diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7e8c79c..a6dea2c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ term_size = { version = "0.3.1", optional = true }
 crossbeam-channel = "0.3.9"
 lazy_static = "1.3.0"
 chrono = "0.4.7"
-hashbrown = "0.5.0"
 cfg-if = "0.1.9"
+ahash = "0.2.12"
 
 [dependencies.num]
 default-features = false
diff --git a/src/backend/blt.rs b/src/backend/blt.rs
index ce1005f..3e85708 100644
--- a/src/backend/blt.rs
+++ b/src/backend/blt.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 use bear_lib_terminal;
 
-use hashbrown::HashSet;
+use std::collections::HashSet;
 
 use self::bear_lib_terminal::geometry::Size;
 use self::bear_lib_terminal::terminal::{
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ use crate::event::{Event, Key, MouseButton, MouseEvent};
 use crate::theme::{BaseColor, Color, ColorPair, Effect};
 use crate::vec::Vec2;
 
+// Use AHash instead of the slower SipHash
+type HashMap<K, V> = std::collections::HashMap<K, V, ahash::ABuildHasher>;
+
 enum ColorRole {
     Foreground,
     Background,
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ impl Backend {
         ]);
 
         let c = Backend {
-            buttons_pressed: HashSet::new(),
+            buttons_pressed: HashSet::default(),
             mouse_position: Vec2::zero(),
         };
 
diff --git a/src/backend/curses/mod.rs b/src/backend/curses/mod.rs
index 13fb8bf..55b95b8 100644
--- a/src/backend/curses/mod.rs
+++ b/src/backend/curses/mod.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 //! Requires either of `ncurses-backend` or `pancurses-backend`.
 #![cfg(any(feature = "ncurses-backend", feature = "pancurses-backend"))]
 
-use hashbrown::HashMap;
-
 use crate::event::{Event, Key};
 use crate::theme::{BaseColor, Color, ColorPair};
 use maplit::hashmap;
@@ -15,6 +13,9 @@ pub mod n;
 #[cfg(feature = "pancurses-backend")]
 pub mod pan;
 
+// Use AHash instead of the slower SipHash
+type HashMap<K, V> = std::collections::HashMap<K, V, ahash::ABuildHasher>;
+
 fn split_i32(code: i32) -> Vec<u8> {
     (0..4).map(|i| ((code >> (8 * i)) & 0xFF) as u8).collect()
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/curses/n.rs b/src/backend/curses/n.rs
index 5a2a784..e8bf23f 100644
--- a/src/backend/curses/n.rs
+++ b/src/backend/curses/n.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 use log::{debug, warn};
 use ncurses;
 
-use hashbrown::HashMap;
 use std::cell::{Cell, RefCell};
 use std::ffi::CString;
 use std::fs::File;
@@ -20,6 +19,9 @@ use crate::vec::Vec2;
 use self::super::split_i32;
 use self::ncurses::mmask_t;
 
+// Use AHash instead of the slower SipHash
+type HashMap<K, V> = std::collections::HashMap<K, V, ahash::ABuildHasher>;
+
 /// Backend using ncurses.
 pub struct Backend {
     current_style: Cell<ColorPair>,
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ impl Backend {
 
         let c = Backend {
             current_style: Cell::new(ColorPair::from_256colors(0, 0)),
-            pairs: RefCell::new(HashMap::new()),
+            pairs: RefCell::new(HashMap::default()),
             key_codes: initialize_keymap(),
             last_mouse_button: None,
             input_buffer: None,
@@ -458,7 +460,8 @@ where
 
 fn initialize_keymap() -> HashMap<i32, Event> {
     // First, define the static mappings.
-    let mut map = HashMap::new();
+    let mut map = HashMap::default();
+
     // Value sent by ncurses when nothing happens
     map.insert(-1, Event::Refresh);
 
diff --git a/src/backend/curses/pan.rs b/src/backend/curses/pan.rs
index fd4db59..11decff 100644
--- a/src/backend/curses/pan.rs
+++ b/src/backend/curses/pan.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 use log::{debug, warn};
 use pancurses;
 
-use hashbrown::HashMap;
 use std::cell::{Cell, RefCell};
 use std::io::{stdout, Write};
 
@@ -14,6 +13,9 @@ use crate::vec::Vec2;
 use self::pancurses::mmask_t;
 use super::split_i32;
 
+// Use AHash instead of the slower SipHash
+type HashMap<K, V> = std::collections::HashMap<K, V, ahash::ABuildHasher>;
+
 /// Backend using pancurses.
 pub struct Backend {
     // Used
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ impl Backend {
 
         let c = Backend {
             current_style: Cell::new(ColorPair::from_256colors(0, 0)),
-            pairs: RefCell::new(HashMap::new()),
+            pairs: RefCell::new(HashMap::default()),
             key_codes: initialize_keymap(),
             last_mouse_button: None,
             input_buffer: None,
@@ -530,7 +532,7 @@ fn get_mouse_button(bare_event: mmask_t) -> MouseButton {
 }
 
 fn initialize_keymap() -> HashMap<i32, Event> {
-    let mut map = HashMap::new();
+    let mut map = HashMap::default();
 
     super::fill_key_codes(&mut map, pancurses::keyname);
 
diff --git a/src/cursive.rs b/src/cursive.rs
index ab0353c..a1b7ae4 100644
--- a/src/cursive.rs
+++ b/src/cursive.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use hashbrown::HashMap;
 use std::any::Any;
 use std::num::NonZeroU32;
 use std::path::Path;
@@ -20,6 +19,9 @@ static DEBUG_VIEW_ID: &str = "_cursive_debug_view";
 // How long we wait between two empty input polls
 const INPUT_POLL_DELAY_MS: u64 = 30;
 
+// Use AHash instead of the slower SipHash
+type HashMap<K, V> = std::collections::HashMap<K, V, ahash::ABuildHasher>;
+
 /// Central part of the cursive library.
 ///
 /// It initializes ncurses on creation and cleans up on drop.
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ impl Cursive {
             theme,
             screens: vec![views::StackView::new()],
             last_sizes: Vec::new(),
-            global_callbacks: HashMap::new(),
+            global_callbacks: HashMap::default(),
             menubar: views::Menubar::new(),
             active_screen: 0,
             running: true,
diff --git a/src/theme/palette.rs b/src/theme/palette.rs
index d1bb254..858b68d 100644
--- a/src/theme/palette.rs
+++ b/src/theme/palette.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ use enum_map::{enum_map, Enum, EnumMap};
 use log::warn;
 use toml;
 
-use hashbrown::HashMap;
 use std::ops::{Index, IndexMut};
 
+// Use AHash instead of the slower SipHash
+type HashMap<K, V> = std::collections::HashMap<K, V, ahash::ABuildHasher>;
+
 /// Color configuration for the application.
 ///
 /// Assign each color role an actual color.
@@ -165,7 +167,7 @@ impl Default for Palette {
                 Highlight => Dark(Red),
                 HighlightInactive => Dark(Blue),
             },
-            custom: HashMap::new(),
+            custom: HashMap::default(),
         }
     }
 }