diff --git a/actix-tls/CHANGES.md b/actix-tls/CHANGES.md
index 02db1c55..1982b70c 100644
--- a/actix-tls/CHANGES.md
+++ b/actix-tls/CHANGES.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 [#429]: https://github.com/actix/actix-net/pull/429
 
+
 ## 3.0.0-rc.1 - 2021-11-29
 ### Added
 - Derive `Debug` for `connect::Connection`. [#422]
diff --git a/actix-tls/Cargo.toml b/actix-tls/Cargo.toml
index 75ea26b0..61bd8bc9 100755
--- a/actix-tls/Cargo.toml
+++ b/actix-tls/Cargo.toml
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ actix-rt = { version = "2.2.0", default-features = false }
 actix-service = "2.0.0"
 actix-utils = "3.0.0"
 
-derive_more = "0.99.5"
 futures-core = { version = "0.3.7", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
 log = "0.4"
 pin-project-lite = "0.2.7"
diff --git a/actix-tls/src/accept/mod.rs b/actix-tls/src/accept/mod.rs
index de220ac5..46710df8 100644
--- a/actix-tls/src/accept/mod.rs
+++ b/actix-tls/src/accept/mod.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 
 use std::{
     convert::Infallible,
+    error::Error,
+    fmt,
     sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering},
 };
 
 use actix_utils::counter::Counter;
-use derive_more::{Display, Error};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "openssl")]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "openssl")))]
@@ -43,23 +44,45 @@ pub fn max_concurrent_tls_connect(num: usize) {
 /// TLS handshake error, TLS timeout, or inner service error.
 ///
 /// All TLS acceptors from this crate will return the `SvcErr` type parameter as [`Infallible`],
-/// which can be cast to your own service type, inferred or otherwise,
-/// using [`into_service_error`](Self::into_service_error).
-#[derive(Debug, Display, Error)]
+/// which can be cast to your own service type, inferred or otherwise, using [`into_service_error`].
+///
+/// [`into_service_error`]: Self::into_service_error
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum TlsError<TlsErr, SvcErr> {
     /// TLS handshake has timed-out.
-    #[display(fmt = "TLS handshake has timed-out")]
     Timeout,
 
     /// Wraps TLS service errors.
-    #[display(fmt = "TLS handshake error")]
     Tls(TlsErr),
 
     /// Wraps service errors.
-    #[display(fmt = "Service error")]
     Service(SvcErr),
 }
 
+impl<TlsErr, SvcErr> fmt::Display for TlsError<TlsErr, SvcErr> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::Timeout => f.write_str("TLS handshake has timed-out"),
+            Self::Tls(_) => f.write_str("TLS handshake error"),
+            Self::Service(_) => f.write_str("Service error"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<TlsErr, SvcErr> Error for TlsError<TlsErr, SvcErr>
+where
+    TlsErr: Error + 'static,
+    SvcErr: Error + 'static,
+{
+    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn Error + 'static)> {
+        match self {
+            TlsError::Tls(err) => Some(err),
+            TlsError::Service(err) => Some(err),
+            TlsError::Timeout => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl<TlsErr> TlsError<TlsErr, Infallible> {
     /// Casts the infallible service error type returned from acceptors into caller's type.
     ///
diff --git a/actix-tls/src/accept/native_tls.rs b/actix-tls/src/accept/native_tls.rs
index 9a864a72..b22c1ef2 100644
--- a/actix-tls/src/accept/native_tls.rs
+++ b/actix-tls/src/accept/native_tls.rs
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ use actix_utils::{
     counter::Counter,
     future::{ready, Ready as FutReady},
 };
-use derive_more::{Deref, DerefMut, From};
 use futures_core::future::LocalBoxFuture;
 use tokio_native_tls::{native_tls::Error, TlsAcceptor};
 
 use super::{TlsError, DEFAULT_TLS_HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT, MAX_CONN_COUNTER};
+use crate::impl_more;
 
 pub mod reexports {
     //! Re-exports from `native-tls` that are useful for acceptors.
@@ -33,9 +33,12 @@ pub mod reexports {
 }
 
 /// Wraps a `native-tls` based async TLS stream in order to implement [`ActixStream`].
-#[derive(Deref, DerefMut, From)]
 pub struct TlsStream<IO>(tokio_native_tls::TlsStream<IO>);
 
+impl_more::from! { tokio_native_tls::TlsStream<IO> => TlsStream<IO> }
+impl_more::deref! { TlsStream<IO> => 0: tokio_native_tls::TlsStream<IO> }
+impl_more::deref_mut! { TlsStream<IO> => 0 }
+
 impl<IO: ActixStream> AsyncRead for TlsStream<IO> {
     fn poll_read(
         self: Pin<&mut Self>,
diff --git a/actix-tls/src/accept/openssl.rs b/actix-tls/src/accept/openssl.rs
index 51a45942..6e65e5fc 100644
--- a/actix-tls/src/accept/openssl.rs
+++ b/actix-tls/src/accept/openssl.rs
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ use actix_utils::{
     counter::{Counter, CounterGuard},
     future::{ready, Ready as FutReady},
 };
-use derive_more::{Deref, DerefMut, From};
 use openssl::ssl::{Error, Ssl, SslAcceptor};
 use pin_project_lite::pin_project;
 
 use super::{TlsError, DEFAULT_TLS_HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT, MAX_CONN_COUNTER};
+use crate::impl_more;
 
 pub mod reexports {
     //! Re-exports from `openssl` that are useful for acceptors.
@@ -36,9 +36,12 @@ pub mod reexports {
 }
 
