diff --git a/readthedocs/concepts/asyncio.rst b/readthedocs/concepts/asyncio.rst
index 03ffd198..eabb8f76 100644
--- a/readthedocs/concepts/asyncio.rst
+++ b/readthedocs/concepts/asyncio.rst
@@ -219,19 +219,21 @@ Can I use threads?
 ==================
 
 Yes, you can, but you must understand that the loops themselves are
-not thread safe. and you must be sure to know what is happening. You
-may want to create a loop in a new thread and make sure to pass it to
-the client:
+not thread safe. and you must be sure to know what is happening. The
+easiest and cleanest option is to use `asyncio.run` to create and manage
+the new event loop for you:
 
 .. code-block:: python
 
     import asyncio
     import threading
 
-    def go():
-        loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+    async def actual_work():
         client = TelegramClient(..., loop=loop)
-        ...
+        ...  # can use `await` here
+
+    def go():
+        asyncio.run(actual_work())
 
     threading.Thread(target=go).start()
 
diff --git a/telethon/client/dialogs.py b/telethon/client/dialogs.py
index 4fd5f3da..adb23851 100644
--- a/telethon/client/dialogs.py
+++ b/telethon/client/dialogs.py
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ class DialogMethods:
             entities = [await self.get_input_entity(entity)]
         else:
             entities = await asyncio.gather(
-                *(self.get_input_entity(x) for x in entity), loop=self.loop)
+                *(self.get_input_entity(x) for x in entity))
 
         if folder is None:
             raise ValueError('You must specify a folder')
diff --git a/telethon/client/telegrambaseclient.py b/telethon/client/telegrambaseclient.py
index a7637768..162e9dcd 100644
--- a/telethon/client/telegrambaseclient.py
+++ b/telethon/client/telegrambaseclient.py
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ class TelegramBaseClient(abc.ABC):
             Defaults to `lang_code`.
 
         loop (`asyncio.AbstractEventLoop`, optional):
-            Asyncio event loop to use. Defaults to `asyncio.get_event_loop()`
+            Asyncio event loop to use. Defaults to `asyncio.get_event_loop()`.
+            This argument is ignored.
 
         base_logger (`str` | `logging.Logger`, optional):
             Base logger name or instance to use.
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ class TelegramBaseClient(abc.ABC):
                 "Refer to telethon.rtfd.io for more information.")
 
         self._use_ipv6 = use_ipv6
-        self._loop = loop or asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        self._loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
 
         if isinstance(base_logger, str):
             base_logger = logging.getLogger(base_logger)
@@ -334,7 +335,7 @@ class TelegramBaseClient(abc.ABC):
         )
 
         self._sender = MTProtoSender(
-            self.session.auth_key, self._loop,
+            self.session.auth_key,
             loggers=self._log,
             retries=self._connection_retries,
             delay=self._retry_delay,
@@ -350,15 +351,15 @@ class TelegramBaseClient(abc.ABC):
 
         # Cache ``{dc_id: (_ExportState, MTProtoSender)}`` for all borrowed senders
         self._borrowed_senders = {}
-        self._borrow_sender_lock = asyncio.Lock(loop=self._loop)
+        self._borrow_sender_lock = asyncio.Lock()
 
         self._updates_handle = None
         self._last_request = time.time()
         self._channel_pts = {}
 
         if sequential_updates:
-            self._updates_queue = asyncio.Queue(loop=self._loop)
-            self._dispatching_updates_queue = asyncio.Event(loop=self._loop)
+            self._updates_queue = asyncio.Queue()
+            self._dispatching_updates_queue = asyncio.Event()
         else:
             # Use a set of pending instead of a queue so we can properly
             # terminate all pending updates on disconnect.
@@ -481,7 +482,6 @@ class TelegramBaseClient(abc.ABC):
             self.session.server_address,
             self.session.port,
             self.session.dc_id,
-            loop=self._loop,
             loggers=self._log,
             proxy=self._proxy
         )):
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ class TelegramBaseClient(abc.ABC):
             for task in self._updates_queue:
                 task.cancel()
 
