diff --git a/examples/echo.rs b/examples/echo.rs
index 5b68024f1..03d5b4706 100644
--- a/examples/echo.rs
+++ b/examples/echo.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ fn main() {
                 .client_timeout(1000)
                 .client_disconnect(1000)
                 .server_hostname("localhost")
-                .finish(|req: Request| {
+                .finish(|mut req: Request| {
                     req.body().limit(512).and_then(|bytes: Bytes| {
                         info!("request body: {:?}", bytes);
                         let mut res = Response::Ok();
diff --git a/examples/echo2.rs b/examples/echo2.rs
index daaafa087..2fd9cbcff 100644
--- a/examples/echo2.rs
+++ b/examples/echo2.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use futures::Future;
 use log::info;
 use std::env;
 
-fn handle_request(req: Request) -> impl Future<Item = Response, Error = Error> {
+fn handle_request(mut req: Request) -> impl Future<Item = Response, Error = Error> {
     req.body().limit(512).from_err().and_then(|bytes: Bytes| {
         info!("request body: {:?}", bytes);
         let mut res = Response::Ok();
diff --git a/src/client/h1proto.rs b/src/client/h1proto.rs
index d16491385..3329fcfec 100644
--- a/src/client/h1proto.rs
+++ b/src/client/h1proto.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use crate::body::{BodyLength, MessageBody};
 use crate::error::PayloadError;
 use crate::h1;
 use crate::message::RequestHead;
-use crate::payload::PayloadStream;
 
 pub(crate) fn send_request<T, B>(
     io: T,
@@ -205,7 +204,9 @@ pub(crate) struct Payload<Io> {
 }
 
 impl<Io: ConnectionLifetime> Payload<Io> {
-    pub fn stream(framed: Framed<Io, h1::ClientCodec>) -> PayloadStream {
+    pub fn stream(
+        framed: Framed<Io, h1::ClientCodec>,
+    ) -> Box<Stream<Item = Bytes, Error = PayloadError>> {
         Box::new(Payload {
             framed: Some(framed.map_codec(|codec| codec.into_payload_codec())),
         })
diff --git a/src/client/h2proto.rs b/src/client/h2proto.rs
index 697d30a41..8804d13f2 100644
--- a/src/client/h2proto.rs
+++ b/src/client/h2proto.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::time;
 
 use actix_codec::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ use http::header::{HeaderValue, CONNECTION, CONTENT_LENGTH, DATE, TRANSFER_ENCOD
 use http::{request::Request, HttpTryFrom, Version};
 
 use crate::body::{BodyLength, MessageBody};
-use crate::message::{RequestHead, ResponseHead};
+use crate::message::{Message, RequestHead, ResponseHead};
 
 use super::connection::{ConnectionType, IoConnection};
 use super::error::SendRequestError;
@@ -103,14 +102,14 @@ where
         .and_then(|resp| {
             let (parts, body) = resp.into_parts();
 
-            let mut head = ResponseHead::default();
+            let mut head: Message<ResponseHead> = Message::new();
             head.version = parts.version;
             head.status = parts.status;
             head.headers = parts.headers;
 
             Ok(ClientResponse {
                 head,
-                payload: RefCell::new(body.into()),
+                payload: body.into(),
             })
         })
         .from_err()
diff --git a/src/client/response.rs b/src/client/response.rs
index f19e2d17a..104d28ed7 100644
--- a/src/client/response.rs
+++ b/src/client/response.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-use std::cell::RefCell;
-use std::{fmt, mem};
+use std::fmt;
 
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use futures::{Poll, Stream};
@@ -7,13 +6,13 @@ use http::{HeaderMap, StatusCode, Version};
 
 use crate::error::PayloadError;
 use crate::httpmessage::HttpMessage;
-use crate::message::{Head, ResponseHead};
+use crate::message::{Head, Message, ResponseHead};
 use crate::payload::{Payload, PayloadStream};
 
