diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index cfdb278..7d2439d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1743,6 +1743,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "console-subscriber",
  "dashmap",
  "flume",
+ "futures-core",
  "futures-util",
  "hex",
  "md-5",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2772d3e..635827c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ config = "0.13.0"
 console-subscriber = "0.1"
 dashmap = "5.1.0"
 flume = "0.11.0"
-futures-util = "0.3.17"
+futures-core = "0.3"
+futures-util = { version = "0.3.17", default-features = false }
 hex = "0.4.3"
 md-5 = "0.10.5"
 metrics = "0.21.1"
diff --git a/src/backgrounded.rs b/src/backgrounded.rs
index 9d2158b..dd673d0 100644
--- a/src/backgrounded.rs
+++ b/src/backgrounded.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ use crate::{
     store::Store,
 };
 use actix_web::web::Bytes;
-use futures_util::{Stream, TryStreamExt};
+use futures_core::Stream;
+use futures_util::TryStreamExt;
 use mime::APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM;
 use tracing::{Instrument, Span};
 
diff --git a/src/bytes_stream.rs b/src/bytes_stream.rs
index 8f13b4f..ae07007 100644
--- a/src/bytes_stream.rs
+++ b/src/bytes_stream.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use actix_web::{
     body::MessageBody,
     web::{Bytes, BytesMut},
 };
-use futures_util::Stream;
+use futures_core::Stream;
 use std::{
     collections::{vec_deque::IntoIter, VecDeque},
     convert::Infallible,
diff --git a/src/discover/ffmpeg.rs b/src/discover/ffmpeg.rs
index 10fd88f..50d3624 100644
--- a/src/discover/ffmpeg.rs
+++ b/src/discover/ffmpeg.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::{
     process::Process,
 };
 use actix_web::web::Bytes;
-use futures_util::Stream;
+use futures_core::Stream;
 use tokio::io::AsyncReadExt;
 
 use super::{Discovery, DiscoveryLite};
diff --git a/src/discover/magick.rs b/src/discover/magick.rs
index ffadd3e..88df362 100644
--- a/src/discover/magick.rs
+++ b/src/discover/magick.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 mod tests;
 
 use actix_web::web::Bytes;
-use futures_util::Stream;
+use futures_core::Stream;
 use tokio::io::AsyncReadExt;
 
 use crate::{
diff --git a/src/either.rs b/src/either.rs
index 97bef7a..0bb6d3b 100644
--- a/src/either.rs
+++ b/src/either.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use futures_util::stream::Stream;
+use futures_core::Stream;
 use std::{
     pin::Pin,
     task::{Context, Poll},
diff --git a/src/file.rs b/src/file.rs
index 6ac8b1e..50df3f2 100644
--- a/src/file.rs
+++ b/src/file.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ pub(crate) use tokio_file::File;
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "io-uring"))]
 mod tokio_file {
-    use crate::{store::file_store::FileError, Either};
+    use crate::{store::file_store::FileError, stream::IntoStreamer, Either};
     use actix_web::web::{Bytes, BytesMut};
-    use futures_util::{Stream, StreamExt, TryStreamExt};
+    use futures_core::Stream;
+    use futures_util::TryStreamExt;
     use std::{io::SeekFrom, path::Path};
     use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncReadExt, AsyncSeekExt, AsyncWrite, AsyncWriteExt};
     use tokio_util::codec::{BytesCodec, FramedRead};
@@ -43,7 +44,8 @@ mod tokio_file {
         where
             S: Stream<Item = std::io::Result<Bytes>>,
         {
-            futures_util::pin_mut!(stream);
+            let stream = std::pin::pin!(stream);
+            let mut stream = stream.into_streamer();
 
             while let Some(res) = stream.next().await {
                 let mut bytes = res?;
@@ -102,9 +104,9 @@ mod tokio_file {
 
 #[cfg(feature = "io-uring")]
 mod io_uring {
-    use crate::store::file_store::FileError;
+    use crate::{store::file_store::FileError, stream::IntoStreamer};
     use actix_web::web::{Bytes, BytesMut};
-    use futures_util::stream::{Stream, StreamExt};
+    use futures_core::Stream;
     use std::{
         convert::TryInto,
         fs::Metadata,
@@ -181,7 +183,8 @@ mod io_uring {
         where
             S: Stream<Item = std::io::Result<Bytes>>,
         {
-            futures_util::pin_mut!(stream);
+            let stream = std::pin::pin!(stream);
+            let mut stream = stream.into_streamer();
             let mut cursor: u64 = 0;
 
             while let Some(res) = stream.next().await {
diff --git a/src/ingest.rs b/src/ingest.rs
index 7228de2..938e277 100644
--- a/src/ingest.rs
+++ b/src/ingest.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ use crate::{
     formats::{InternalFormat, Validations},
     repo::{Alias, ArcRepo, DeleteToken, Hash},
     store::Store,
+    stream::IntoStreamer,
 };
 use actix_web::web::Bytes;
-use futures_util::{Stream, StreamExt};
+use futures_core::Stream;
 use tracing::{Instrument, Span};
 
 mod hasher;
@@ -26,12 +27,14 @@ where
 }
 
 #[tracing::instrument(skip(stream))]
-async fn aggregate<S>(mut stream: S) -> Result<Bytes, Error>
+async fn aggregate<S>(stream: S) -> Result<Bytes, Error>
 where
     S: Stream<Item = Result<Bytes, Error>> + Unpin,
 {
     let mut buf = BytesStream::new();
 