-            await asyncio.wait(self._updates_queue, loop=self._loop)
+            await asyncio.wait(self._updates_queue)
             self._updates_queue.clear()
 
         pts, date = self._state_cache[None]
@@ -639,12 +639,11 @@ class TelegramBaseClient(abc.ABC):
         #
         # If one were to do that, Telegram would reset the connection
         # with no further clues.
-        sender = MTProtoSender(None, self._loop, loggers=self._log)
+        sender = MTProtoSender(None, loggers=self._log)
         await sender.connect(self._connection(
             dc.ip_address,
             dc.port,
             dc.id,
-            loop=self._loop,
             loggers=self._log,
             proxy=self._proxy
         ))
@@ -680,7 +679,6 @@ class TelegramBaseClient(abc.ABC):
                     dc.ip_address,
                     dc.port,
                     dc.id,
-                    loop=self._loop,
                     loggers=self._log,
                     proxy=self._proxy
                 ))
diff --git a/telethon/client/updates.py b/telethon/client/updates.py
index 265ae850..e609f9ab 100644
--- a/telethon/client/updates.py
+++ b/telethon/client/updates.py
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ class UpdateMethods:
         while self.is_connected():
             try:
                 await asyncio.wait_for(
-                    self.disconnected, timeout=60, loop=self._loop
+                    self.disconnected, timeout=60
                 )
                 continue  # We actually just want to act upon timeout
             except asyncio.TimeoutError:
diff --git a/telethon/client/users.py b/telethon/client/users.py
index 49592494..816fa10a 100644
--- a/telethon/client/users.py
+++ b/telethon/client/users.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class UserMethods:
                     self._flood_waited_requests.pop(r.CONSTRUCTOR_ID, None)
                 elif diff <= self.flood_sleep_threshold:
                     self._log[__name__].info(*_fmt_flood(diff, r, early=True))
-                    await asyncio.sleep(diff, loop=self._loop)
+                    await asyncio.sleep(diff)
                     self._flood_waited_requests.pop(r.CONSTRUCTOR_ID, None)
                 else:
                     raise errors.FloodWaitError(request=r, capture=diff)
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class UserMethods:
 
                 if e.seconds <= self.flood_sleep_threshold:
                     self._log[__name__].info(*_fmt_flood(e.seconds, request))
-                    await asyncio.sleep(e.seconds, loop=self._loop)
+                    await asyncio.sleep(e.seconds)
                 else:
                     raise
             except (errors.PhoneMigrateError, errors.NetworkMigrateError,
diff --git a/telethon/events/common.py b/telethon/events/common.py
index f95a1ac6..e8978f31 100644
--- a/telethon/events/common.py
+++ b/telethon/events/common.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class EventBuilder(abc.ABC):
             return
 
         if not self._resolve_lock:
-            self._resolve_lock = asyncio.Lock(loop=client.loop)
+            self._resolve_lock = asyncio.Lock()
 
         async with self._resolve_lock:
             if not self.resolved:
diff --git a/telethon/events/inlinequery.py b/telethon/events/inlinequery.py
index 3ae3874e..7a789669 100644
--- a/telethon/events/inlinequery.py
+++ b/telethon/events/inlinequery.py
@@ -206,10 +206,9 @@ class InlineQuery(EventBuilder):
                 return
 
             if results:
-                futures = [self._as_future(x, self._client.loop)
-                           for x in results]
+                futures = [self._as_future(x) for x in results]
 
-                await asyncio.wait(futures, loop=self._client.loop)
+                await asyncio.wait(futures)
 
                 # All futures will be in the `done` *set* that `wait` returns.
                 #
@@ -236,10 +235,10 @@ class InlineQuery(EventBuilder):
             )
 
         @staticmethod
-        def _as_future(obj, loop):
+        def _as_future(obj):
             if inspect.isawaitable(obj):
-                return asyncio.ensure_future(obj, loop=loop)
+                return asyncio.ensure_future(obj)
 
