diff --git a/src/rime/gear/key_binder.cc b/src/rime/gear/key_binder.cc
index 0d8e2f1a67..de37366954 100644
--- a/src/rime/gear/key_binder.cc
+++ b/src/rime/gear/key_binder.cc
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 #include <rime/switches.h>
 #include <rime/gear/key_binder.h>
 
-using namespace std::placeholders;
-
 namespace rime {
 
 enum KeyBindingCondition {
@@ -197,13 +195,21 @@ void KeyBindings::LoadBindings(const an<ConfigList>& bindings) {
         continue;
       }
     } else if (auto option = map->GetValue("toggle")) {
-      binding.action = std::bind(&toggle_option, _1, option->str());
+      binding.action = [option](auto engine) {
+        toggle_option(engine, option->str());
+      };
     } else if (auto option = map->GetValue("set_option")) {
-      binding.action = std::bind(&set_option, _1, option->str());
+      binding.action = [option](auto engine) {
+        set_option(engine, option->str());
+      };
     } else if (auto option = map->GetValue("unset_option")) {
-      binding.action = std::bind(&unset_option, _1, option->str());
+      binding.action = [option](auto engine) {
+        unset_option(engine, option->str());
+      };
     } else if (auto schema = map->GetValue("select")) {
-      binding.action = std::bind(&select_schema, _1, schema->str());
+      binding.action = [schema](auto engine) {
+        select_schema(engine, schema->str());
+      };
     } else {
       LOG(WARNING) << "invalid key binding #" << i << ".";
       continue;
diff --git a/src/rime/lever/deployment_tasks.cc b/src/rime/lever/deployment_tasks.cc
index 05336f27c4..d4a75aaf26 100644
--- a/src/rime/lever/deployment_tasks.cc
+++ b/src/rime/lever/deployment_tasks.cc
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 #endif
 
-using namespace std::placeholders;
-
 namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
 namespace rime {
diff --git a/src/rime/service.cc b/src/rime/service.cc
index 616c8765a7..e40493ae92 100644
--- a/src/rime/service.cc
+++ b/src/rime/service.cc
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ namespace rime {
 
 Session::Session() {
   engine_.reset(Engine::Create());
-  engine_->sink().connect(std::bind(&Session::OnCommit, this, _1));
+  engine_->sink().connect([this](auto text) { OnCommit(text); });
   SessionId session_id = reinterpret_cast<SessionId>(this);
-  engine_->message_sink().connect(
-      std::bind(&Service::Notify, &Service::instance(), session_id, _1, _2));
+  engine_->message_sink().connect([session_id](auto type, auto value) {
+    Service::instance().Notify(session_id, type, value);
+  });
 }
 
 bool Session::ProcessKey(const KeyEvent& key_event) {
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ Schema* Session::schema() const {
 
 Service::Service() {
   deployer_.message_sink().connect(
-      std::bind(&Service::Notify, this, 0, _1, _2));
+      [this](auto type, auto value) { Notify(0, type, value); });
 }
 
 Service::~Service() {
diff --git a/src/rime_api_impl.h b/src/rime_api_impl.h
index 64aa605293..7749ce98bc 100644
--- a/src/rime_api_impl.h
+++ b/src/rime_api_impl.h
@@ -38,10 +38,11 @@ RIME_DEPRECATED void RimeSetup(RimeTraits* traits) {
 
 RIME_DEPRECATED void RimeSetNotificationHandler(RimeNotificationHandler handler,
                                                 void* context_object) {
-  using namespace std::placeholders;
   if (handler) {
     Service::instance().SetNotificationHandler(
-        std::bind(handler, context_object, _1, _2, _3));
+        [context_object, handler](auto id, auto type, auto value) {
+          handler(context_object, id, type, value);
+        });
   } else {
     Service::instance().ClearNotificationHandler();
   }