+    let mut stream = stream.into_streamer();
+
     while let Some(res) = stream.next().await {
         buf.add_bytes(res?);
     }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 35723bf..d473542 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -34,10 +34,8 @@ use actix_web::{
     http::header::{CacheControl, CacheDirective, LastModified, Range, ACCEPT_RANGES},
     web, App, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, HttpResponseBuilder, HttpServer,
 };
-use futures_util::{
-    stream::{empty, once},
-    Stream, StreamExt, TryStreamExt,
-};
+use futures_core::Stream;
+use futures_util::{StreamExt, TryStreamExt};
 use metrics_exporter_prometheus::PrometheusBuilder;
 use middleware::Metrics;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
@@ -46,7 +44,6 @@ use reqwest_middleware::{ClientBuilder, ClientWithMiddleware};
 use reqwest_tracing::TracingMiddleware;
 use rusty_s3::UrlStyle;
 use std::{
-    future::ready,
     path::Path,
     path::PathBuf,
     sync::Arc,
@@ -72,7 +69,7 @@ use self::{
     repo::{sled::SledRepo, Alias, DeleteToken, Hash, Repo, UploadId, UploadResult},
     serde_str::Serde,
     store::{file_store::FileStore, object_store::ObjectStore, Identifier, Store},
-    stream::{StreamLimit, StreamTimeout},
+    stream::{empty, once, StreamLimit, StreamTimeout},
 };
 
 pub use self::config::{ConfigSource, PictRsConfiguration};
@@ -845,12 +842,9 @@ async fn process<S: Store + 'static>(
             return Err(UploadError::Range.into());
         }
     } else if not_found {
-        (
-            HttpResponse::NotFound(),
-            Either::right(once(ready(Ok(bytes)))),
-        )
+        (HttpResponse::NotFound(), Either::right(once(Ok(bytes))))
     } else {
-        (HttpResponse::Ok(), Either::right(once(ready(Ok(bytes)))))
+        (HttpResponse::Ok(), Either::right(once(Ok(bytes))))
     };
 
     Ok(srv_response(
diff --git a/src/migrate_store.rs b/src/migrate_store.rs
index ab6978d..5be16b9 100644
--- a/src/migrate_store.rs
+++ b/src/migrate_store.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use futures_util::StreamExt;
 use std::{
     rc::Rc,
     sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering},
@@ -10,6 +9,7 @@ use crate::{
     error::{Error, UploadError},
     repo::{ArcRepo, Hash},
     store::{Identifier, Store},
+    stream::IntoStreamer,
 };
 
 pub(super) async fn migrate_store<S1, S2>(
@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@ where
     }
 
     // Hashes are read in a consistent order
-    let stream = repo.hashes().await;
-    let mut stream = Box::pin(stream);
+    let mut stream = repo.hashes().await.into_streamer();
 
     let state = Rc::new(MigrateState {
         repo: repo.clone(),
diff --git a/src/queue/cleanup.rs b/src/queue/cleanup.rs
index ea9723f..eaf6e69 100644
--- a/src/queue/cleanup.rs
+++ b/src/queue/cleanup.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ use crate::{
     repo::{Alias, ArcRepo, DeleteToken, Hash},
     serde_str::Serde,
     store::{Identifier, Store},
+    stream::IntoStreamer,
 };
-use futures_util::StreamExt;
 
 pub(super) fn perform<'a, S>(
     repo: &'a ArcRepo,
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ async fn alias(repo: &ArcRepo, alias: Alias, token: DeleteToken) -> Result<(), E
 
 #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
 async fn all_variants(repo: &ArcRepo) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    let mut hash_stream = Box::pin(repo.hashes().await);
+    let mut hash_stream = repo.hashes().await.into_streamer();
 
     while let Some(res) = hash_stream.next().await {
         let hash = res?;
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ async fn outdated_variants(repo: &ArcRepo, config: &Configuration) -> Result<(),
     let now = time::OffsetDateTime::now_utc();
     let since = now.saturating_sub(config.media.retention.variants.to_duration());
 
-    let mut variant_stream = Box::pin(repo.older_variants(since).await?);
+    let mut variant_stream = repo.older_variants(since).await?.into_streamer();
 
     while let Some(res) = variant_stream.next().await {
         let (hash, variant) = res?;
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ async fn outdated_proxies(repo: &ArcRepo, config: &Configuration) -> Result<(),
     let now = time::OffsetDateTime::now_utc();
     let since = now.saturating_sub(config.media.retention.proxy.to_duration());
 
