diff --git a/actix-http/src/client/connection.rs b/actix-http/src/client/connection.rs
index 3ab902422..707d5551b 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/client/connection.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/client/connection.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use std::future::Future;
 use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::task::{Context, Poll};
@@ -8,7 +7,6 @@ use actix_codec::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite, Framed, ReadBuf};
 use actix_rt::task::JoinHandle;
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use futures_core::future::LocalBoxFuture;
-use futures_util::future::{err, Either, FutureExt, Ready};
 use h2::client::SendRequest;
 use pin_project::pin_project;
 
@@ -75,7 +73,6 @@ impl DerefMut for H2Connection {
 
 pub trait Connection {
     type Io: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin;
-    type Future: Future<Output = Result<(ResponseHead, Payload), SendRequestError>>;
 
     fn protocol(&self) -> Protocol;
 
@@ -84,14 +81,16 @@ pub trait Connection {
         self,
         head: H,
         body: B,
-    ) -> Self::Future;
-
-    type TunnelFuture: Future<
-        Output = Result<(ResponseHead, Framed<Self::Io, ClientCodec>), SendRequestError>,
-    >;
+    ) -> LocalBoxFuture<'static, Result<(ResponseHead, Payload), SendRequestError>>;
 
     /// Send request, returns Response and Framed
-    fn open_tunnel<H: Into<RequestHeadType>>(self, head: H) -> Self::TunnelFuture;
+    fn open_tunnel<H: Into<RequestHeadType> + 'static>(
+        self,
+        head: H,
+    ) -> LocalBoxFuture<
+        'static,
+        Result<(ResponseHead, Framed<Self::Io, ClientCodec>), SendRequestError>,
+    >;
 }
 
 pub(crate) trait ConnectionLifetime: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + 'static {
@@ -154,8 +153,6 @@ where
     T: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin + 'static,
 {
     type Io = T;
-    type Future =
-        LocalBoxFuture<'static, Result<(ResponseHead, Payload), SendRequestError>>;
 
     fn protocol(&self) -> Protocol {
         match self.io {
@@ -169,33 +166,35 @@ where
         mut self,
         head: H,
         body: B,
-    ) -> Self::Future {
+    ) -> LocalBoxFuture<'static, Result<(ResponseHead, Payload), SendRequestError>> {
         match self.io.take().unwrap() {
-            ConnectionType::H1(io) => {
-                h1proto::send_request(io, head.into(), body, self.created, self.pool)
-                    .boxed_local()
-            }
-            ConnectionType::H2(io) => {
-                h2proto::send_request(io, head.into(), body, self.created, self.pool)
-                    .boxed_local()
-            }
+            ConnectionType::H1(io) => Box::pin(h1proto::send_request(
+                io,
+                head.into(),
+                body,
+                self.created,
+                self.pool,
+            )),
+            ConnectionType::H2(io) => Box::pin(h2proto::send_request(
+                io,
+                head.into(),
+                body,
+                self.created,
+                self.pool,
+            )),
         }
     }
 
-    type TunnelFuture = Either<
-        LocalBoxFuture<
-            'static,
-            Result<(ResponseHead, Framed<Self::Io, ClientCodec>), SendRequestError>,
-        >,
-        Ready<Result<(ResponseHead, Framed<Self::Io, ClientCodec>), SendRequestError>>,
-    >;
-
     /// Send request, returns Response and Framed
-    fn open_tunnel<H: Into<RequestHeadType>>(mut self, head: H) -> Self::TunnelFuture {
+    fn open_tunnel<H: Into<RequestHeadType>>(
+        mut self,
+        head: H,
+    ) -> LocalBoxFuture<
+        'static,
+        Result<(ResponseHead, Framed<Self::Io, ClientCodec>), SendRequestError>,
+    > {
         match self.io.take().unwrap() {
-            ConnectionType::H1(io) => {
-                Either::Left(h1proto::open_tunnel(io, head.into()).boxed_local())
-            }
+            ConnectionType::H1(io) => Box::pin(h1proto::open_tunnel(io, head.into())),
             ConnectionType::H2(io) => {
                 if let Some(mut pool) = self.pool.take() {
                     pool.release(IoConnection::new(
@@ -204,7 +203,7 @@ where
                         None,
                     ));
                 }
-                Either::Right(err(SendRequestError::TunnelNotSupported))
+                Box::pin(async { Err(SendRequestError::TunnelNotSupported) })
             }
         }
     }
@@ -226,8 +225,6 @@ where
     B: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin + 'static,
 {
     type Io = EitherIo<A, B>;
-    type Future =
-        LocalBoxFuture<'static, Result<(ResponseHead, Payload), SendRequestError>>;
 
     fn protocol(&self) -> Protocol {
         match self {
@@ -240,33 +237,30 @@ where
         self,
         head: H,
         body: RB,
-    ) -> Self::Future {
+    ) -> LocalBoxFuture<'static, Result<(ResponseHead, Payload), SendRequestError>> {
         match self {
             EitherConnection::A(con) => con.send_request(head, body),
             EitherConnection::B(con) => con.send_request(head, body),
         }
     }
 