-            f = loop.create_future()
+            f = asyncio.get_event_loop().create_future()
             f.set_result(obj)
             return f
diff --git a/telethon/extensions/messagepacker.py b/telethon/extensions/messagepacker.py
index 443a5f3e..c0f46f48 100644
--- a/telethon/extensions/messagepacker.py
+++ b/telethon/extensions/messagepacker.py
@@ -22,11 +22,10 @@ class MessagePacker:
     point where outgoing requests are put, and where ready-messages are get.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, state, loop, loggers):
+    def __init__(self, state, loggers):
         self._state = state
-        self._loop = loop
         self._deque = collections.deque()
-        self._ready = asyncio.Event(loop=loop)
+        self._ready = asyncio.Event()
         self._log = loggers[__name__]
 
     def append(self, state):
diff --git a/telethon/network/connection/connection.py b/telethon/network/connection/connection.py
index d6b9ea16..800ff02b 100644
--- a/telethon/network/connection/connection.py
+++ b/telethon/network/connection/connection.py
@@ -28,11 +28,10 @@ class Connection(abc.ABC):
     # should be one of `PacketCodec` implementations
     packet_codec = None
 
-    def __init__(self, ip, port, dc_id, *, loop, loggers, proxy=None):
+    def __init__(self, ip, port, dc_id, *, loggers, proxy=None):
         self._ip = ip
         self._port = port
         self._dc_id = dc_id  # only for MTProxy, it's an abstraction leak
-        self._loop = loop
         self._log = loggers[__name__]
         self._proxy = proxy
         self._reader = None
@@ -48,9 +47,8 @@ class Connection(abc.ABC):
     async def _connect(self, timeout=None, ssl=None):
         if not self._proxy:
             self._reader, self._writer = await asyncio.wait_for(
-                asyncio.open_connection(
-                    self._ip, self._port, loop=self._loop, ssl=ssl),
-                loop=self._loop, timeout=timeout
+                asyncio.open_connection(self._ip, self._port, ssl=ssl),
+                timeout=timeout
             )
         else:
             import socks
@@ -67,9 +65,8 @@ class Connection(abc.ABC):
 
             s.settimeout(timeout)
             await asyncio.wait_for(
-                self._loop.sock_connect(s, address),
-                timeout=timeout,
-                loop=self._loop
+                asyncio.get_event_loop().sock_connect(s, address),
+                timeout=timeout
             )
             if ssl:
                 if ssl_mod is None:
@@ -87,8 +84,7 @@ class Connection(abc.ABC):
                 
             s.setblocking(False)
 
-            self._reader, self._writer = \
-                await asyncio.open_connection(sock=s, loop=self._loop)
+            self._reader, self._writer = await asyncio.open_connection(sock=s)
 
         self._codec = self.packet_codec(self)
         self._init_conn()
@@ -101,8 +97,9 @@ class Connection(abc.ABC):
         await self._connect(timeout=timeout, ssl=ssl)
         self._connected = True
 
-        self._send_task = self._loop.create_task(self._send_loop())
-        self._recv_task = self._loop.create_task(self._recv_loop())
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        self._send_task = loop.create_task(self._send_loop())
+        self._recv_task = loop.create_task(self._recv_loop())
 
     async def disconnect(self):
         """
diff --git a/telethon/network/connection/tcpmtproxy.py b/telethon/network/connection/tcpmtproxy.py
index 2a9438ab..f034dfbe 100644
--- a/telethon/network/connection/tcpmtproxy.py
+++ b/telethon/network/connection/tcpmtproxy.py
@@ -95,12 +95,12 @@ class TcpMTProxy(ObfuscatedConnection):
     obfuscated_io = MTProxyIO
 
     # noinspection PyUnusedLocal
-    def __init__(self, ip, port, dc_id, *, loop, loggers, proxy=None):
+    def __init__(self, ip, port, dc_id, *, loggers, proxy=None):
         # connect to proxy's host and port instead of telegram's ones
         proxy_host, proxy_port = self.address_info(proxy)
         self._secret = bytes.fromhex(proxy[2])
         super().__init__(
-            proxy_host, proxy_port, dc_id, loop=loop, loggers=loggers)
+            proxy_host, proxy_port, dc_id, loggers=loggers)
 
