diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/subset/subset-main.ts b/packages/excalidraw/subset/subset-main.ts
index 2bde24c6c..d5e4ba7be 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/subset/subset-main.ts
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/subset/subset-main.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const subsetWoff2GlyphsByCodepoints = async (
   codePoints: Array<number>,
 ): Promise<string> => {
   const { Commands, subsetToBase64, toBase64 } =
-    await lazyLoadSubsetSharedChunk();
+    await lazyLoadSharedSubsetChunk();
 
   if (!shouldUseWorkers) {
     return subsetToBase64(arrayBuffer, codePoints);
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export const subsetWoff2GlyphsByCodepoints = async (
 let subsetWorker: Promise<typeof import("./subset-worker.chunk")> | null = null;
 let subsetShared: Promise<typeof import("./subset-shared.chunk")> | null = null;
 
-const lazyLoadSubsetWorkerChunk = async () => {
+const lazyLoadWorkerSubsetChunk = async () => {
   if (!subsetWorker) {
     subsetWorker = import("./subset-worker.chunk");
   }
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ const lazyLoadSubsetWorkerChunk = async () => {
   return subsetWorker;
 };
 
-const lazyLoadSubsetSharedChunk = async () => {
+const lazyLoadSharedSubsetChunk = async () => {
   if (!subsetShared) {
     // load dynamically to force create a shared chunk reused between main thread and the worker thread
     subsetShared = import("./subset-shared.chunk");
@@ -93,20 +93,17 @@ const lazyLoadSubsetSharedChunk = async () => {
 };
 
 // could be extended with multiple commands in the future
-export type SubsetWorkerInput = {
+type SubsetWorkerData = {
   command: typeof Commands.Subset;
   arrayBuffer: ArrayBuffer;
   codePoints: Array<number>;
 };
 
-export type SubsetWorkerOutput<T extends SubsetWorkerInput["command"]> =
+type SubsetWorkerResult<T extends SubsetWorkerData["command"]> =
   T extends typeof Commands.Subset ? ArrayBuffer : never;
 
 let workerPool: Promise<
-  WorkerPool<
-    SubsetWorkerInput,
-    SubsetWorkerOutput<SubsetWorkerInput["command"]>
-  >
+  WorkerPool<SubsetWorkerData, SubsetWorkerResult<SubsetWorkerData["command"]>>
 > | null = null;
 
 /**
@@ -118,11 +115,11 @@ const getOrCreateWorkerPool = () => {
   if (!workerPool) {
     // immediate concurrent-friendly return, to ensure we have only one pool instance
     workerPool = promiseTry(async () => {
-      const { WorkerUrl } = await lazyLoadSubsetWorkerChunk();
+      const { WorkerUrl } = await lazyLoadWorkerSubsetChunk();
 
       const pool = WorkerPool.create<
-        SubsetWorkerInput,
-        SubsetWorkerOutput<SubsetWorkerInput["command"]>
+        SubsetWorkerData,
+        SubsetWorkerResult<SubsetWorkerData["command"]>
       >(WorkerUrl);
 
       return pool;
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/subset/subset-worker.chunk.ts b/packages/excalidraw/subset/subset-worker.chunk.ts
index b689b91cf..5f4e92bfc 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/subset/subset-worker.chunk.ts
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/subset/subset-worker.chunk.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 
 import { Commands, subsetToBinary } from "./subset-shared.chunk";
 
-import type { SubsetWorkerInput } from "./subset-main";
-
 /**
  * Due to this export (and related dynamic import), this worker code will be included in the bundle automatically (as a separate chunk),
  * without the need for esbuild / vite /rollup plugins and special browser / server treatment.
@@ -23,7 +21,13 @@ export const WorkerUrl: URL | undefined = import.meta.url
 
 // run only in the worker context
 if (typeof window === "undefined" && typeof self !== "undefined") {
-  self.onmessage = async (e: MessageEvent<SubsetWorkerInput>) => {
+  self.onmessage = async (e: {
+    data: {
+      command: typeof Commands.Subset;
+      arrayBuffer: ArrayBuffer;
+      codePoints: Array<number>;
+    };
+  }) => {
     switch (e.data.command) {
       case Commands.Subset:
         const buffer = await subsetToBinary(
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/workers.ts b/packages/excalidraw/workers.ts
index 9de0f33a8..38efda102 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/workers.ts
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/workers.ts
@@ -16,28 +16,24 @@ class IdleWorker {
 }
 
 /**
- * Pool of idle short-lived workers, so that they can be reused in a short period of time (`ttl`), instead of having to create a new worker from scratch.
+ * Pool of idle short-lived workers.
+ *
+ * IMPORTANT: for simplicity it does not limit the number of newly created workers, leaving it up to the caller to manage the pool size.
  */
 export class WorkerPool<T, R> {
   private idleWorkers: Set<IdleWorker> = new Set();
-  private activeWorkers: Set<IdleWorker> = new Set();
-
   private readonly workerUrl: URL;
   private readonly workerTTL: number;
-  private readonly maxPoolSize: number;
 
   private constructor(
     workerUrl: URL,
     options: {
       ttl?: number;
-      maxPoolSize?: number;
     },
   ) {
     this.workerUrl = workerUrl;
     // by default, active & idle workers will be terminated after 1s of inactivity
     this.workerTTL = options.ttl || 1000;
-    // by default, active workers are limited to 3 instances
-    this.maxPoolSize = options.maxPoolSize || 3;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -52,7 +48,6 @@ export class WorkerPool<T, R> {
     workerUrl: URL | undefined,
     options: {
       ttl?: number;
-      maxPoolSize?: number;
     } = {},
   ): WorkerPool<T, R> {
     if (!workerUrl) {
@@ -77,18 +72,13 @@ export class WorkerPool<T, R> {
     let worker: IdleWorker;
 
     const idleWorker = Array.from(this.idleWorkers).shift();
-
     if (idleWorker) {
       this.idleWorkers.delete(idleWorker);
       worker = idleWorker;
-    } else if (this.activeWorkers.size < this.maxPoolSize) {
-      worker = await this.createWorker();
     } else {
-      worker = await this.waitForActiveWorker();
+      worker = await this.createWorker();
     }
 