 /// Client Response
 pub struct ClientResponse {
-    pub(crate) head: ResponseHead,
-    pub(crate) payload: RefCell<Payload>,
+    pub(crate) head: Message<ResponseHead>,
+    pub(crate) payload: Payload,
 }
 
 impl HttpMessage for ClientResponse {
@@ -23,9 +22,8 @@ impl HttpMessage for ClientResponse {
         &self.head.headers
     }
 
-    #[inline]
-    fn payload(&self) -> Payload<Self::Stream> {
-        mem::replace(&mut *self.payload.borrow_mut(), Payload::None)
+    fn take_payload(&mut self) -> Payload {
+        std::mem::replace(&mut self.payload, Payload::None)
     }
 }
 
@@ -33,8 +31,8 @@ impl ClientResponse {
     /// Create new Request instance
     pub fn new() -> ClientResponse {
         ClientResponse {
-            head: ResponseHead::default(),
-            payload: RefCell::new(Payload::None),
+            head: Message::new(),
+            payload: Payload::None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -80,7 +78,7 @@ impl ClientResponse {
 
     /// Set response payload
     pub fn set_payload(&mut self, payload: Payload) {
-        *self.payload.get_mut() = payload;
+        self.payload = payload;
     }
 }
 
@@ -89,7 +87,7 @@ impl Stream for ClientResponse {
     type Error = PayloadError;
 
     fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>, Self::Error> {
-        self.payload.get_mut().poll()
+        self.payload.poll()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/h1/dispatcher.rs b/src/h1/dispatcher.rs
index c242333b9..22d7ea865 100644
--- a/src/h1/dispatcher.rs
+++ b/src/h1/dispatcher.rs
@@ -316,7 +316,9 @@ where
                             match self.framed.get_codec().message_type() {
                                 MessageType::Payload => {
                                     let (ps, pl) = Payload::create(false);
-                                    req = req.set_payload(crate::Payload::H1(pl));
+                                    let (req1, _) =
+                                        req.replace_payload(crate::Payload::H1(pl));
+                                    req = req1;
                                     self.payload = Some(ps);
                                 }
                                 MessageType::Stream => {
diff --git a/src/h1/service.rs b/src/h1/service.rs
index 381864498..cb8dae54d 100644
--- a/src/h1/service.rs
+++ b/src/h1/service.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ use log::error;
 use crate::body::MessageBody;
 use crate::config::{KeepAlive, ServiceConfig};
 use crate::error::{DispatchError, ParseError};
-use crate::payload::PayloadStream;
 use crate::request::Request;
 use crate::response::Response;
 
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ pub struct H1Service<T, S, B> {
 
 impl<T, S, B> H1Service<T, S, B>
 where
-    S: NewService<Request = Request<PayloadStream>>,
+    S: NewService<Request = Request>,
     S::Error: Debug,
     S::Response: Into<Response<B>>,
     S::Service: 'static,
diff --git a/src/httpmessage.rs b/src/httpmessage.rs
index 57ad4bf95..79f29a723 100644
--- a/src/httpmessage.rs
+++ b/src/httpmessage.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{mem, str};
+use std::str;
 
 use bytes::{Bytes, BytesMut};
 use encoding::all::UTF_8;
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ use crate::payload::Payload;
 /// Trait that implements general purpose operations on http messages
 pub trait HttpMessage: Sized {
     /// Type of message payload stream
-    type Stream: Stream<Item = Bytes, Error = PayloadError> + Sized;
+    type Stream;
 
     /// Read the message headers.
     fn headers(&self) -> &HeaderMap;
 
     /// Message payload stream
-    fn payload(&self) -> Payload<Self::Stream>;
+    fn take_payload(&mut self) -> Payload<Self::Stream>;
 
     #[doc(hidden)]
     /// Get a header
@@ -130,7 +130,10 @@ pub trait HttpMessage: Sized {
     /// }
     /// # fn main() {}
     /// ```
-    fn body(&self) -> MessageBody<Self> {
+    fn body(&mut self) -> MessageBody<Self>
+    where
+        Self::Stream: Stream<Item = Bytes, Error = PayloadError> + Sized,
+    {
         MessageBody::new(self)
     }
 
