diff --git a/src/http/header/accept.rs b/src/http/header/accept.rs
index 1ec94e353..1b6a963da 100644
--- a/src/http/header/accept.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/accept.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use mime::Mime;
 use super::{qitem, QualityItem};
 use crate::http::header;
 
-crate::header! {
+crate::__define_common_header! {
     /// `Accept` header, defined in [RFC7231](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-5.3.2)
     ///
     /// The `Accept` header field can be used by user agents to specify
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@ crate::header! {
 
     test_accept {
         // Tests from the RFC
-         test_header!(
+         crate::__common_header_test!(
             test1,
             vec![b"audio/*; q=0.2, audio/basic"],
             Some(Accept(vec![
                 QualityItem::new("audio/*".parse().unwrap(), q(200)),
                 qitem("audio/basic".parse().unwrap()),
                 ])));
-        test_header!(
+        crate::__common_header_test!(
             test2,
             vec![b"text/plain; q=0.5, text/html, text/x-dvi; q=0.8, text/x-c"],
             Some(Accept(vec![
@@ -100,13 +100,13 @@ crate::header! {
                 qitem("text/x-c".parse().unwrap()),
                 ])));
         // Custom tests
-        test_header!(
+        crate::__common_header_test!(
             test3,
             vec![b"text/plain; charset=utf-8"],
             Some(Accept(vec![
                 qitem(mime::TEXT_PLAIN_UTF_8),
                 ])));
-        test_header!(
+        crate::__common_header_test!(
             test4,
             vec![b"text/plain; charset=utf-8; q=0.5"],
             Some(Accept(vec![
diff --git a/src/http/header/accept_charset.rs b/src/http/header/accept_charset.rs
index 9932ac57a..2c6a0b9f6 100644
--- a/src/http/header/accept_charset.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/accept_charset.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::{Charset, QualityItem, ACCEPT_CHARSET};
 
-crate::header! {
+crate::__define_common_header! {
     /// `Accept-Charset` header, defined in
     /// [RFC7231](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-5.3.3)
     ///
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ crate::header! {
 
     test_accept_charset {
         // Test case from RFC
-        test_header!(test1, vec![b"iso-8859-5, unicode-1-1;q=0.8"]);
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"iso-8859-5, unicode-1-1;q=0.8"]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/http/header/accept_encoding.rs b/src/http/header/accept_encoding.rs
index e59351708..734a435b3 100644
--- a/src/http/header/accept_encoding.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/accept_encoding.rs
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ header! {
 
     test_accept_encoding {
         // From the RFC
-        test_header!(test1, vec![b"compress, gzip"]);
-        test_header!(test2, vec![b""], Some(AcceptEncoding(vec![])));
-        test_header!(test3, vec![b"*"]);
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"compress, gzip"]);
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test2, vec![b""], Some(AcceptEncoding(vec![])));
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test3, vec![b"*"]);
         // Note: Removed quality 1 from gzip
-        test_header!(test4, vec![b"compress;q=0.5, gzip"]);
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test4, vec![b"compress;q=0.5, gzip"]);
         // Note: Removed quality 1 from gzip
-        test_header!(test5, vec![b"gzip, identity; q=0.5, *;q=0"]);
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test5, vec![b"gzip, identity; q=0.5, *;q=0"]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/http/header/accept_language.rs b/src/http/header/accept_language.rs
index 2963844af..5fab4f79c 100644
--- a/src/http/header/accept_language.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/accept_language.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-use super::{QualityItem, ACCEPT_LANGUAGE};
 use language_tags::LanguageTag;
 
-crate::header! {
+use super::{QualityItem, ACCEPT_LANGUAGE};
+
+crate::__define_common_header! {
     /// `Accept-Language` header, defined in
     /// [RFC7231](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-5.3.5)
     ///
@@ -56,9 +57,9 @@ crate::header! {
 
     test_accept_language {
         // From the RFC
-        test_header!(test1, vec![b"da, en-gb;q=0.8, en;q=0.7"]);
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"da, en-gb;q=0.8, en;q=0.7"]);
         // Own test
-        test_header!(
+        crate::__common_header_test!(
             test2, vec![b"en-US, en; q=0.5, fr"],
             Some(AcceptLanguage(vec![
                 qitem("en-US".parse().unwrap()),
diff --git a/src/http/header/allow.rs b/src/http/header/allow.rs
index e1f2bb4b6..15a627b8f 100644
--- a/src/http/header/allow.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/allow.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-use actix_http::http::Method;
 use crate::http::header;
+use actix_http::http::Method;
 
-crate::header! {
+crate::__define_common_header! {
     /// `Allow` header, defined in [RFC7231](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-7.4.1)
     ///
     /// The `Allow` header field lists the set of methods advertised as
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ crate::header! {
 
     test_allow {
         // From the RFC
-        test_header!(
+        crate::__common_header_test!(
             test1,
             vec![b"GET, HEAD, PUT"],
             Some(HeaderField(vec![Method::GET, Method::HEAD, Method::PUT])));
         // Own tests
-        test_header!(
+        crate::__common_header_test!(
             test2,
             vec![b"OPTIONS, GET, PUT, POST, DELETE, HEAD, TRACE, CONNECT, PATCH"],
             Some(HeaderField(vec![
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ crate::header! {
                 Method::TRACE,
                 Method::CONNECT,
                 Method::PATCH])));
-        test_header!(
+        crate::__common_header_test!(
             test3,
             vec![b""],
             Some(HeaderField(Vec::<Method>::new())));
diff --git a/src/http/header/cache_control.rs b/src/http/header/cache_control.rs
index 6f020a931..891ba7c79 100644
--- a/src/http/header/cache_control.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/cache_control.rs
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ use crate::http::header;
 #[derive(PartialEq, Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct CacheControl(pub Vec<CacheDirective>);
 
