diff --git a/internal/databroker/config_source.go b/internal/databroker/config_source.go
index 1553450bc..7456328ae 100644
--- a/internal/databroker/config_source.go
+++ b/internal/databroker/config_source.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	configpb "github.com/pomerium/pomerium/pkg/grpc/config"
 	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/pkg/grpc/databroker"
 	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/pkg/grpcutil"
-	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/pkg/slices"
 )
 
 // ConfigSource provides a new Config source that decorates an underlying config with
@@ -125,27 +124,38 @@ func (src *ConfigSource) buildNewConfigLocked(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.C
 		}
 		return nil
 	})
-	policies := slices.NewSafeSlice[*config.Policy]()
-	for _, cfgpb := range src.dbConfigs {
-		for _, routepb := range cfgpb.GetRoutes() {
-			routepb := routepb
-			eg.Go(func() error {
-				policy, err := src.buildPolicyFromProto(routepb)
-				if err != nil {
-					log.Ctx(ctx).Err(err).Msg("databroker: error building policy from protobuf")
-					return nil
-				}
-				policies.Append(policy)
+
+	var policies []*config.Policy
+	var builders []func() error
+	buildPolicy := func(i int, routepb *configpb.Route) func() error {
+		return func() error {
+			policy, err := src.buildPolicyFromProto(routepb)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Ctx(ctx).Err(err).Msg("databroker: error building policy from protobuf")
 				return nil
-			})
+			}
+			policies[i] = policy
+			return nil
 		}
 	}
+
+	for _, cfgpb := range src.dbConfigs {
+		for _, routepb := range cfgpb.GetRoutes() {
+			builders = append(builders, buildPolicy(len(builders), routepb))
+		}
+	}
+
+	policies = make([]*config.Policy, len(builders))
+	for _, builder := range builders {
+		eg.Go(builder)
+	}
+
 	err := eg.Wait()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	src.addPolicies(ctx, cfg, policies.Get())
+	src.addPolicies(ctx, cfg, policies)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -198,6 +208,10 @@ func (src *ConfigSource) addPolicies(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config, po
 
 	var additionalPolicies []config.Policy
 	for _, policy := range policies {
+		if policy == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		id, err := policy.RouteID()
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Ctx(ctx).Err(err).Str("policy", policy.String()).Msg("databroker: error getting route id")
diff --git a/pkg/slices/sync.go b/pkg/slices/sync.go
deleted file mode 100644
index ed5ed07c7..000000000
--- a/pkg/slices/sync.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-package slices
-
-import "sync"
-
-// SafeSlice is a thread safe slice.
-type SafeSlice[E any] struct {
-	mu    sync.RWMutex
-	slice []E
-}
-
-// NewSafeSlice creates a new SafeSlice.
-func NewSafeSlice[E any]() *SafeSlice[E] {
-	return &SafeSlice[E]{}
-}
-
-// Append appends e to the slice.
-func (s *SafeSlice[E]) Append(e E) {
-	s.mu.Lock()
-	s.slice = append(s.slice, e)
-	s.mu.Unlock()
-}
-
-// Get gets the slice.
-func (s *SafeSlice[E]) Get() []E {
-	s.mu.RLock()
-	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
-
-	c := make([]E, len(s.slice))
-	copy(c, s.slice)
-	return c
-}