     async def _connect(self, timeout=None, ssl=None):
         await super()._connect(timeout=timeout, ssl=ssl)
diff --git a/telethon/network/mtprotosender.py b/telethon/network/mtprotosender.py
index 5483716a..48f6e238 100644
--- a/telethon/network/mtprotosender.py
+++ b/telethon/network/mtprotosender.py
@@ -40,12 +40,11 @@ class MTProtoSender:
     A new authorization key will be generated on connection if no other
     key exists yet.
     """
-    def __init__(self, auth_key, loop, *, loggers,
+    def __init__(self, auth_key, *, loggers,
                  retries=5, delay=1, auto_reconnect=True, connect_timeout=None,
                  auth_key_callback=None,
                  update_callback=None, auto_reconnect_callback=None):
         self._connection = None
-        self._loop = loop
         self._loggers = loggers
         self._log = loggers[__name__]
         self._retries = retries
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ class MTProtoSender:
         self._auth_key_callback = auth_key_callback
         self._update_callback = update_callback
         self._auto_reconnect_callback = auto_reconnect_callback
-        self._connect_lock = asyncio.Lock(loop=loop)
+        self._connect_lock = asyncio.Lock()
 
         # Whether the user has explicitly connected or disconnected.
         #
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ class MTProtoSender:
         # pending futures should be cancelled.
         self._user_connected = False
         self._reconnecting = False
-        self._disconnected = self._loop.create_future()
+        self._disconnected = asyncio.get_event_loop().create_future()
         self._disconnected.set_result(None)
 
         # We need to join the loops upon disconnection
@@ -78,8 +77,7 @@ class MTProtoSender:
 
         # Outgoing messages are put in a queue and sent in a batch.
         # Note that here we're also storing their ``_RequestState``.
-        self._send_queue = MessagePacker(self._state, self._loop,
-                                         loggers=self._loggers)
+        self._send_queue = MessagePacker(self._state, loggers=self._loggers)
 
         # Sent states are remembered until a response is received.
         self._pending_state = {}
@@ -171,7 +169,7 @@ class MTProtoSender:
 
         if not utils.is_list_like(request):
             try:
-                state = RequestState(request, self._loop)
+                state = RequestState(request)
             except struct.error as e:
                 # "struct.error: required argument is not an integer" is not
                 # very helpful; log the request to find out what wasn't int.
@@ -186,7 +184,7 @@ class MTProtoSender:
             state = None
             for req in request:
                 try:
-                    state = RequestState(req, self._loop, after=ordered and state)
+                    state = RequestState(req, after=ordered and state)
                 except struct.error as e:
                     self._log.error('Request caused struct.error: %s: %s', e, request)
                     raise
@@ -206,7 +204,7 @@ class MTProtoSender:
         Note that it may resolve in either a ``ConnectionError``
         or any other unexpected error that could not be handled.
         """
-        return asyncio.shield(self._disconnected, loop=self._loop)
+        return asyncio.shield(self._disconnected)
 
     # Private methods
 
@@ -241,7 +239,7 @@ class MTProtoSender:
                     # reconnect cleanly after.
                     await self._connection.disconnect()
                     connected = False
-                    await asyncio.sleep(self._delay, loop=self._loop)
+                    await asyncio.sleep(self._delay)
                     continue  # next iteration we will try to reconnect
 
             break  # all steps done, break retry loop
@@ -253,17 +251,18 @@ class MTProtoSender:
             await self._disconnect(error=e)
             raise e
 
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
         self._log.debug('Starting send loop')
-        self._send_loop_handle = self._loop.create_task(self._send_loop())
+        self._send_loop_handle = loop.create_task(self._send_loop())
 
         self._log.debug('Starting receive loop')
-        self._recv_loop_handle = self._loop.create_task(self._recv_loop())
+        self._recv_loop_handle = loop.create_task(self._recv_loop())
 
         # _disconnected only completes after manual disconnection
         # or errors after which the sender cannot continue such
         # as failing to reconnect or any unexpected error.
         if self._disconnected.done():
-            self._disconnected = self._loop.create_future()
+            self._disconnected = loop.create_future()
 
         self._log.info('Connection to %s complete!', self._connection)
 
@@ -378,7 +377,7 @@ class MTProtoSender:
                 self._pending_state.clear()
 
                 if self._auto_reconnect_callback:
-                    self._loop.create_task(self._auto_reconnect_callback())
+                    asyncio.get_event_loop().create_task(self._auto_reconnect_callback())
 
                 break
         else:
@@ -398,7 +397,7 @@ class MTProtoSender:
             # gets stuck.
             # TODO It still gets stuck? Investigate where and why.
             self._reconnecting = True
-            self._loop.create_task(self._reconnect(error))
+            asyncio.get_event_loop().create_task(self._reconnect(error))
 
