diff --git a/src/v/raft/configuration_manager.cc b/src/v/raft/configuration_manager.cc
index 1c95932ddd49b..bd81b042e5e40 100644
--- a/src/v/raft/configuration_manager.cc
+++ b/src/v/raft/configuration_manager.cc
@@ -333,60 +333,47 @@ ss::future<>
 configuration_manager::start(bool reset, model::revision_id initial_revision) {
     _initial_revision = initial_revision;
     if (reset) {
-        return _storage.kvs()
-          .remove(
-            storage::kvstore::key_space::consensus, configurations_map_key())
-          .then([this] {
-              return _storage.kvs().remove(
-                storage::kvstore::key_space::consensus,
-                highest_known_offset_key());
-          });
+        co_await _storage.kvs().remove(
+          storage::kvstore::key_space::consensus, configurations_map_key());
+
+        co_return co_await _storage.kvs().remove(
+          storage::kvstore::key_space::consensus, highest_known_offset_key());
     }
 
     auto map_buf = _storage.kvs().get(
       storage::kvstore::key_space::consensus, configurations_map_key());
     auto idx_buf = _storage.kvs().get(
       storage::kvstore::key_space::consensus, next_configuration_idx_key());
-    return _lock.with([this,
-                       map_buf = std::move(map_buf),
-                       idx_buf = std::move(idx_buf)]() mutable {
-        auto f = ss::now();
-
-        if (map_buf) {
-            _next_index = configuration_idx(0);
-            if (idx_buf) {
-                _next_index = reflection::from_iobuf<configuration_idx>(
-                  std::move(*idx_buf));
-            }
-            f = deserialize_configurations(_next_index, std::move(*map_buf))
-                  .then([this](underlying_t cfgs) {
-                      _configurations = std::move(cfgs);
-                      if (!_configurations.empty()) {
-                          _highest_known_offset
-                            = _configurations.rbegin()->first;
-                          _next_index = _configurations.rbegin()->second.idx
-                                        + configuration_idx(1);
-                      }
-                  });
-        }
+    auto u = co_await _lock.get_units();
 
-        auto offset_buf = _storage.kvs().get(
-          storage::kvstore::key_space::consensus, highest_known_offset_key());
-        if (offset_buf) {
-            f = f.then([this, buf = std::move(*offset_buf)]() mutable {
-                auto offset = reflection::from_iobuf<model::offset>(
-                  std::move(buf));
+    if (map_buf) {
+        _next_index = configuration_idx(0);
+        if (idx_buf) {
+            _next_index = reflection::from_iobuf<configuration_idx>(
+              std::move(*idx_buf));
+        }
+        _configurations = co_await deserialize_configurations(
+          _next_index, std::move(*map_buf));
 
-                _highest_known_offset = std::max(_highest_known_offset, offset);
-            });
+        if (!_configurations.empty()) {
+            _highest_known_offset = _configurations.rbegin()->first;
+            _next_index = _configurations.rbegin()->second.idx
+                          + configuration_idx(1);
         }
+    }
 
-        return f.then([this] {
-            for (auto& [o, icfg] : _configurations) {
-                icfg.cfg.maybe_set_initial_revision(_initial_revision);
-            }
-        });
-    });
+    auto offset_buf = _storage.kvs().get(
+      storage::kvstore::key_space::consensus, highest_known_offset_key());
+    if (offset_buf) {
+        auto offset = reflection::from_iobuf<model::offset>(
+          std::move(*offset_buf));
+
+        _highest_known_offset = std::max(_highest_known_offset, offset);
+    }
+
+    for (auto& [o, icfg] : _configurations) {
+        icfg.cfg.maybe_set_initial_revision(_initial_revision);
+    }
 }
 
 void configuration_manager::maybe_store_highest_known_offset_in_background(