-__hyper__deref!(CacheControl => Vec<CacheDirective>);
+crate::__common_header_deref!(CacheControl => Vec<CacheDirective>);
 
-//TODO: this could just be the header! macro
+// TODO: this could just be the __define_common_header! macro
 impl Header for CacheControl {
     fn name() -> header::HeaderName {
         header::CACHE_CONTROL
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ impl Header for CacheControl {
 
 impl fmt::Display for CacheControl {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        fmt_comma_delimited(f, &self[..])
+        fmt_comma_delimited(f, &self.0[..])
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/http/header/content_language.rs b/src/http/header/content_language.rs
index 5dd8f72a5..41e6d9eff 100644
--- a/src/http/header/content_language.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/content_language.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use super::{QualityItem, CONTENT_LANGUAGE};
 use language_tags::LanguageTag;
 
-crate::header! {
+crate::__define_common_header! {
     /// `Content-Language` header, defined in
     /// [RFC7231](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-3.1.3.2)
     ///
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ crate::header! {
     (ContentLanguage, CONTENT_LANGUAGE) => (QualityItem<LanguageTag>)+
 
     test_content_language {
-        test_header!(test1, vec![b"da"]);
-        test_header!(test2, vec![b"mi, en"]);
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"da"]);
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test2, vec![b"mi, en"]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/http/header/content_range.rs b/src/http/header/content_range.rs
index dfcf24251..e3a8450cb 100644
--- a/src/http/header/content_range.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/content_range.rs
@@ -6,65 +6,65 @@ use super::{
     HeaderValue, IntoHeaderValue, InvalidHeaderValue, Writer, CONTENT_RANGE,
 };
 
-crate::header! {
+crate::__define_common_header! {
     /// `Content-Range` header, defined in
     /// [RFC7233](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7233#section-4.2)
     (ContentRange, CONTENT_RANGE) => [ContentRangeSpec]
 
     test_content_range {
-        test_header!(test_bytes,
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test_bytes,
             vec![b"bytes 0-499/500"],
             Some(ContentRange(ContentRangeSpec::Bytes {
                 range: Some((0, 499)),
                 instance_length: Some(500)
             })));
 
-        test_header!(test_bytes_unknown_len,
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test_bytes_unknown_len,
             vec![b"bytes 0-499/*"],
             Some(ContentRange(ContentRangeSpec::Bytes {
                 range: Some((0, 499)),
                 instance_length: None
             })));
 
-        test_header!(test_bytes_unknown_range,
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test_bytes_unknown_range,
             vec![b"bytes */500"],
             Some(ContentRange(ContentRangeSpec::Bytes {
                 range: None,
                 instance_length: Some(500)
             })));
 
-        test_header!(test_unregistered,
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test_unregistered,
             vec![b"seconds 1-2"],
             Some(ContentRange(ContentRangeSpec::Unregistered {
                 unit: "seconds".to_owned(),
                 resp: "1-2".to_owned()
             })));
 
-        test_header!(test_no_len,
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test_no_len,
             vec![b"bytes 0-499"],
             None::<ContentRange>);
 
-        test_header!(test_only_unit,
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test_only_unit,
             vec![b"bytes"],
             None::<ContentRange>);
 
-        test_header!(test_end_less_than_start,
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test_end_less_than_start,
             vec![b"bytes 499-0/500"],
             None::<ContentRange>);
 
-        test_header!(test_blank,
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test_blank,
             vec![b""],
             None::<ContentRange>);
 
-        test_header!(test_bytes_many_spaces,
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test_bytes_many_spaces,
             vec![b"bytes 1-2/500 3"],
             None::<ContentRange>);
 
-        test_header!(test_bytes_many_slashes,
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test_bytes_many_slashes,
             vec![b"bytes 1-2/500/600"],
             None::<ContentRange>);
 
-        test_header!(test_bytes_many_dashes,
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test_bytes_many_dashes,
             vec![b"bytes 1-2-3/500"],
             None::<ContentRange>);
 
diff --git a/src/http/header/content_type.rs b/src/http/header/content_type.rs
index a85e64ba9..65cb2a986 100644
--- a/src/http/header/content_type.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/content_type.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use super::CONTENT_TYPE;
 use mime::Mime;
 
-crate::header! {
+crate::__define_common_header! {
     /// `Content-Type` header, defined in
     /// [RFC7231](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-3.1.1.5)
     ///
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ crate::header! {
     (ContentType, CONTENT_TYPE) => [Mime]
 
     test_content_type {
-        test_header!(
+        crate::__common_header_test!(
             test1,
             vec![b"text/html"],
             Some(HeaderField(mime::TEXT_HTML)));
diff --git a/src/http/header/date.rs b/src/http/header/date.rs
index faceefb4f..982a1455c 100644
--- a/src/http/header/date.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/date.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use super::{HttpDate, DATE};
 use std::time::SystemTime;
 