@@ -164,7 +167,10 @@ pub trait HttpMessage: Sized {
     /// }
     /// # fn main() {}
     /// ```
-    fn urlencoded<T: DeserializeOwned>(&self) -> UrlEncoded<Self, T> {
+    fn urlencoded<T: DeserializeOwned>(&mut self) -> UrlEncoded<Self, T>
+    where
+        Self::Stream: Stream<Item = Bytes, Error = PayloadError>,
+    {
         UrlEncoded::new(self)
     }
 
@@ -200,12 +206,18 @@ pub trait HttpMessage: Sized {
     /// }
     /// # fn main() {}
     /// ```
-    fn json<T: DeserializeOwned>(&self) -> JsonBody<Self, T> {
+    fn json<T: DeserializeOwned + 'static>(&mut self) -> JsonBody<Self, T>
+    where
+        Self::Stream: Stream<Item = Bytes, Error = PayloadError> + 'static,
+    {
         JsonBody::new(self)
     }
 
     /// Return stream of lines.
-    fn readlines(&self) -> Readlines<Self> {
+    fn readlines(&mut self) -> Readlines<Self>
+    where
+        Self::Stream: Stream<Item = Bytes, Error = PayloadError> + 'static,
+    {
         Readlines::new(self)
     }
 }
@@ -220,16 +232,20 @@ pub struct Readlines<T: HttpMessage> {
     err: Option<ReadlinesError>,
 }
 
-impl<T: HttpMessage> Readlines<T> {
+impl<T> Readlines<T>
+where
+    T: HttpMessage,
+    T::Stream: Stream<Item = Bytes, Error = PayloadError>,
+{
     /// Create a new stream to read request line by line.
-    fn new(req: &T) -> Self {
+    fn new(req: &mut T) -> Self {
         let encoding = match req.encoding() {
             Ok(enc) => enc,
             Err(err) => return Self::err(err.into()),
         };
 
         Readlines {
-            stream: req.payload(),
+            stream: req.take_payload(),
             buff: BytesMut::with_capacity(262_144),
             limit: 262_144,
             checked_buff: true,
@@ -256,7 +272,11 @@ impl<T: HttpMessage> Readlines<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: HttpMessage + 'static> Stream for Readlines<T> {
+impl<T> Stream for Readlines<T>
+where
+    T: HttpMessage,
+    T::Stream: Stream<Item = Bytes, Error = PayloadError>,
+{
     type Item = String;
     type Error = ReadlinesError;
 
@@ -362,9 +382,13 @@ pub struct MessageBody<T: HttpMessage> {
     fut: Option<Box<Future<Item = Bytes, Error = PayloadError>>>,
 }
 
-impl<T: HttpMessage> MessageBody<T> {
+impl<T> MessageBody<T>
+where
+    T: HttpMessage,
+    T::Stream: Stream<Item = Bytes, Error = PayloadError>,
+{
     /// Create `MessageBody` for request.
-    pub fn new(req: &T) -> MessageBody<T> {
+    pub fn new(req: &mut T) -> MessageBody<T> {
         let mut len = None;
         if let Some(l) = req.headers().get(header::CONTENT_LENGTH) {
             if let Ok(s) = l.to_str() {
@@ -379,9 +403,9 @@ impl<T: HttpMessage> MessageBody<T> {
         }
 
         MessageBody {
+            stream: req.take_payload(),
             limit: 262_144,
             length: len,
-            stream: req.payload(),
             fut: None,
             err: None,
         }
@@ -406,7 +430,8 @@ impl<T: HttpMessage> MessageBody<T> {
 
 impl<T> Future for MessageBody<T>
 where
-    T: HttpMessage + 'static,
+    T: HttpMessage,
+    T::Stream: Stream<Item = Bytes, Error = PayloadError> + 'static,
 {
     type Item = Bytes;
     type Error = PayloadError;
@@ -429,7 +454,7 @@ where
         // future
         let limit = self.limit;
         self.fut = Some(Box::new(
-            mem::replace(&mut self.stream, Payload::None)
+            std::mem::replace(&mut self.stream, Payload::None)
                 .from_err()
                 .fold(BytesMut::with_capacity(8192), move |mut body, chunk| {
                     if (body.len() + chunk.len()) > limit {
@@ -455,9 +480,13 @@ pub struct UrlEncoded<T: HttpMessage, U> {
     fut: Option<Box<Future<Item = U, Error = UrlencodedError>>>,
 }
 
