+        self.cursor.move_cursor(left as i32).ok();
 
         let mut render_element_handler = RenderElementHandler {
             text_renderer,
diff --git a/src/rendering/line_iter.rs b/src/rendering/line_iter.rs
index 008b60c3..6846fd28 100644
--- a/src/rendering/line_iter.rs
+++ b/src/rendering/line_iter.rs
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ where
                 handler.whitespace("\t", 0, moved)?
             }
 
-            Ok(moved) | Err(moved) => handler.move_cursor(moved.saturating_as())?,
+            Ok(moved) | Err(moved) => handler.move_cursor(moved as i32)?,
         }
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/src/style/mod.rs b/src/style/mod.rs
index 918c1346..c2646917 100644
--- a/src/style/mod.rs
+++ b/src/style/mod.rs
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ use crate::{
     },
     utils::str_width,
 };
-use az::SaturatingAs;
 use embedded_graphics::{
     pixelcolor::Rgb888,
     text::{renderer::TextRenderer, LineHeight},
@@ -407,7 +406,7 @@ impl<'a, S: TextRenderer> ElementHandler for MeasureLineElementHandler<'a, S> {
     }
 
     fn move_cursor(&mut self, by: i32) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-        self.cursor = (self.cursor.saturating_as::<i32>() + by) as u32;
+        self.cursor = (self.cursor as i32 + by) as u32;
 
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index f25c92ff..16ca47f2 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 //! Misc utilities
 
-use az::SaturatingAs;
 use embedded_graphics::{
     prelude::Point,
     text::{renderer::TextRenderer, Baseline},
@@ -11,8 +10,7 @@ pub fn str_width(renderer: &impl TextRenderer, s: &str) -> u32 {
     renderer
         .measure_string(s, Point::zero(), Baseline::Top)
         .next_position
-        .x
-        .saturating_as()
+        .x as u32
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]