-    type TunnelFuture = LocalBoxFuture<
+    /// Send request, returns Response and Framed
+    fn open_tunnel<H: Into<RequestHeadType> + 'static>(
+        self,
+        head: H,
+    ) -> LocalBoxFuture<
         'static,
         Result<(ResponseHead, Framed<Self::Io, ClientCodec>), SendRequestError>,
-    >;
-
-    /// Send request, returns Response and Framed
-    fn open_tunnel<H: Into<RequestHeadType>>(self, head: H) -> Self::TunnelFuture {
+    > {
         match self {
-            EitherConnection::A(con) => con
-                .open_tunnel(head)
-                .map(|res| {
-                    res.map(|(head, framed)| (head, framed.into_map_io(EitherIo::A)))
-                })
-                .boxed_local(),
-            EitherConnection::B(con) => con
-                .open_tunnel(head)
-                .map(|res| {
-                    res.map(|(head, framed)| (head, framed.into_map_io(EitherIo::B)))
-                })
-                .boxed_local(),
+            EitherConnection::A(con) => Box::pin(async {
+                let (head, framed) = con.open_tunnel(head).await?;
+                Ok((head, framed.into_map_io(EitherIo::A)))
+            }),
+            EitherConnection::B(con) => Box::pin(async {
+                let (head, framed) = con.open_tunnel(head).await?;
+                Ok((head, framed.into_map_io(EitherIo::B)))
+            }),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/actix-http/src/client/h1proto.rs b/actix-http/src/client/h1proto.rs
index 1ff5c7017..082c4b8e2 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/client/h1proto.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/client/h1proto.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use bytes::buf::BufMut;
 use bytes::{Bytes, BytesMut};
 use futures_core::Stream;
 use futures_util::future::poll_fn;
-use futures_util::{pin_mut, SinkExt, StreamExt};
+use futures_util::{SinkExt, StreamExt};
 
 use crate::error::PayloadError;
 use crate::h1;
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ where
     T: ConnectionLifetime + Unpin,
     B: MessageBody,
 {
-    pin_mut!(body);
+    actix_rt::pin!(body);
 
     let mut eof = false;
     while !eof {
diff --git a/actix-http/src/client/h2proto.rs b/actix-http/src/client/h2proto.rs
index 105e04c73..0deb5c014 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/client/h2proto.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/client/h2proto.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use std::time;
 use actix_codec::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use futures_util::future::poll_fn;
-use futures_util::pin_mut;
 use h2::{
     client::{Builder, Connection, SendRequest},
     SendStream,
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ async fn send_body<B: MessageBody>(
     mut send: SendStream<Bytes>,
 ) -> Result<(), SendRequestError> {
     let mut buf = None;
-    pin_mut!(body);
+    actix_rt::pin!(body);
     loop {
         if buf.is_none() {
             match poll_fn(|cx| body.as_mut().poll_next(cx)).await {
diff --git a/awc/src/builder.rs b/awc/src/builder.rs
index 94ffb8a71..3d1613c66 100644
--- a/awc/src/builder.rs
+++ b/awc/src/builder.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
     where
         T: Service<HttpConnect, Error = ConnectError> + 'static,
         T::Response: Connection,
-        <T::Response as Connection>::Future: 'static,
         T::Future: 'static,
     {
         self.connector = Some(Box::new(ConnectorWrapper(connector)));
diff --git a/awc/src/connect.rs b/awc/src/connect.rs
index a9b8f9f83..9a2ded195 100644
--- a/awc/src/connect.rs
+++ b/awc/src/connect.rs
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ where
     T: Service<ClientConnect, Error = ConnectError>,
     T::Response: Connection,
     <T::Response as Connection>::Io: 'static,
-    <T::Response as Connection>::Future: 'static,
-    <T::Response as Connection>::TunnelFuture: 'static,
     T::Future: 'static,
 {
     fn send_request(