diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c0441440..4d9968ef 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,30 +8,24 @@ PKGNAME = span
 .PHONY: all assets bench clean clean-docs cloc deb deps imports lint members names rpm test vet
 
 # http://docs.travis-ci.com/user/languages/go/#Default-Test-Script
-test: assets deps
+test: deps
 	go get github.com/kylelemons/godebug/pretty
 	go get github.com/kr/pretty
 	go test ./...
 
-all: assets deps $(TARGETS)
-
-assets: assetutil/bindata.go
-
-assetutil/bindata.go:
-	go generate
+all: deps $(TARGETS)
 
 deps:
 	go get -v ./...
 
 $(TARGETS): %: cmd/%/main.go
-	go build -ldflags=-linkmode=external -o $@ $<
+	go build -ldflags="-w -s -linkmode=external" -o $@ $<
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(TARGETS)
 	rm -f $(PKGNAME)_*deb
 	rm -f $(PKGNAME)-*rpm
 	rm -rf ./packaging/deb/$(PKGNAME)/usr
-	rm -f assetutil/bindata.go
 
 # Code quality and performance.
 lint:
diff --git a/assets.go b/assets.go
index 81d09368..6411b7fe 100644
--- a/assets.go
+++ b/assets.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
-//go:generate go get -u github.com/jteeuwen/go-bindata/...
-//go:generate go-bindata -o assetutil/bindata.go -pkg assetutil assets/...
 package span
+
+import "embed"
+
+//go:embed assets
+var Static embed.FS
diff --git a/assetutil/helper.go b/assetutil/helper.go
index b94c525b..339c1b02 100644
--- a/assetutil/helper.go
+++ b/assetutil/helper.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/miku/span"
 	"github.com/miku/span/container"
 )
 
@@ -57,8 +58,8 @@ func (r RegexpMap) LookupDefault(s, def string) string {
 // MustLoadRegexpMap loads the content of a given asset path into a RegexpMap. It
 // will panic, if the asset path is not found and if the patterns found in the
 // file cannot be compiled.
-func MustLoadRegexpMap(ap string) RegexpMap {
-	b, err := Asset(ap)
+func MustLoadRegexpMap(path string) RegexpMap {
+	b, err := span.Static.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ func MustLoadRegexpMap(ap string) RegexpMap {
 func MustLoadStringSet(paths ...string) *container.StringSet {
 	s := container.NewStringSet()
 	for _, path := range paths {
-		b, err := Asset(path)
+		b, err := span.Static.ReadFile(path)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ func MustLoadStringSet(paths ...string) *container.StringSet {
 // container.StringMap. This function will panic, if the asset cannot be found
 // or the JSON is erroneous.
 func MustLoadStringMap(path string) container.StringMap {
-	b, err := Asset(path)
+	b, err := span.Static.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ func MustLoadStringMap(path string) container.StringMap {
 // a container.StringSliceMap. This function will halt the world, if it is
 // called with an invalid argument.
 func MustLoadStringSliceMap(path string) container.StringSliceMap {
-	b, err := Asset(path)
+	b, err := span.Static.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}