-impl<T: HttpMessage, U> UrlEncoded<T, U> {
+impl<T, U> UrlEncoded<T, U>
+where
+    T: HttpMessage,
+    T::Stream: Stream<Item = Bytes, Error = PayloadError>,
+{
     /// Create a new future to URL encode a request
-    pub fn new(req: &T) -> UrlEncoded<T, U> {
+    pub fn new(req: &mut T) -> UrlEncoded<T, U> {
         // check content type
         if req.content_type().to_lowercase() != "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" {
             return Self::err(UrlencodedError::ContentType);
@@ -482,7 +511,7 @@ impl<T: HttpMessage, U> UrlEncoded<T, U> {
 
         UrlEncoded {
             encoding,
-            stream: req.payload(),
+            stream: req.take_payload(),
             limit: 262_144,
             length: len,
             fut: None,
@@ -510,7 +539,8 @@ impl<T: HttpMessage, U> UrlEncoded<T, U> {
 
 impl<T, U> Future for UrlEncoded<T, U>
 where
-    T: HttpMessage + 'static,
+    T: HttpMessage,
+    T::Stream: Stream<Item = Bytes, Error = PayloadError> + 'static,
     U: DeserializeOwned + 'static,
 {
     type Item = U;
@@ -535,7 +565,7 @@ where
 
         // future
         let encoding = self.encoding;
-        let fut = mem::replace(&mut self.stream, Payload::None)
+        let fut = std::mem::replace(&mut self.stream, Payload::None)
             .from_err()
             .fold(BytesMut::with_capacity(8192), move |mut body, chunk| {
                 if (body.len() + chunk.len()) > limit {
@@ -691,7 +721,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_urlencoded_error() {
-        let req = TestRequest::with_header(
+        let mut req = TestRequest::with_header(
             header::CONTENT_TYPE,
             "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
         )
@@ -702,7 +732,7 @@ mod tests {
             UrlencodedError::UnknownLength
         );
 
-        let req = TestRequest::with_header(
+        let mut req = TestRequest::with_header(
             header::CONTENT_TYPE,
             "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
         )
@@ -713,7 +743,7 @@ mod tests {
             UrlencodedError::Overflow
         );
 
-        let req = TestRequest::with_header(header::CONTENT_TYPE, "text/plain")
+        let mut req = TestRequest::with_header(header::CONTENT_TYPE, "text/plain")
             .header(header::CONTENT_LENGTH, "10")
             .finish();
         assert_eq!(
@@ -724,7 +754,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_urlencoded() {
-        let req = TestRequest::with_header(
+        let mut req = TestRequest::with_header(
             header::CONTENT_TYPE,
             "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
         )
@@ -740,7 +770,7 @@ mod tests {
             })
         );
 
-        let req = TestRequest::with_header(
+        let mut req = TestRequest::with_header(
             header::CONTENT_TYPE,
             "application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=utf-8",
         )
@@ -759,19 +789,20 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_message_body() {
-        let req = TestRequest::with_header(header::CONTENT_LENGTH, "xxxx").finish();
+        let mut req = TestRequest::with_header(header::CONTENT_LENGTH, "xxxx").finish();
         match req.body().poll().err().unwrap() {
             PayloadError::UnknownLength => (),
             _ => unreachable!("error"),
         }
 
-        let req = TestRequest::with_header(header::CONTENT_LENGTH, "1000000").finish();
+        let mut req =
+            TestRequest::with_header(header::CONTENT_LENGTH, "1000000").finish();
         match req.body().poll().err().unwrap() {
             PayloadError::Overflow => (),
             _ => unreachable!("error"),
         }
 