-    this.activeWorkers.add(worker);
-
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       worker.instance.onmessage = this.onMessageHandler(worker, resolve);
       worker.instance.onerror = this.onErrorHandler(worker, reject);
@@ -111,13 +101,7 @@ export class WorkerPool<T, R> {
       worker.instance.terminate();
     }
 
-    for (const worker of this.activeWorkers) {
-      worker.debounceTerminate.cancel();
-      worker.instance.terminate();
-    }
-
     this.idleWorkers.clear();
-    this.activeWorkers.clear();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -146,25 +130,9 @@ export class WorkerPool<T, R> {
     return worker;
   }
 
-  private waitForActiveWorker(): Promise<IdleWorker> {
-    return Promise.race(
-      Array.from(this.activeWorkers).map(
-        (worker) =>
-          new Promise<IdleWorker>((resolve) => {
-            const originalOnMessage = worker.instance.onmessage;
-            worker.instance.onmessage = (e) => {
-              worker.instance.onmessage = originalOnMessage;
-              resolve(worker);
-            };
-          }),
-      ),
-    );
-  }
-
   private onMessageHandler(worker: IdleWorker, resolve: (value: R) => void) {
     return (e: { data: R }) => {
       worker.debounceTerminate();
-      this.activeWorkers.delete(worker);
       this.idleWorkers.add(worker);
       resolve(e.data);
     };
@@ -175,8 +143,6 @@ export class WorkerPool<T, R> {
     reject: (reason: ErrorEvent) => void,
   ) {
     return (e: ErrorEvent) => {
-      this.activeWorkers.delete(worker);
-
       // terminate the worker immediately before rejection
       worker.debounceTerminate(() => reject(e));
       worker.debounceTerminate.flush();
diff --git a/scripts/buildPackage.js b/scripts/buildPackage.js
index 193fe7c0e..baf20615f 100644
--- a/scripts/buildPackage.js
+++ b/scripts/buildPackage.js
@@ -16,15 +16,17 @@ const ENV_VARS = {
   },
 };
 
-const rawConfigCommon = {
+// excludes all external dependencies and bundles only the source code
+const getConfig = (outdir) => ({
+  outdir,
   bundle: true,
+  splitting: true,
   format: "esm",
+  packages: "external",
   plugins: [sassPlugin()],
+  target: "es2020",
   assetNames: "[dir]/[name]",
   chunkNames: "[dir]/[name]-[hash]",
-  // chunks are always external, so they are not bundled within and get build separately
-  external: ["*.chunk"],
-  packages: "external",
   alias: {
     "@excalidraw/common": path.resolve(__dirname, "../packages/common/src"),
     "@excalidraw/element": path.resolve(__dirname, "../packages/element/src"),
@@ -35,57 +37,47 @@ const rawConfigCommon = {
   loader: {
     ".woff2": "file",
   },
-};
+});
 
-const rawConfigIndex = {
-  ...rawConfigCommon,
-  entryPoints: ["index.tsx"],
-};
-
-const rawConfigChunks = {
-  ...rawConfigCommon,
-  // create a separate chunk for each
-  entryPoints: ["**/*.chunk.ts"],
-  entryNames: "[name]",
-};
-
-function buildDev(chunkConfig) {
-  const config = {
-    ...chunkConfig,
+function buildDev(config) {
+  return build({
+    ...config,
     sourcemap: true,
     define: {
       "import.meta.env": JSON.stringify(ENV_VARS.development),
     },
-    outdir: "dist/dev",
-  };
-
-  return build(config);
+  });
 }
 
-function buildProd(chunkConfig) {
-  const config = {
-    ...chunkConfig,
+function buildProd(config) {
+  return build({
+    ...config,
     minify: true,
     define: {
       "import.meta.env": JSON.stringify(ENV_VARS.production),
     },
-    outdir: "dist/prod",
-  };
-
-  return build(config);
+  });
 }
 
 const createESMRawBuild = async () => {
+  const chunksConfig = {
+    entryPoints: ["index.tsx", "**/*.chunk.ts"],
+    entryNames: "[name]",
+  };
+
   // development unminified build with source maps
-  await buildDev(rawConfigIndex);
-  await buildDev(rawConfigChunks);
+  await buildDev({
+    ...getConfig("dist/dev"),
+    ...chunksConfig,
+  });
 
   // production minified buld without sourcemaps
-  await buildProd(rawConfigIndex);
-  await buildProd(rawConfigChunks);
+  await buildProd({
+    ...getConfig("dist/prod"),
+    ...chunksConfig,
+  });
 };
 
-// otherwise throws "ERROR: Could not resolve "./subset-worker.chunk"
 (async () => {
   await createESMRawBuild();
 })();