-crate::header! {
+crate::__define_common_header! {
     /// `Date` header, defined in [RFC7231](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-7.1.1.2)
     ///
     /// The `Date` header field represents the date and time at which the
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ crate::header! {
     (Date, DATE) => [HttpDate]
 
     test_date {
-        test_header!(test1, vec![b"Tue, 15 Nov 1994 08:12:31 GMT"]);
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"Tue, 15 Nov 1994 08:12:31 GMT"]);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/http/header/etag.rs b/src/http/header/etag.rs
index 8972564d0..b121fe26f 100644
--- a/src/http/header/etag.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/etag.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::{EntityTag, ETAG};
 
-crate::header! {
+crate::__define_common_header! {
     /// `ETag` header, defined in [RFC7232](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7232#section-2.3)
     ///
     /// The `ETag` header field in a response provides the current entity-tag
@@ -50,50 +50,50 @@ crate::header! {
 
     test_etag {
         // From the RFC
-        test_header!(test1,
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test1,
             vec![b"\"xyzzy\""],
             Some(ETag(EntityTag::new(false, "xyzzy".to_owned()))));
-        test_header!(test2,
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test2,
             vec![b"W/\"xyzzy\""],
             Some(ETag(EntityTag::new(true, "xyzzy".to_owned()))));
-        test_header!(test3,
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test3,
             vec![b"\"\""],
             Some(ETag(EntityTag::new(false, "".to_owned()))));
         // Own tests
-        test_header!(test4,
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test4,
             vec![b"\"foobar\""],
             Some(ETag(EntityTag::new(false, "foobar".to_owned()))));
-        test_header!(test5,
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test5,
             vec![b"\"\""],
             Some(ETag(EntityTag::new(false, "".to_owned()))));
-        test_header!(test6,
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test6,
             vec![b"W/\"weak-etag\""],
             Some(ETag(EntityTag::new(true, "weak-etag".to_owned()))));
-        test_header!(test7,
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test7,
             vec![b"W/\"\x65\x62\""],
             Some(ETag(EntityTag::new(true, "\u{0065}\u{0062}".to_owned()))));
-        test_header!(test8,
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test8,
             vec![b"W/\"\""],
             Some(ETag(EntityTag::new(true, "".to_owned()))));
-        test_header!(test9,
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test9,
             vec![b"no-dquotes"],
             None::<ETag>);
-        test_header!(test10,
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test10,
             vec![b"w/\"the-first-w-is-case-sensitive\""],
             None::<ETag>);
-        test_header!(test11,
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test11,
             vec![b""],
             None::<ETag>);
-        test_header!(test12,
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test12,
             vec![b"\"unmatched-dquotes1"],
             None::<ETag>);
-        test_header!(test13,
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test13,
             vec![b"unmatched-dquotes2\""],
             None::<ETag>);
-        test_header!(test14,
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test14,
             vec![b"matched-\"dquotes\""],
             None::<ETag>);
-        test_header!(test15,
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test15,
             vec![b"\""],
             None::<ETag>);
     }
diff --git a/src/http/header/expires.rs b/src/http/header/expires.rs
index 1c306cae0..759e7d280 100644
--- a/src/http/header/expires.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/expires.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::{HttpDate, EXPIRES};
 
-crate::header! {
+crate::__define_common_header! {
     /// `Expires` header, defined in [RFC7234](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7234#section-5.3)
     ///
     /// The `Expires` header field gives the date/time after which the
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ crate::header! {
 
     test_expires {
         // Test case from RFC
-        test_header!(test1, vec![b"Thu, 01 Dec 1994 16:00:00 GMT"]);
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"Thu, 01 Dec 1994 16:00:00 GMT"]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/http/header/if_match.rs b/src/http/header/if_match.rs
index 80699e39c..d4402715d 100644
--- a/src/http/header/if_match.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/if_match.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::{EntityTag, IF_MATCH};
 
-crate::header! {
+crate::__define_common_header! {
     /// `If-Match` header, defined in
     /// [RFC7232](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7232#section-3.1)
     ///
@@ -53,18 +53,18 @@ crate::header! {
     (IfMatch, IF_MATCH) => {Any / (EntityTag)+}
 
     test_if_match {
-        test_header!(
+        crate::__common_header_test!(
             test1,
             vec![b"\"xyzzy\""],
             Some(HeaderField::Items(
                 vec![EntityTag::new(false, "xyzzy".to_owned())])));
-        test_header!(
+        crate::__common_header_test!(
             test2,
             vec![b"\"xyzzy\", \"r2d2xxxx\", \"c3piozzzz\""],
             Some(HeaderField::Items(
                 vec![EntityTag::new(false, "xyzzy".to_owned()),
                      EntityTag::new(false, "r2d2xxxx".to_owned()),
                      EntityTag::new(false, "c3piozzzz".to_owned())])));
-        test_header!(test3, vec![b"*"], Some(IfMatch::Any));
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test3, vec![b"*"], Some(IfMatch::Any));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/http/header/if_modified_since.rs b/src/http/header/if_modified_since.rs
index d777e0c5c..ba393032d 100644
--- a/src/http/header/if_modified_since.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/if_modified_since.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::{HttpDate, IF_MODIFIED_SINCE};
 
-crate::header! {
+crate::__define_common_header! {
     /// `If-Modified-Since` header, defined in
     /// [RFC7232](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7232#section-3.3)
     ///
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ crate::header! {
 
     test_if_modified_since {
         // Test case from RFC
-        test_header!(test1, vec![b"Sat, 29 Oct 1994 19:43:31 GMT"]);
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"Sat, 29 Oct 1994 19:43:31 GMT"]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/http/header/if_none_match.rs b/src/http/header/if_none_match.rs
index a5c06b374..f16b196cc 100644
--- a/src/http/header/if_none_match.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/if_none_match.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::{EntityTag, IF_NONE_MATCH};
 