-        let req = TestRequest::default()
+        let mut req = TestRequest::default()
             .set_payload(Bytes::from_static(b"test"))
             .finish();
         match req.body().poll().ok().unwrap() {
@@ -779,7 +810,7 @@ mod tests {
             _ => unreachable!("error"),
         }
 
-        let req = TestRequest::default()
+        let mut req = TestRequest::default()
             .set_payload(Bytes::from_static(b"11111111111111"))
             .finish();
         match req.body().limit(5).poll().err().unwrap() {
@@ -790,14 +821,14 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_readlines() {
-        let req = TestRequest::default()
+        let mut req = TestRequest::default()
             .set_payload(Bytes::from_static(
                 b"Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting\n\
                   industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy\n\
                   Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text.",
             ))
             .finish();
-        let mut r = Readlines::new(&req);
+        let mut r = Readlines::new(&mut req);
         match r.poll().ok().unwrap() {
             Async::Ready(Some(s)) => assert_eq!(
                 s,
diff --git a/src/json.rs b/src/json.rs
index 573fde411..026ecb871 100644
--- a/src/json.rs
+++ b/src/json.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ use bytes::BytesMut;
 use futures::{Future, Poll, Stream};
 use http::header::CONTENT_LENGTH;
 
+use bytes::Bytes;
 use mime;
 use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 use serde_json;
 
-use crate::error::JsonPayloadError;
+use crate::error::{JsonPayloadError, PayloadError};
 use crate::httpmessage::HttpMessage;
 use crate::payload::Payload;
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ use crate::payload::Payload;
 /// }
 /// # fn main() {}
 /// ```
-pub struct JsonBody<T: HttpMessage, U: DeserializeOwned> {
+pub struct JsonBody<T: HttpMessage, U> {
     limit: usize,
     length: Option<usize>,
     stream: Payload<T::Stream>,
@@ -49,9 +50,14 @@ pub struct JsonBody<T: HttpMessage, U: DeserializeOwned> {
     fut: Option<Box<Future<Item = U, Error = JsonPayloadError>>>,
 }
 
-impl<T: HttpMessage, U: DeserializeOwned> JsonBody<T, U> {
+impl<T, U> JsonBody<T, U>
+where
+    T: HttpMessage,
+    T::Stream: Stream<Item = Bytes, Error = PayloadError> + 'static,
+    U: DeserializeOwned + 'static,
+{
     /// Create `JsonBody` for request.
-    pub fn new(req: &T) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(req: &mut T) -> Self {
         // check content-type
         let json = if let Ok(Some(mime)) = req.mime_type() {
             mime.subtype() == mime::JSON || mime.suffix() == Some(mime::JSON)
@@ -80,7 +86,7 @@ impl<T: HttpMessage, U: DeserializeOwned> JsonBody<T, U> {
         JsonBody {
             limit: 262_144,
             length: len,
-            stream: req.payload(),
+            stream: req.take_payload(),
             fut: None,
             err: None,
         }
@@ -93,7 +99,12 @@ impl<T: HttpMessage, U: DeserializeOwned> JsonBody<T, U> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: HttpMessage + 'static, U: DeserializeOwned + 'static> Future for JsonBody<T, U> {
+impl<T, U> Future for JsonBody<T, U>
+where
+    T: HttpMessage,
+    T::Stream: Stream<Item = Bytes, Error = PayloadError> + 'static,
+    U: DeserializeOwned + 'static,
+{
     type Item = U;
     type Error = JsonPayloadError;
 
@@ -162,11 +173,11 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_json_body() {
-        let req = TestRequest::default().finish();
+        let mut req = TestRequest::default().finish();
         let mut json = req.json::<MyObject>();
         assert_eq!(json.poll().err().unwrap(), JsonPayloadError::ContentType);
 
-        let req = TestRequest::default()
+        let mut req = TestRequest::default()
             .header(
                 header::CONTENT_TYPE,
                 header::HeaderValue::from_static("application/text"),
@@ -175,7 +186,7 @@ mod tests {
         let mut json = req.json::<MyObject>();
         assert_eq!(json.poll().err().unwrap(), JsonPayloadError::ContentType);
 
