diff --git a/crates/bevy_asset/src/handle.rs b/crates/bevy_asset/src/handle.rs
index 81de4456b4a78..5720b7479fe90 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_asset/src/handle.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_asset/src/handle.rs
@@ -93,12 +93,10 @@ pub struct StrongHandle {
 
 impl Drop for StrongHandle {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        if let Err(err) = self.drop_sender.send(DropEvent {
+        let _ = self.drop_sender.send(DropEvent {
             id: self.id.internal(),
             asset_server_managed: self.asset_server_managed,
-        }) {
-            println!("Failed to send DropEvent for StrongHandle {:?}", err);
-        }
+        });
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/bevy_asset/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_asset/src/lib.rs
index c46588ffe2b40..0dc9d0589b63e 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_asset/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_asset/src/lib.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ pub use reflect::*;
 pub use server::*;
 
 pub use anyhow;
+pub use bevy_utils::BoxedFuture;
 
 use crate::{
     io::{processor_gated::ProcessorGatedReader, AssetProvider, AssetProviders},
diff --git a/crates/bevy_asset/src/path.rs b/crates/bevy_asset/src/path.rs
index 9c0111006e73a..db64a6481dc60 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_asset/src/path.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_asset/src/path.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use bevy_reflect::{Reflect, ReflectDeserialize, ReflectSerialize};
 use bevy_utils::CowArc;
-use serde::{de::Visitor, ser::SerializeTupleStruct, Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde::{de::Visitor, Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::{
     fmt::{Debug, Display},
     hash::Hash,
@@ -231,10 +231,7 @@ impl<'a> Serialize for AssetPath<'a> {
     where
         S: serde::Serializer,
     {
-        let mut state = serializer.serialize_tuple_struct("AssetPath", 1)?;
-        let string = self.to_string();
-        state.serialize_field(&string)?;
-        state.end()
+        self.to_string().serialize(serializer)
     }
 }
 
@@ -243,7 +240,7 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for AssetPath<'static> {
     where
         D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
     {
-        deserializer.deserialize_tuple_struct("AssetPath", 1, AssetPathVisitor)
+        deserializer.deserialize_string(AssetPathVisitor)
     }
 }