-crate::header! {
+crate::__define_common_header! {
     /// `If-None-Match` header, defined in
     /// [RFC7232](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7232#section-3.2)
     ///
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ crate::header! {
     (IfNoneMatch, IF_NONE_MATCH) => {Any / (EntityTag)+}
 
     test_if_none_match {
-        test_header!(test1, vec![b"\"xyzzy\""]);
-        test_header!(test2, vec![b"W/\"xyzzy\""]);
-        test_header!(test3, vec![b"\"xyzzy\", \"r2d2xxxx\", \"c3piozzzz\""]);
-        test_header!(test4, vec![b"W/\"xyzzy\", W/\"r2d2xxxx\", W/\"c3piozzzz\""]);
-        test_header!(test5, vec![b"*"]);
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"\"xyzzy\""]);
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test2, vec![b"W/\"xyzzy\""]);
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test3, vec![b"\"xyzzy\", \"r2d2xxxx\", \"c3piozzzz\""]);
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test4, vec![b"W/\"xyzzy\", W/\"r2d2xxxx\", W/\"c3piozzzz\""]);
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test5, vec![b"*"]);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/http/header/if_range.rs b/src/http/header/if_range.rs
index f34332f22..80e0642bc 100644
--- a/src/http/header/if_range.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/if_range.rs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ mod test_if_range {
     use crate::http::header::*;
     use std::str;
 
-    test_header!(test1, vec![b"Sat, 29 Oct 1994 19:43:31 GMT"]);
-    test_header!(test2, vec![b"\"abc\""]);
-    test_header!(test3, vec![b"this-is-invalid"], None::<IfRange>);
+    crate::__common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"Sat, 29 Oct 1994 19:43:31 GMT"]);
+    crate::__common_header_test!(test2, vec![b"\"abc\""]);
+    crate::__common_header_test!(test3, vec![b"this-is-invalid"], None::<IfRange>);
 }
diff --git a/src/http/header/if_unmodified_since.rs b/src/http/header/if_unmodified_since.rs
index 8887982aa..26b16b513 100644
--- a/src/http/header/if_unmodified_since.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/if_unmodified_since.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::{HttpDate, IF_UNMODIFIED_SINCE};
 
-crate::header! {
+crate::__define_common_header! {
     /// `If-Unmodified-Since` header, defined in
     /// [RFC7232](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7232#section-3.4)
     ///
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ crate::header! {
 
     test_if_unmodified_since {
         // Test case from RFC
-        test_header!(test1, vec![b"Sat, 29 Oct 1994 19:43:31 GMT"]);
+        crate::__common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"Sat, 29 Oct 1994 19:43:31 GMT"]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/http/header/last_modified.rs b/src/http/header/last_modified.rs
index 9ed6fcf69..0de2fc06b 100644
--- a/src/http/header/last_modified.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/last_modified.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::{HttpDate, LAST_MODIFIED};
 
-crate::header! {
+crate::__define_common_header! {
     /// `Last-Modified` header, defined in
     /// [RFC7232](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7232#section-2.2)
     ///
@@ -36,5 +36,6 @@ crate::header! {
 