-        let req = TestRequest::default()
+        let mut req = TestRequest::default()
             .header(
                 header::CONTENT_TYPE,
                 header::HeaderValue::from_static("application/json"),
@@ -188,7 +199,7 @@ mod tests {
         let mut json = req.json::<MyObject>().limit(100);
         assert_eq!(json.poll().err().unwrap(), JsonPayloadError::Overflow);
 
-        let req = TestRequest::default()
+        let mut req = TestRequest::default()
             .header(
                 header::CONTENT_TYPE,
                 header::HeaderValue::from_static("application/json"),
diff --git a/src/message.rs b/src/message.rs
index 7fb45bcc5..812f099e4 100644
--- a/src/message.rs
+++ b/src/message.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ use std::cell::{Ref, RefCell, RefMut};
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 
-use http::{HeaderMap, Method, StatusCode, Uri, Version};
-
 use crate::extensions::Extensions;
+use crate::http::{HeaderMap, Method, StatusCode, Uri, Version};
 
 /// Represents various types of connection
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Debug)]
@@ -21,6 +20,12 @@ pub enum ConnectionType {
 pub trait Head: Default + 'static {
     fn clear(&mut self);
 
+    /// Read the message headers.
+    fn headers(&self) -> &HeaderMap;
+
+    /// Mutable reference to the message headers.
+    fn headers_mut(&mut self) -> &mut HeaderMap;
+
     /// Connection type
     fn connection_type(&self) -> ConnectionType;
 
@@ -68,6 +73,14 @@ impl Head for RequestHead {
         self.extensions.borrow_mut().clear();
     }
 
+    fn headers(&self) -> &HeaderMap {
+        &self.headers
+    }
+
+    fn headers_mut(&mut self) -> &mut HeaderMap {
+        &mut self.headers
+    }
+
     fn set_connection_type(&mut self, ctype: ConnectionType) {
         self.ctype = Some(ctype)
     }
@@ -129,6 +142,14 @@ impl Head for ResponseHead {
         self.headers.clear();
     }
 
+    fn headers(&self) -> &HeaderMap {
+        &self.headers
+    }
+
+    fn headers_mut(&mut self) -> &mut HeaderMap {
+        &mut self.headers
+    }
+
     fn set_connection_type(&mut self, ctype: ConnectionType) {
         self.ctype = Some(ctype)
     }
diff --git a/src/payload.rs b/src/payload.rs
index 21e415313..bc40fe807 100644
--- a/src/payload.rs
+++ b/src/payload.rs
@@ -15,21 +15,21 @@ pub enum Payload<S = PayloadStream> {
     Stream(S),
 }
 
-impl<S> From<RecvStream> for Payload<S> {
-    fn from(v: RecvStream) -> Self {
-        Payload::H2(crate::h2::Payload::new(v))
-    }
-}
-
 impl<S> From<crate::h1::Payload> for Payload<S> {
-    fn from(pl: crate::h1::Payload) -> Self {
-        Payload::H1(pl)
+    fn from(v: crate::h1::Payload) -> Self {
+        Payload::H1(v)
     }
 }
 
 impl<S> From<crate::h2::Payload> for Payload<S> {
-    fn from(pl: crate::h2::Payload) -> Self {
-        Payload::H2(pl)
+    fn from(v: crate::h2::Payload) -> Self {
+        Payload::H2(v)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S> From<RecvStream> for Payload<S> {
+    fn from(v: RecvStream) -> Self {
+        Payload::H2(crate::h2::Payload::new(v))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/request.rs b/src/request.rs
index 388fe7543..e1b893f95 100644
--- a/src/request.rs
+++ b/src/request.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-use std::cell::{Ref, RefCell, RefMut};
-use std::{fmt, mem};
+use std::cell::{Ref, RefMut};
+use std::fmt;
 
-use bytes::Bytes;
-use futures::Stream;
 use http::{header, HeaderMap, Method, Uri, Version};
 