     # Loops
 
@@ -411,7 +410,7 @@ class MTProtoSender:
         """
         while self._user_connected and not self._reconnecting:
             if self._pending_ack:
-                ack = RequestState(MsgsAck(list(self._pending_ack)), self._loop)
+                ack = RequestState(MsgsAck(list(self._pending_ack)))
                 self._send_queue.append(ack)
                 self._last_acks.append(ack)
                 self._pending_ack.clear()
@@ -564,7 +563,7 @@ class MTProtoSender:
         if rpc_result.error:
             error = rpc_message_to_error(rpc_result.error, state.request)
             self._send_queue.append(
-                RequestState(MsgsAck([state.msg_id]), loop=self._loop))
+                RequestState(MsgsAck([state.msg_id])))
 
             if not state.future.cancelled():
                 state.future.set_exception(error)
@@ -751,8 +750,8 @@ class MTProtoSender:
         enqueuing a :tl:`MsgsStateInfo` to be sent at a later point.
         """
         self._send_queue.append(RequestState(MsgsStateInfo(
-            req_msg_id=message.msg_id, info=chr(1) * len(message.obj.msg_ids)),
-            loop=self._loop))
+            req_msg_id=message.msg_id, info=chr(1) * len(message.obj.msg_ids)
+        )))
 
     async def _handle_msg_all(self, message):
         """
diff --git a/telethon/network/requeststate.py b/telethon/network/requeststate.py
index eb598e24..21b5efd9 100644
--- a/telethon/network/requeststate.py
+++ b/telethon/network/requeststate.py
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ class RequestState:
     """
     __slots__ = ('container_id', 'msg_id', 'request', 'data', 'future', 'after')
 
-    def __init__(self, request, loop, after=None):
+    def __init__(self, request, after=None):
         self.container_id = None
         self.msg_id = None
         self.request = request
         self.data = bytes(request)
-        self.future = asyncio.Future(loop=loop)
+        self.future = asyncio.Future()
         self.after = after
diff --git a/telethon/requestiter.py b/telethon/requestiter.py
index e51cfafe..fd28419d 100644
--- a/telethon/requestiter.py
+++ b/telethon/requestiter.py
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ class RequestIter(abc.ABC):
             # asyncio will handle times <= 0 to sleep 0 seconds
             if self.wait_time:
                 await asyncio.sleep(
-                    self.wait_time - (time.time() - self.last_load),
-                    loop=self.client.loop
+                    self.wait_time - (time.time() - self.last_load)
                 )
                 self.last_load = time.time()
 
diff --git a/telethon/tl/custom/conversation.py b/telethon/tl/custom/conversation.py
index 65ec2725..79675b65 100644
--- a/telethon/tl/custom/conversation.py
+++ b/telethon/tl/custom/conversation.py
@@ -445,8 +445,7 @@ class Conversation(ChatGetter):
         #       cleared when their futures are set to a result.
         return asyncio.wait_for(
             future,
-            timeout=None if due == float('inf') else due - time.time(),
-            loop=self._client.loop
+            timeout=None if due == float('inf') else due - time.time()
         )
 
     def _cancel_all(self, exception=None):
diff --git a/telethon_examples/gui.py b/telethon_examples/gui.py
index 949d1eb9..bd241f60 100644
--- a/telethon_examples/gui.py
+++ b/telethon_examples/gui.py
@@ -341,8 +341,8 @@ class App(tkinter.Tk):
             self.chat.configure(bg='yellow')
 
 
-async def main(loop, interval=0.05):
-    client = TelegramClient(SESSION, API_ID, API_HASH, loop=loop)
+async def main(interval=0.05):
+    client = TelegramClient(SESSION, API_ID, API_HASH)
     try:
         await client.connect()
     except Exception as e:
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     # Some boilerplate code to set up the main method
     aio_loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
     try:
-        aio_loop.run_until_complete(main(aio_loop))
+        aio_loop.run_until_complete(main())
     finally:
         if not aio_loop.is_closed():
             aio_loop.close()