         test_last_modified {
             // Test case from RFC
-            test_header!(test1, vec![b"Sat, 29 Oct 1994 19:43:31 GMT"]);}
+            crate::__common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"Sat, 29 Oct 1994 19:43:31 GMT"]);
+        }
 }
diff --git a/src/http/header/macros.rs b/src/http/header/macros.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1718a8663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/http/header/macros.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,300 @@
+#[doc(hidden)]
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! __common_header_deref {
+    ($from:ty => $to:ty) => {
+        impl ::std::ops::Deref for $from {
+            type Target = $to;
+
+            #[inline]
+            fn deref(&self) -> &$to {
+                &self.0
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl ::std::ops::DerefMut for $from {
+            #[inline]
+            fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut $to {
+                &mut self.0
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+#[doc(hidden)]
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! __common_header_test_module {
+    ($id:ident, $tm:ident{$($tf:item)*}) => {
+        #[allow(unused_imports)]
+        #[cfg(test)]
+        mod $tm {
+            use std::str;
+            use actix_http::http::Method;
+            use mime::*;
+            use $crate::http::header::*;
+            use super::$id as HeaderField;
+            $($tf)*
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[doc(hidden)]
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! __common_header_test {
+    ($id:ident, $raw:expr) => {
+        #[test]
+        fn $id() {
+            use actix_http::test;
+
+            let raw = $raw;
+            let a: Vec<Vec<u8>> = raw.iter().map(|x| x.to_vec()).collect();
+            let mut req = test::TestRequest::default();
+            for item in a {
+                req = req.insert_header((HeaderField::name(), item)).take();
+            }
+            let req = req.finish();
+            let value = HeaderField::parse(&req);
+            let result = format!("{}", value.unwrap());
+            let expected = String::from_utf8(raw[0].to_vec()).unwrap();
+            let result_cmp: Vec<String> = result
+                .to_ascii_lowercase()
+                .split(' ')
+                .map(|x| x.to_owned())
+                .collect();
+            let expected_cmp: Vec<String> = expected
+                .to_ascii_lowercase()
+                .split(' ')
+                .map(|x| x.to_owned())
+                .collect();
+            assert_eq!(result_cmp.concat(), expected_cmp.concat());
+        }
+    };
+    ($id:ident, $raw:expr, $typed:expr) => {
+        #[test]
+        fn $id() {
+            use actix_http::test;
+
+            let a: Vec<Vec<u8>> = $raw.iter().map(|x| x.to_vec()).collect();
+            let mut req = test::TestRequest::default();
+            for item in a {
+                req.insert_header((HeaderField::name(), item));
+            }
+            let req = req.finish();
+            let val = HeaderField::parse(&req);
+            let typed: Option<HeaderField> = $typed;
+            // Test parsing
+            assert_eq!(val.ok(), typed);
+            // Test formatting
+            if typed.is_some() {
+                let raw = &($raw)[..];
+                let mut iter = raw.iter().map(|b| str::from_utf8(&b[..]).unwrap());
+                let mut joined = String::new();
+                joined.push_str(iter.next().unwrap());
+                for s in iter {
+                    joined.push_str(", ");
+                    joined.push_str(s);
+                }
+                assert_eq!(format!("{}", typed.unwrap()), joined);
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+#[doc(hidden)]
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! __define_common_header {
+    // $a:meta: Attributes associated with the header item (usually docs)
+    // $id:ident: Identifier of the header
+    // $n:expr: Lowercase name of the header
+    // $nn:expr: Nice name of the header
+
+    // List header, zero or more items
+    ($(#[$a:meta])*($id:ident, $name:expr) => ($item:ty)*) => {
+        $(#[$a])*
+        #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+        pub struct $id(pub Vec<$item>);
+        crate::__common_header_deref!($id => Vec<$item>);
+        impl $crate::http::header::Header for $id {
+            #[inline]
+            fn name() -> $crate::http::header::HeaderName {
+                $name
+            }
+            #[inline]
+            fn parse<T>(msg: &T) -> Result<Self, $crate::error::ParseError>
+                where T: $crate::HttpMessage
+            {
+                $crate::http::header::from_comma_delimited(
+                    msg.headers().get_all(Self::name())).map($id)
+            }
+        }
+        impl std::fmt::Display for $id {
+            #[inline]
+            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> ::std::fmt::Result {
+                $crate::http::header::fmt_comma_delimited(f, &self.0[..])
+            }
+        }
+        impl $crate::http::header::IntoHeaderValue for $id {
+            type Error = $crate::http::header::InvalidHeaderValue;
+
+            fn try_into_value(self) -> Result<$crate::http::header::HeaderValue, Self::Error> {
+                use std::fmt::Write;
+                let mut writer = $crate::http::header::Writer::new();
+                let _ = write!(&mut writer, "{}", self);
+                $crate::http::header::HeaderValue::from_maybe_shared(writer.take())
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    // List header, one or more items
+    ($(#[$a:meta])*($id:ident, $name:expr) => ($item:ty)+) => {
+        $(#[$a])*
+        #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+        pub struct $id(pub Vec<$item>);
+        crate::__common_header_deref!($id => Vec<$item>);
+        impl $crate::http::header::Header for $id {
+            #[inline]
+            fn name() -> $crate::http::header::HeaderName {
+                $name
+            }
+            #[inline]