-use crate::error::PayloadError;
 use crate::extensions::Extensions;
 use crate::httpmessage::HttpMessage;
 use crate::message::{Message, RequestHead};
@@ -13,31 +10,27 @@ use crate::payload::{Payload, PayloadStream};
 
 /// Request
 pub struct Request<P = PayloadStream> {
-    pub(crate) payload: RefCell<Payload<P>>,
-    pub(crate) inner: Message<RequestHead>,
+    pub(crate) payload: Payload<P>,
+    pub(crate) head: Message<RequestHead>,
 }
 
-impl<P> HttpMessage for Request<P>
-where
-    P: Stream<Item = Bytes, Error = PayloadError>,
-{
+impl<P> HttpMessage for Request<P> {
     type Stream = P;
 
     fn headers(&self) -> &HeaderMap {
         &self.head().headers
     }
 
-    #[inline]
-    fn payload(&self) -> Payload<Self::Stream> {
-        mem::replace(&mut *self.payload.borrow_mut(), Payload::None)
+    fn take_payload(&mut self) -> Payload<P> {
+        std::mem::replace(&mut self.payload, Payload::None)
     }
 }
 
-impl<P> From<Message<RequestHead>> for Request<P> {
-    fn from(msg: Message<RequestHead>) -> Self {
+impl From<Message<RequestHead>> for Request<PayloadStream> {
+    fn from(head: Message<RequestHead>) -> Self {
         Request {
-            payload: RefCell::new(Payload::None),
-            inner: msg,
+            head,
+            payload: Payload::None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -46,8 +39,8 @@ impl Request<PayloadStream> {
     /// Create new Request instance
     pub fn new() -> Request<PayloadStream> {
         Request {
-            payload: RefCell::new(Payload::None),
-            inner: Message::new(),
+            head: Message::new(),
+            payload: Payload::None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -56,38 +49,44 @@ impl<P> Request<P> {
     /// Create new Request instance
     pub fn with_payload(payload: Payload<P>) -> Request<P> {
         Request {
-            payload: RefCell::new(payload),
-            inner: Message::new(),
+            payload,
+            head: Message::new(),
         }
     }
 
     /// Create new Request instance
-    pub fn set_payload<I, P1>(self, payload: I) -> Request<P1>
-    where
-        I: Into<Payload<P1>>,
-    {
-        Request {
-            payload: RefCell::new(payload.into()),
-            inner: self.inner,
-        }
+    pub fn replace_payload<P1>(self, payload: Payload<P1>) -> (Request<P1>, Payload<P>) {
+        let pl = self.payload;
+        (
+            Request {
+                payload,
+                head: self.head,
+            },
+            pl,
+        )
+    }
+
+    /// Get request's payload
+    pub fn take_payload(&mut self) -> Payload<P> {
+        std::mem::replace(&mut self.payload, Payload::None)
     }
 
     /// Split request into request head and payload
     pub fn into_parts(self) -> (Message<RequestHead>, Payload<P>) {
-        (self.inner, self.payload.into_inner())
+        (self.head, self.payload)
     }
 
     #[inline]
     /// Http message part of the request
     pub fn head(&self) -> &RequestHead {
-        &*self.inner
+        &*self.head
     }
 
     #[inline]
     #[doc(hidden)]
     /// Mutable reference to a http message part of the request
     pub fn head_mut(&mut self) -> &mut RequestHead {
-        &mut *self.inner
+        &mut *self.head
     }
 
     /// Request's uri.
@@ -135,13 +134,13 @@ impl<P> Request<P> {
     /// Request extensions
     #[inline]
     pub fn extensions(&self) -> Ref<Extensions> {
-        self.inner.extensions()
+        self.head.extensions()
     }
 
     /// Mutable reference to a the request's extensions
     #[inline]
     pub fn extensions_mut(&self) -> RefMut<Extensions> {
-        self.inner.extensions_mut()
+        self.head.extensions_mut()
     }
 
