diff --git a/actix-session/CHANGES.md b/actix-session/CHANGES.md
index e480f1d3e..ba51f4c8f 100644
--- a/actix-session/CHANGES.md
+++ b/actix-session/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # Changes
 
-## [0.4.0-alpha.1] - 2020-03-12
+## [0.4.0-alpha.1] - 2020-03-14
 
 * Update the `time` dependency to 0.2.7
 * Update the `actix-web` dependency to 3.0.0-alpha.1
 * Long lasting auto-prolonged session [#1292]
+* Minimize `futures` dependency
 
 [#1292]: https://github.com/actix/actix-web/pull/1292
 
diff --git a/actix-session/Cargo.toml b/actix-session/Cargo.toml
index 9fe297576..1626d74f4 100644
--- a/actix-session/Cargo.toml
+++ b/actix-session/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "actix-session"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.4.0-alpha.1"
 authors = ["Nikolay Kim <fafhrd91@gmail.com>"]
 description = "Session for actix-web framework."
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ actix-web = "3.0.0-alpha.1"
 actix-service = "1.0.1"
 bytes = "0.5.3"
 derive_more = "0.99.2"
-futures = "0.3.1"
+futures-util = { version = "0.3.4", default-features = false }
 serde = "1.0"
 serde_json = "1.0"
 time = { version = "0.2.7", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
diff --git a/actix-session/src/cookie.rs b/actix-session/src/cookie.rs
index b5297f561..dc3011419 100644
--- a/actix-session/src/cookie.rs
+++ b/actix-session/src/cookie.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use actix_web::dev::{ServiceRequest, ServiceResponse};
 use actix_web::http::{header::SET_COOKIE, HeaderValue};
 use actix_web::{Error, HttpMessage, ResponseError};
 use derive_more::{Display, From};
-use futures::future::{ok, FutureExt, LocalBoxFuture, Ready};
+use futures_util::future::{ok, FutureExt, LocalBoxFuture, Ready};
 use serde_json::error::Error as JsonError;
 use time::{Duration, OffsetDateTime};
 
@@ -391,11 +391,9 @@ mod tests {
         let mut app = test::init_service(
             App::new()
                 .wrap(CookieSession::signed(&[0; 32]).secure(false))
-                .service(web::resource("/").to(|ses: Session| {
-                    async move {
-                        let _ = ses.set("counter", 100);
-                        "test"
-                    }
+                .service(web::resource("/").to(|ses: Session| async move {
+                    let _ = ses.set("counter", 100);
+                    "test"
                 })),
         )
         .await;
@@ -414,11 +412,9 @@ mod tests {
         let mut app = test::init_service(
             App::new()
                 .wrap(CookieSession::private(&[0; 32]).secure(false))
-                .service(web::resource("/").to(|ses: Session| {
-                    async move {
-                        let _ = ses.set("counter", 100);
-                        "test"
-                    }
+                .service(web::resource("/").to(|ses: Session| async move {
+                    let _ = ses.set("counter", 100);
+                    "test"
                 })),
         )
         .await;
@@ -437,11 +433,9 @@ mod tests {
         let mut app = test::init_service(
             App::new()
                 .wrap(CookieSession::signed(&[0; 32]).secure(false))
-                .service(web::resource("/").to(|ses: Session| {
-                    async move {
-                        let _ = ses.set("counter", 100);
-                        "test"
-                    }
+                .service(web::resource("/").to(|ses: Session| async move {
+                    let _ = ses.set("counter", 100);
+                    "test"
                 })),
         )
         .await;
@@ -468,17 +462,13 @@ mod tests {
                         .same_site(SameSite::Lax)
                         .max_age(100),
                 )
-                .service(web::resource("/").to(|ses: Session| {
-                    async move {
-                        let _ = ses.set("counter", 100);
-                        "test"
-                    }
+                .service(web::resource("/").to(|ses: Session| async move {
+                    let _ = ses.set("counter", 100);
+                    "test"
                 }))
-                .service(web::resource("/test/").to(|ses: Session| {
-                    async move {
-                        let val: usize = ses.get("counter").unwrap().unwrap();
-                        format!("counter: {}", val)
-                    }
+                .service(web::resource("/test/").to(|ses: Session| async move {
+                    let val: usize = ses.get("counter").unwrap().unwrap();
+                    format!("counter: {}", val)
                 })),
         )
         .await;
@@ -505,11 +495,9 @@ mod tests {
         let mut app = test::init_service(
             App::new()
                 .wrap(CookieSession::signed(&[0; 32]).secure(false).expires_in(60))
-                .service(web::resource("/").to(|ses: Session| {
-                    async move {
-                        let _ = ses.set("counter", 100);
-                        "test"
-                    }
+                .service(web::resource("/").to(|ses: Session| async move {
+                    let _ = ses.set("counter", 100);
+                    "test"
                 }))
                 .service(
                     web::resource("/test/")
diff --git a/actix-session/src/lib.rs b/actix-session/src/lib.rs
index c75ff0968..a08003509 100644
--- a/actix-session/src/lib.rs
+++ b/actix-session/src/lib.rs
@@ -49,10 +49,9 @@ use actix_web::dev::{
     Extensions, Payload, RequestHead, ServiceRequest, ServiceResponse,
 };
 use actix_web::{Error, FromRequest, HttpMessage, HttpRequest};
-use futures::future::{ok, Ready};
+use futures_util::future::{ok, Ready};
 use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 use serde::Serialize;
-use serde_json;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "cookie-session")]
 mod cookie;