+            fn parse<T>(msg: &T) -> Result<Self, $crate::error::ParseError>
+                where T: $crate::HttpMessage
+            {
+                $crate::http::header::from_comma_delimited(
+                    msg.headers().get_all(Self::name())).map($id)
+            }
+        }
+        impl std::fmt::Display for $id {
+            #[inline]
+            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+                $crate::http::header::fmt_comma_delimited(f, &self.0[..])
+            }
+        }
+        impl $crate::http::header::IntoHeaderValue for $id {
+            type Error = $crate::http::header::InvalidHeaderValue;
+
+            fn try_into_value(self) -> Result<$crate::http::header::HeaderValue, Self::Error> {
+                use std::fmt::Write;
+                let mut writer = $crate::http::header::Writer::new();
+                let _ = write!(&mut writer, "{}", self);
+                $crate::http::header::HeaderValue::from_maybe_shared(writer.take())
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    // Single value header
+    ($(#[$a:meta])*($id:ident, $name:expr) => [$value:ty]) => {
+        $(#[$a])*
+        #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+        pub struct $id(pub $value);
+        crate::__common_header_deref!($id => $value);
+        impl $crate::http::header::Header for $id {
+            #[inline]
+            fn name() -> $crate::http::header::HeaderName {
+                $name
+            }
+            #[inline]
+            fn parse<T>(msg: &T) -> Result<Self, $crate::error::ParseError>
+                where T: $crate::HttpMessage
+            {
+                $crate::http::header::from_one_raw_str(
+                    msg.headers().get(Self::name())).map($id)
+            }
+        }
+        impl std::fmt::Display for $id {
+            #[inline]
+            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+                std::fmt::Display::fmt(&self.0, f)
+            }
+        }
+        impl $crate::http::header::IntoHeaderValue for $id {
+            type Error = $crate::http::header::InvalidHeaderValue;
+
+            fn try_into_value(self) -> Result<$crate::http::header::HeaderValue, Self::Error> {
+                self.0.try_into_value()
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    // List header, one or more items with "*" option
+    ($(#[$a:meta])*($id:ident, $name:expr) => {Any / ($item:ty)+}) => {
+        $(#[$a])*
+        #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+        pub enum $id {
+            /// Any value is a match
+            Any,
+            /// Only the listed items are a match
+            Items(Vec<$item>),
+        }
+        impl $crate::http::header::Header for $id {
+            #[inline]
+            fn name() -> $crate::http::header::HeaderName {
+                $name
+            }
+            #[inline]
+            fn parse<T>(msg: &T) -> Result<Self, $crate::error::ParseError>
+                where T: $crate::HttpMessage
+            {
+                let any = msg.headers().get(Self::name()).and_then(|hdr| {
+                    hdr.to_str().ok().and_then(|hdr| Some(hdr.trim() == "*"))});
+
+                if let Some(true) = any {
+                    Ok($id::Any)
+                } else {
+                    Ok($id::Items(
+                        $crate::http::header::from_comma_delimited(
+                            msg.headers().get_all(Self::name()))?))
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        impl std::fmt::Display for $id {
+            #[inline]
+            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+                match *self {
+                    $id::Any => f.write_str("*"),
+                    $id::Items(ref fields) => $crate::http::header::fmt_comma_delimited(
+                        f, &fields[..])
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        impl $crate::http::header::IntoHeaderValue for $id {
+            type Error = $crate::http::header::InvalidHeaderValue;
+
+            fn try_into_value(self) -> Result<$crate::http::header::HeaderValue, Self::Error> {
+                use std::fmt::Write;
+                let mut writer = $crate::http::header::Writer::new();
+                let _ = write!(&mut writer, "{}", self);
+                $crate::http::header::HeaderValue::from_maybe_shared(writer.take())
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    // optional test module
+    ($(#[$a:meta])*($id:ident, $name:expr) => ($item:ty)* $tm:ident{$($tf:item)*}) => {
+        crate::__define_common_header! {
+            $(#[$a])*
+            ($id, $name) => ($item)*
+        }
+
+        crate::__common_header_test_module! { $id, $tm { $($tf)* }}
+    };
+    ($(#[$a:meta])*($id:ident, $n:expr) => ($item:ty)+ $tm:ident{$($tf:item)*}) => {
+        crate::__define_common_header! {
+            $(#[$a])*
+            ($id, $n) => ($item)+
+        }
+
+        crate::__common_header_test_module! { $id, $tm { $($tf)* }}
+    };
+    ($(#[$a:meta])*($id:ident, $name:expr) => [$item:ty] $tm:ident{$($tf:item)*}) => {
+        crate::__define_common_header! {
+            $(#[$a])* ($id, $name) => [$item]
+        }
+
+        crate::__common_header_test_module! { $id, $tm { $($tf)* }}
+    };
+    ($(#[$a:meta])*($id:ident, $name:expr) => {Any / ($item:ty)+} $tm:ident{$($tf:item)*}) => {
+        crate::__define_common_header! {
+            $(#[$a])*
+            ($id, $name) => {Any / ($item)+}
+        }
+
+        crate::__common_header_test_module! { $id, $tm { $($tf)* }}
+    };
+}
diff --git a/src/http/header/mod.rs b/src/http/header/mod.rs
index a1c405344..0e5651a77 100644
--- a/src/http/header/mod.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/mod.rs
@@ -2,28 +2,26 @@
 //!
 //! ## Mime
 //!
-//! Several header fields use MIME values for their contents. Keeping with the
-//! strongly-typed theme, the [mime] crate
-//! is used, such as `ContentType(pub Mime)`.
-#![cfg_attr(rustfmt, rustfmt_skip)]
+//! Several header fields use MIME values for their contents. Keeping with the strongly-typed theme,
+//! the [mime] crate is used in such headers as [`ContentType`] and [`Accept`].
 