     /// Check if request requires connection upgrade
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@ impl<P> Request<P> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<Payload> fmt::Debug for Request<Payload> {
+impl<P> fmt::Debug for Request<P> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         writeln!(
             f,
diff --git a/tests/test_client.rs b/tests/test_client.rs
index 606bac22a..6f502b0af 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.rs
+++ b/tests/test_client.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ fn test_h1_v2() {
     assert!(repr.contains("ClientRequest"));
     assert!(repr.contains("x-test"));
 
-    let response = srv.block_on(request.send(&mut connector)).unwrap();
+    let mut response = srv.block_on(request.send(&mut connector)).unwrap();
     assert!(response.status().is_success());
 
     // read response
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ fn test_h1_v2() {
     assert_eq!(bytes, Bytes::from_static(STR.as_ref()));
 
     let request = srv.post().finish().unwrap();
-    let response = srv.block_on(request.send(&mut connector)).unwrap();
+    let mut response = srv.block_on(request.send(&mut connector)).unwrap();
     assert!(response.status().is_success());
 
     // read response
diff --git a/tests/test_server.rs b/tests/test_server.rs
index 9fa27e71b..53db38403 100644
--- a/tests/test_server.rs
+++ b/tests/test_server.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ fn test_h2_body() -> std::io::Result<()> {
             .map_err(|e| println!("Openssl error: {}", e))
             .and_then(
                 h2::H2Service::build()
-                    .finish(|req: Request<_>| {
+                    .finish(|mut req: Request<_>| {
                         req.body()
                             .limit(1024 * 1024)
                             .and_then(|body| Ok(Response::Ok().body(body)))
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ fn test_h2_body() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     let req = client::ClientRequest::get(srv.surl("/"))
         .body(data.clone())
         .unwrap();
-    let response = srv.send_request(req).unwrap();
+    let mut response = srv.send_request(req).unwrap();
     assert!(response.status().is_success());
 
     let body = srv.block_on(response.body().limit(1024 * 1024)).unwrap();
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ fn test_headers() {
 
     let req = srv.get().finish().unwrap();
 
-    let response = srv.block_on(req.send(&mut connector)).unwrap();
+    let mut response = srv.block_on(req.send(&mut connector)).unwrap();
     assert!(response.status().is_success());
 
     // read response
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ fn test_body() {
     });
 
     let req = srv.get().finish().unwrap();
-    let response = srv.send_request(req).unwrap();
+    let mut response = srv.send_request(req).unwrap();
     assert!(response.status().is_success());
 
     // read response
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ fn test_head_empty() {
     });
 
     let req = client::ClientRequest::head(srv.url("/")).finish().unwrap();
-    let response = srv.send_request(req).unwrap();
+    let mut response = srv.send_request(req).unwrap();
     assert!(response.status().is_success());
 
     {
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ fn test_head_binary() {
     });
 
     let req = client::ClientRequest::head(srv.url("/")).finish().unwrap();
-    let response = srv.send_request(req).unwrap();
+    let mut response = srv.send_request(req).unwrap();
     assert!(response.status().is_success());
 
     {
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ fn test_body_length() {
     });
 
     let req = srv.get().finish().unwrap();
-    let response = srv.send_request(req).unwrap();
+    let mut response = srv.send_request(req).unwrap();
     assert!(response.status().is_success());
 
     // read response
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ fn test_body_chunked_explicit() {
     });
 
     let req = srv.get().finish().unwrap();
-    let response = srv.send_request(req).unwrap();
+    let mut response = srv.send_request(req).unwrap();
     assert!(response.status().is_success());
 
     // read response
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ fn test_body_chunked_implicit() {
     });
 
     let req = srv.get().finish().unwrap();
-    let response = srv.send_request(req).unwrap();
+    let mut response = srv.send_request(req).unwrap();
     assert!(response.status().is_success());
 
     // read response
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ fn test_response_http_error_handling() {
     });
 
     let req = srv.get().finish().unwrap();
-    let response = srv.send_request(req).unwrap();
+    let mut response = srv.send_request(req).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(response.status(), http::StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
 
     // read response