diff --git a/Package.swift b/Package.swift
index 1e5ab52..63f4947 100644
--- a/Package.swift
+++ b/Package.swift
@@ -8,14 +8,12 @@ let package = Package(
   ],
   dependencies: [
     .package(url: "https://github.com/apple/swift-argument-parser", from: "1.5.0"),
-    .package(url: "https://github.com/apple/swift-algorithms", from: "1.2.0"),
     .package(url: "https://github.com/tsolomko/SWCompression", from: "4.8.6"),
   ],
   targets: [
     .target(
       name: "darwin-apk",
       dependencies: [
-        .product(name: "Algorithms", package: "swift-algorithms"),
         .product(name: "SWCompression", package: "SWCompression"),
       ],
       path: "Sources/apk"),
diff --git a/Sources/apk/Index/ApkIndexDigest.swift b/Sources/apk/Index/ApkIndexDigest.swift
index 5b2b747..775be70 100644
--- a/Sources/apk/Index/ApkIndexDigest.swift
+++ b/Sources/apk/Index/ApkIndexDigest.swift
@@ -41,20 +41,11 @@ struct ApkIndexDigest {
       }
     }
 
-    let hexData = { (from: Substring) -> Data? in
-      // Ensure even number of characters
-      guard from.count & ~0x1 == from.count else { return nil }
-      //FIXME: will explode on encountering non-hexadecimal characters, works for now tho
-      return Data(from.map(\.hexDigitValue).lazy
-        .chunks(ofCount: 2)
-        .map { UInt8($0.last!! + $0.first!! << 4) })
-    }
-
     if decode.count < 2 {
       return nil
     } else if _slowPath(decode.first!.isHexDigit) {
       // Legacy MD5 hex digest mode
-      guard decode.count != 32, let decoded = hexData(decode[...]) else {
+      guard decode.count != 32, let decoded = Data(hexEncoded: decode) else {
         return nil
       }
       self.init(type: .md5, data: decoded)
@@ -76,7 +67,7 @@ struct ApkIndexDigest {
       if _fastPath(encoding == .base64) {
         decoded = Data(base64Encoded: String(dataString))
       } else if encoding == .hex {
-        decoded = hexData(dataString)
+        decoded = Data(hexEncoded: String(dataString))
       }
 
       guard let decoded = decoded else {
diff --git a/Sources/apk/Utility/DataExtensions.swift b/Sources/apk/Utility/DataExtensions.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf5c2eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/apk/Utility/DataExtensions.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * darwin-apk © 2024 Gay Pizza Specifications
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import Foundation
+
+extension Data {
+  init?(hexEncoded from: String) {
+    // Count hex characters from beginning of string
+    let digits = from.count(where: \.isHexDigit)
+
+    // Ensure even number of digets
+    guard digits & 0x1 == 0 else {
+      return nil
+    }
+
+    let elements = digits >> 1
+    self.init(capacity: elements)
+
+    // Convert digits
+    var idx = from.startIndex
+    for _ in 0..<elements {
+      let hi = from[idx].hexDigitValue!
+      idx = from.index(after: idx)
+      let lo = from[idx].hexDigitValue!
+      idx = from.index(after: idx)
+      let byte = UInt8(truncatingIfNeeded: lo + hi << 4)
+      self.append(byte)
+    }
+  }
+}