+use bytes::{Bytes, BytesMut};
 use std::fmt;
-use bytes::{BytesMut, Bytes};
 
-pub use actix_http::http::header::*;
 pub use self::accept_charset::AcceptCharset;
+pub use actix_http::http::header::*;
 //pub use self::accept_encoding::AcceptEncoding;
 pub use self::accept::Accept;
 pub use self::accept_language::AcceptLanguage;
 pub use self::allow::Allow;
 pub use self::cache_control::{CacheControl, CacheDirective};
-pub use self::content_disposition::{
-    ContentDisposition, DispositionParam, DispositionType,
-};
+pub use self::content_disposition::{ContentDisposition, DispositionParam, DispositionType};
 pub use self::content_language::ContentLanguage;
 pub use self::content_range::{ContentRange, ContentRangeSpec};
 pub use self::content_type::ContentType;
 pub use self::date::Date;
+pub use self::encoding::Encoding;
+pub use self::entity::EntityTag;
 pub use self::etag::ETag;
 pub use self::expires::Expires;
 pub use self::if_match::IfMatch;
@@ -32,10 +30,10 @@ pub use self::if_none_match::IfNoneMatch;
 pub use self::if_range::IfRange;
 pub use self::if_unmodified_since::IfUnmodifiedSince;
 pub use self::last_modified::LastModified;
-pub use self::encoding::Encoding;
-pub use self::entity::EntityTag;
 //pub use self::range::{Range, ByteRangeSpec};
-pub(crate) use actix_http::http::header::{fmt_comma_delimited, from_comma_delimited, from_one_raw_str};
+pub(crate) use actix_http::http::header::{
+    fmt_comma_delimited, from_comma_delimited, from_one_raw_str,
+};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
 struct Writer {
@@ -65,309 +63,6 @@ impl fmt::Write for Writer {
     }
 }
 