-    let mut alias_stream = Box::pin(repo.older_aliases(since).await?);
+    let mut alias_stream = repo.older_aliases(since).await?.into_streamer();
 
     while let Some(res) = alias_stream.next().await {
         let alias = res?;
diff --git a/src/range.rs b/src/range.rs
index dfcfc35..976f384 100644
--- a/src/range.rs
+++ b/src/range.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 use crate::{
     error::{Error, UploadError},
     store::Store,
+    stream::once,
 };
 use actix_web::{
     http::header::{ByteRangeSpec, ContentRange, ContentRangeSpec, Range},
     web::Bytes,
 };
-use futures_util::stream::{once, Stream};
-use std::future::ready;
+use futures_core::Stream;
 
 pub(crate) fn chop_bytes(
     byte_range: &ByteRangeSpec,
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub(crate) fn chop_bytes(
     if let Some((start, end)) = byte_range.to_satisfiable_range(length) {
         // END IS INCLUSIVE
         let end = end as usize + 1;
-        return Ok(once(ready(Ok(bytes.slice(start as usize..end)))));
+        return Ok(once(Ok(bytes.slice(start as usize..end))));
     }
 
     Err(UploadError::Range.into())
diff --git a/src/repo_04.rs b/src/repo_04.rs
index 03160af..3e0f9e3 100644
--- a/src/repo_04.rs
+++ b/src/repo_04.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::{
     repo::{Alias, DeleteToken},
     store::{Identifier, StoreError},
 };
-use futures_util::Stream;
+use futures_core::Stream;
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 
 pub(crate) use self::sled::SledRepo;
diff --git a/src/store.rs b/src/store.rs
index e1704d2..248138e 100644
--- a/src/store.rs
+++ b/src/store.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use actix_web::web::Bytes;
 use base64::{prelude::BASE64_STANDARD, Engine};
-use futures_util::stream::Stream;
+use futures_core::Stream;
 use std::{fmt::Debug, sync::Arc};
 use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
 
diff --git a/src/store/file_store.rs b/src/store/file_store.rs
index 67a3578..860fb52 100644
--- a/src/store/file_store.rs
+++ b/src/store/file_store.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::{
     store::Store,
 };
 use actix_web::web::Bytes;
-use futures_util::stream::Stream;
+use futures_core::Stream;
 use std::{
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
     pin::Pin,
diff --git a/src/store/object_store.rs b/src/store/object_store.rs
index 15d453f..1847eed 100644
--- a/src/store/object_store.rs
+++ b/src/store/object_store.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use crate::{
     bytes_stream::BytesStream,
     repo::{Repo, SettingsRepo},
     store::Store,
+    stream::IntoStreamer,
 };
 use actix_rt::task::JoinError;
 use actix_web::{
@@ -13,7 +14,8 @@ use actix_web::{
     web::Bytes,
 };
 use base64::{prelude::BASE64_STANDARD, Engine};
-use futures_util::{Stream, StreamExt, TryStreamExt};
+use futures_core::Stream;
+use futures_util::TryStreamExt;
 use reqwest::{header::RANGE, Body, Response};
 use reqwest_middleware::{ClientWithMiddleware, RequestBuilder};
 use rusty_s3::{actions::S3Action, Bucket, BucketError, Credentials, UrlStyle};
@@ -143,6 +145,8 @@ where
 {
     let mut buf = BytesStream::new();
 
+    let mut stream = stream.into_streamer();
+
     while buf.len() < CHUNK_SIZE {
         if let Some(res) = stream.next().await {
             buf.add_bytes(res?)
@@ -404,7 +408,7 @@ impl Store for ObjectStore {
             ));
         }
 
-        let mut stream = response.bytes_stream();
+        let mut stream = response.bytes_stream().into_streamer();
 
         while let Some(res) = stream.next().await {
             let mut bytes = res.map_err(payload_to_io_error)?;
diff --git a/src/stream.rs b/src/stream.rs
index a1f1024..3ebe13d 100644
--- a/src/stream.rs
+++ b/src/stream.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 use actix_rt::{task::JoinHandle, time::Sleep};
 use actix_web::web::Bytes;
-use futures_util::Stream;
+use futures_core::Stream;
 use std::{
     future::Future,
+    marker::PhantomData,
     pin::Pin,
     sync::{
         atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering},
@@ -12,6 +13,37 @@ use std::{
     time::Duration,
 };
 
+pub(crate) struct Empty<T>(PhantomData<T>);
+
+impl<T> Stream for Empty<T> {
+    type Item = T;
+
+    fn poll_next(self: Pin<&mut Self>, _: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
+        Poll::Ready(None)
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn empty<T>() -> Empty<T> {
+    Empty(PhantomData)
+}
+
+pub(crate) struct Once<T>(Option<T>);
+
+impl<T> Stream for Once<T>
+where
+    T: Unpin,
+{
+    type Item = T;
+
+    fn poll_next(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, _: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
+        Poll::Ready(self.0.take())
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn once<T>(value: T) -> Once<T> {
+    Once(Some(value))
+}
+
 pub(crate) type LocalBoxStream<'a, T> = Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = T> + 'a>>;
 
 pub(crate) trait StreamLimit {