diff --git a/src/client/response.rs b/src/client/response.rs
index f76d058e5..28d6f51bf 100644
--- a/src/client/response.rs
+++ b/src/client/response.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use std::cell::UnsafeCell;
-use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::{fmt, str};
 
 use bytes::Bytes;
@@ -32,64 +30,49 @@ impl Default for ClientMessage {
 }
 
 /// An HTTP Client response
-pub struct ClientResponse(Rc<UnsafeCell<ClientMessage>>, Option<Box<Pipeline>>);
+pub struct ClientResponse(ClientMessage, Option<Box<Pipeline>>);
 
 impl HttpMessage for ClientResponse {
     /// Get the headers from the response.
     #[inline]
     fn headers(&self) -> &HeaderMap {
-        &self.as_ref().headers
+        &self.0.headers
     }
 }
 
 impl ClientResponse {
     pub(crate) fn new(msg: ClientMessage) -> ClientResponse {
-        ClientResponse(Rc::new(UnsafeCell::new(msg)), None)
+        ClientResponse(msg, None)
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn set_pipeline(&mut self, pl: Box<Pipeline>) {
         self.1 = Some(pl);
     }
 
-    #[inline]
-    fn as_ref(&self) -> &ClientMessage {
-        unsafe { &*self.0.get() }
-    }
-
-    #[inline]
-    #[cfg_attr(feature = "cargo-clippy", allow(mut_from_ref))]
-    fn as_mut(&self) -> &mut ClientMessage {
-        unsafe { &mut *self.0.get() }
-    }
-
     /// Get the HTTP version of this response.
     #[inline]
     pub fn version(&self) -> Version {
-        self.as_ref().version
+        self.0.version
     }
 
     /// Get the status from the server.
     #[inline]
     pub fn status(&self) -> StatusCode {
-        self.as_ref().status
+        self.0.status
     }
 
     /// Load response cookies.
-    pub fn cookies(&self) -> Result<&Vec<Cookie<'static>>, CookieParseError> {
-        if self.as_ref().cookies.is_none() {
-            let msg = self.as_mut();
-            let mut cookies = Vec::new();
-            for val in msg.headers.get_all(header::SET_COOKIE).iter() {
-                let s = str::from_utf8(val.as_bytes()).map_err(CookieParseError::from)?;
-                cookies.push(Cookie::parse_encoded(s)?.into_owned());
-            }
-            msg.cookies = Some(cookies)
+    pub fn cookies(&self) -> Result<Vec<Cookie<'static>>, CookieParseError> {
+        let mut cookies = Vec::new();
+        for val in self.0.headers.get_all(header::SET_COOKIE).iter() {
+            let s = str::from_utf8(val.as_bytes()).map_err(CookieParseError::from)?;
+            cookies.push(Cookie::parse_encoded(s)?.into_owned());
         }
-        Ok(self.as_ref().cookies.as_ref().unwrap())
+        Ok(cookies)
     }
 
     /// Return request cookie.
-    pub fn cookie(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&Cookie> {
+    pub fn cookie(&self, name: &str) -> Option<Cookie> {
         if let Ok(cookies) = self.cookies() {
             for cookie in cookies {
                 if cookie.name() == name {
@@ -132,11 +115,11 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_debug() {
-        let resp = ClientResponse::new(ClientMessage::default());
-        resp.as_mut()
+        let mut resp = ClientResponse::new(ClientMessage::default());
+        resp.0
             .headers
             .insert(header::COOKIE, HeaderValue::from_static("cookie1=value1"));
-        resp.as_mut()
+        resp.0
             .headers
             .insert(header::COOKIE, HeaderValue::from_static("cookie2=value2"));
 
diff --git a/src/server/settings.rs b/src/server/settings.rs
index 0fc81fe59..4ec1cde21 100644
--- a/src/server/settings.rs
+++ b/src/server/settings.rs
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ impl ServerSettings {
 
     /// Returns default `CpuPool` for server
     pub fn cpu_pool(&self) -> &CpuPool {
+        // Unsafe: ServerSetting is !Sync, DEFAULT_CPUPOOL is protected by Mutex
         unsafe {
             let val = &mut *self.cpu_pool.get();
             if val.is_none() {
@@ -230,10 +231,12 @@ impl<H> WorkerSettings<H> {
     }
 
     pub fn update_date(&self) {
+        // Unsafe: WorkerSetting is !Sync and !Send
         unsafe { &mut *self.date.get() }.update();
     }
 
     pub fn set_date(&self, dst: &mut BytesMut, full: bool) {
+        // Unsafe: WorkerSetting is !Sync and !Send
         unsafe {
             if full {
                 let mut buf: [u8; 39] = mem::uninitialized();
diff --git a/tests/test_client.rs b/tests/test_client.rs
index 0d058c510..dc147ccd3 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.rs
+++ b/tests/test_client.rs
@@ -425,9 +425,9 @@ fn test_client_cookie_handling() {
     let response = srv.execute(request.send()).unwrap();
     assert!(response.status().is_success());
     let c1 = response.cookie("cookie1").expect("Missing cookie1");
-    assert_eq!(c1, &cookie1);
+    assert_eq!(c1, cookie1);
     let c2 = response.cookie("cookie2").expect("Missing cookie2");
-    assert_eq!(c2, &cookie2);
+    assert_eq!(c2, cookie2);
 }
 
 #[test]