-
-#[doc(hidden)]
-#[macro_export]
-macro_rules! __hyper__deref {
-    ($from:ty => $to:ty) => {
-        impl ::std::ops::Deref for $from {
-            type Target = $to;
-
-            #[inline]
-            fn deref(&self) -> &$to {
-                &self.0
-            }
-        }
-
-        impl ::std::ops::DerefMut for $from {
-            #[inline]
-            fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut $to {
-                &mut self.0
-            }
-        }
-    };
-}
-
-#[doc(hidden)]
-#[macro_export]
-macro_rules! __hyper__tm {
-    ($id:ident, $tm:ident{$($tf:item)*}) => {
-        #[allow(unused_imports)]
-        #[cfg(test)]
-        mod $tm{
-            use std::str;
-            use actix_http::http::Method;
-            use mime::*;
-            use $crate::http::header::*;
-            use super::$id as HeaderField;
-            $($tf)*
-        }
-
-    }
-}
-
-#[doc(hidden)]
-#[macro_export]
-macro_rules! test_header {
-    ($id:ident, $raw:expr) => {
-        #[test]
-        fn $id() {
-            use actix_http::test;
-
-            let raw = $raw;
-            let a: Vec<Vec<u8>> = raw.iter().map(|x| x.to_vec()).collect();
-            let mut req = test::TestRequest::default();
-            for item in a {
-                req = req.insert_header((HeaderField::name(), item)).take();
-            }
-            let req = req.finish();
-            let value = HeaderField::parse(&req);
-            let result = format!("{}", value.unwrap());
-            let expected = String::from_utf8(raw[0].to_vec()).unwrap();
-            let result_cmp: Vec<String> = result
-                .to_ascii_lowercase()
-                .split(' ')
-                .map(|x| x.to_owned())
-                .collect();
-            let expected_cmp: Vec<String> = expected
-                .to_ascii_lowercase()
-                .split(' ')
-                .map(|x| x.to_owned())
-                .collect();
-            assert_eq!(result_cmp.concat(), expected_cmp.concat());
-        }
-    };
-    ($id:ident, $raw:expr, $typed:expr) => {
-        #[test]
-        fn $id() {
-            use actix_http::test;
-
-            let a: Vec<Vec<u8>> = $raw.iter().map(|x| x.to_vec()).collect();
-            let mut req = test::TestRequest::default();
-            for item in a {
-                req.insert_header((HeaderField::name(), item));
-            }
-            let req = req.finish();
-            let val = HeaderField::parse(&req);
-            let typed: Option<HeaderField> = $typed;
-            // Test parsing
-            assert_eq!(val.ok(), typed);
-            // Test formatting
-            if typed.is_some() {
-                let raw = &($raw)[..];
-                let mut iter = raw.iter().map(|b| str::from_utf8(&b[..]).unwrap());
-                let mut joined = String::new();
-                joined.push_str(iter.next().unwrap());
-                for s in iter {
-                    joined.push_str(", ");
-                    joined.push_str(s);
-                }
-                assert_eq!(format!("{}", typed.unwrap()), joined);
-            }
-        }
-    };
-}
-
-#[doc(hidden)]
-#[macro_export]
-macro_rules! header {
-    // $a:meta: Attributes associated with the header item (usually docs)
-    // $id:ident: Identifier of the header
-    // $n:expr: Lowercase name of the header
-    // $nn:expr: Nice name of the header
-
-    // List header, zero or more items
-    ($(#[$a:meta])*($id:ident, $name:expr) => ($item:ty)*) => {
-        $(#[$a])*
-        #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
-        pub struct $id(pub Vec<$item>);
-        __hyper__deref!($id => Vec<$item>);
-        impl $crate::http::header::Header for $id {
-            #[inline]
-            fn name() -> $crate::http::header::HeaderName {
-                $name
-            }
-            #[inline]
-            fn parse<T>(msg: &T) -> Result<Self, $crate::error::ParseError>
-                where T: $crate::HttpMessage
-            {
-                $crate::http::header::from_comma_delimited(
-                    msg.headers().get_all(Self::name())).map($id)
-            }
-        }
-        impl std::fmt::Display for $id {
-            #[inline]
-            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> ::std::fmt::Result {
-                $crate::http::header::fmt_comma_delimited(f, &self.0[..])
-            }
-        }
-        impl $crate::http::header::IntoHeaderValue for $id {
-            type Error = $crate::http::header::InvalidHeaderValue;
-
-            fn try_into_value(self) -> Result<$crate::http::header::HeaderValue, Self::Error> {
-                use std::fmt::Write;
-                let mut writer = $crate::http::header::Writer::new();
-                let _ = write!(&mut writer, "{}", self);
-                $crate::http::header::HeaderValue::from_maybe_shared(writer.take())
-            }
-        }
-    };
-    // List header, one or more items
-    ($(#[$a:meta])*($id:ident, $name:expr) => ($item:ty)+) => {
-        $(#[$a])*
-        #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
-        pub struct $id(pub Vec<$item>);
-        __hyper__deref!($id => Vec<$item>);
-        impl $crate::http::header::Header for $id {
-            #[inline]
-            fn name() -> $crate::http::header::HeaderName {
-                $name
-            }
-            #[inline]
-            fn parse<T>(msg: &T) -> Result<Self, $crate::error::ParseError>
-                where T: $crate::HttpMessage
-            {
-                $crate::http::header::from_comma_delimited(
-                    msg.headers().get_all(Self::name())).map($id)
-            }
-        }
-        impl std::fmt::Display for $id {
-            #[inline]
-            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-                $crate::http::header::fmt_comma_delimited(f, &self.0[..])
-            }
-        }
-        impl $crate::http::header::IntoHeaderValue for $id {
-            type Error = $crate::http::header::InvalidHeaderValue;
-
-            fn try_into_value(self) -> Result<$crate::http::header::HeaderValue, Self::Error> {
-                use std::fmt::Write;
-                let mut writer = $crate::http::header::Writer::new();
-                let _ = write!(&mut writer, "{}", self);
-                $crate::http::header::HeaderValue::from_maybe_shared(writer.take())
-            }
-        }
-    };
-    // Single value header
-    ($(#[$a:meta])*($id:ident, $name:expr) => [$value:ty]) => {
-        $(#[$a])*
-        #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
-        pub struct $id(pub $value);
-        __hyper__deref!($id => $value);
-        impl $crate::http::header::Header for $id {
-            #[inline]
-            fn name() -> $crate::http::header::HeaderName {
-                $name
-            }
-            #[inline]
-            fn parse<T>(msg: &T) -> Result<Self, $crate::error::ParseError>
-                where T: $crate::HttpMessage
-            {
-                $crate::http::header::from_one_raw_str(
-                    msg.headers().get(Self::name())).map($id)
-            }
-        }
-        impl std::fmt::Display for $id {
-            #[inline]
-            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-                std::fmt::Display::fmt(&self.0, f)
-            }
-        }
-        impl $crate::http::header::IntoHeaderValue for $id {
-            type Error = $crate::http::header::InvalidHeaderValue;
-
-            fn try_into_value(self) -> Result<$crate::http::header::HeaderValue, Self::Error> {
-                self.0.try_into_value()
-            }
-        }
-    };
-    // List header, one or more items with "*" option
-    ($(#[$a:meta])*($id:ident, $name:expr) => {Any / ($item:ty)+}) => {
-        $(#[$a])*
-        #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
-        pub enum $id {
-            /// Any value is a match
-            Any,
-            /// Only the listed items are a match
-            Items(Vec<$item>),
-        }
-        impl $crate::http::header::Header for $id {
-            #[inline]
-            fn name() -> $crate::http::header::HeaderName {
-                $name
-            }
-            #[inline]
-            fn parse<T>(msg: &T) -> Result<Self, $crate::error::ParseError>
-                where T: $crate::HttpMessage
-            {
-                let any = msg.headers().get(Self::name()).and_then(|hdr| {
-                    hdr.to_str().ok().and_then(|hdr| Some(hdr.trim() == "*"))});
-
-                if let Some(true) = any {
-                    Ok($id::Any)
-                } else {
-                    Ok($id::Items(
-                        $crate::http::header::from_comma_delimited(
-                            msg.headers().get_all(Self::name()))?))
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        impl std::fmt::Display for $id {
-            #[inline]
-            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-                match *self {
-                    $id::Any => f.write_str("*"),
-                    $id::Items(ref fields) => $crate::http::header::fmt_comma_delimited(
-                        f, &fields[..])
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        impl $crate::http::header::IntoHeaderValue for $id {
-            type Error = $crate::http::header::InvalidHeaderValue;
-
-            fn try_into_value(self) -> Result<$crate::http::header::HeaderValue, Self::Error> {
-                use std::fmt::Write;
-                let mut writer = $crate::http::header::Writer::new();
-                let _ = write!(&mut writer, "{}", self);
-                $crate::http::header::HeaderValue::from_maybe_shared(writer.take())
-            }
-        }
-    };
-
-    // optional test module
-    ($(#[$a:meta])*($id:ident, $name:expr) => ($item:ty)* $tm:ident{$($tf:item)*}) => {
-        header! {
-            $(#[$a])*
-            ($id, $name) => ($item)*
-        }
-
-        __hyper__tm! { $id, $tm { $($tf)* }}
-    };
-    ($(#[$a:meta])*($id:ident, $n:expr) => ($item:ty)+ $tm:ident{$($tf:item)*}) => {
-        header! {
-            $(#[$a])*
-            ($id, $n) => ($item)+
-        }
-
-        __hyper__tm! { $id, $tm { $($tf)* }}
-    };
-    ($(#[$a:meta])*($id:ident, $name:expr) => [$item:ty] $tm:ident{$($tf:item)*}) => {
-        header! {
-            $(#[$a])* ($id, $name) => [$item]
-        }
-
-        __hyper__tm! { $id, $tm { $($tf)* }}
-    };
-    ($(#[$a:meta])*($id:ident, $name:expr) => {Any / ($item:ty)+} $tm:ident{$($tf:item)*}) => {
-        header! {
-            $(#[$a])*
-            ($id, $name) => {Any / ($item)+}
-        }
-
-        __hyper__tm! { $id, $tm { $($tf)* }}
-    };
-}
-
 mod accept_charset;
 // mod accept_encoding;
 mod accept;
@@ -379,6 +74,8 @@ mod content_language;
 mod content_range;
 mod content_type;
 mod date;
+mod encoding;
+mod entity;
 mod etag;
 mod expires;
 mod if_match;
@@ -387,5 +84,4 @@ mod if_none_match;
 mod if_range;
 mod if_unmodified_since;
 mod last_modified;
-mod encoding;
-mod entity;
+mod macros;