 /// Wraps an `openssl` based async TLS stream in order to implement [`ActixStream`].
-#[derive(Deref, DerefMut, From)]
 pub struct TlsStream<IO>(tokio_openssl::SslStream<IO>);
 
+impl_more::from! { tokio_openssl::SslStream<IO> => TlsStream<IO> }
+impl_more::deref! { TlsStream<IO> => 0: tokio_openssl::SslStream<IO> }
+impl_more::deref_mut! { TlsStream<IO> => 0 }
+
 impl<IO: ActixStream> AsyncRead for TlsStream<IO> {
     fn poll_read(
         self: Pin<&mut Self>,
diff --git a/actix-tls/src/accept/rustls.rs b/actix-tls/src/accept/rustls.rs
index 4eca996e..35fbd34a 100644
--- a/actix-tls/src/accept/rustls.rs
+++ b/actix-tls/src/accept/rustls.rs
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ use actix_utils::{
     counter::{Counter, CounterGuard},
     future::{ready, Ready as FutReady},
 };
-use derive_more::{Deref, DerefMut, From};
 use pin_project_lite::pin_project;
 use tokio_rustls::rustls::ServerConfig;
 use tokio_rustls::{Accept, TlsAcceptor};
 
 use super::{TlsError, DEFAULT_TLS_HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT, MAX_CONN_COUNTER};
+use crate::impl_more;
 
 pub mod reexports {
     //! Re-exports from `rustls` that are useful for acceptors.
@@ -36,9 +36,12 @@ pub mod reexports {
 }
 
 /// Wraps a `rustls` based async TLS stream in order to implement [`ActixStream`].
-#[derive(Deref, DerefMut, From)]
 pub struct TlsStream<IO>(tokio_rustls::server::TlsStream<IO>);
 
+impl_more::from! { tokio_rustls::server::TlsStream<IO> => TlsStream<IO> }
+impl_more::deref! { TlsStream<IO> => 0: tokio_rustls::server::TlsStream<IO> }
+impl_more::deref_mut! { TlsStream<IO> => 0 }
+
 impl<IO: ActixStream> AsyncRead for TlsStream<IO> {
     fn poll_read(
         self: Pin<&mut Self>,
diff --git a/actix-tls/src/connect/connection.rs b/actix-tls/src/connect/connection.rs
index 68972a2a..14c8dc00 100644
--- a/actix-tls/src/connect/connection.rs
+++ b/actix-tls/src/connect/connection.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
-use derive_more::{Deref, DerefMut};
-
 use super::Host;
+use crate::impl_more;
 
 /// Wraps underlying I/O and the connection request that initiated it.
-#[derive(Debug, Deref, DerefMut)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Connection<R, IO> {
     pub(crate) req: R,
-
-    #[deref]
-    #[deref_mut]
     pub(crate) io: IO,
 }
 
+impl_more::deref! { Connection<R, IO> => io: IO }
+impl_more::deref_mut! { Connection<R, IO> => io }
+
 impl<R, IO> Connection<R, IO> {
     /// Construct new `Connection` from request and IO parts.
     pub(crate) fn new(req: R, io: IO) -> Self {
diff --git a/actix-tls/src/connect/error.rs b/actix-tls/src/connect/error.rs
index 46944988..0452f4c3 100644
--- a/actix-tls/src/connect/error.rs
+++ b/actix-tls/src/connect/error.rs
@@ -1,30 +1,38 @@
-use std::{error::Error, io};
-
-use derive_more::Display;
+use std::{error::Error, fmt, io};
 
 /// Errors that can result from using a connector service.
-#[derive(Debug, Display)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum ConnectError {
-    /// Failed to resolve the hostname
-    #[display(fmt = "Failed resolving hostname")]
+    /// Failed to resolve the hostname.
     Resolver(Box<dyn std::error::Error>),
 
-    /// No DNS records
-    #[display(fmt = "No DNS records found for the input")]
+    /// No DNS records.
     NoRecords,
 
-    /// Invalid input
+    /// Invalid input.
     InvalidInput,
 
-    /// Unresolved host name
-    #[display(fmt = "Connector received `Connect` method with unresolved host")]
+    /// Unresolved host name.
     Unresolved,
 
-    /// Connection IO error
-    #[display(fmt = "{}", _0)]
+    /// Connection IO error.
     Io(io::Error),
 }
 
+impl fmt::Display for ConnectError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::NoRecords => f.write_str("No DNS records found for the input"),
+            Self::InvalidInput => f.write_str("Invalid input"),
+            Self::Unresolved => {
+                f.write_str("Connector received `Connect` method with unresolved host")
+            }
+            Self::Resolver(_) => f.write_str("Failed to resolve hostname"),
+            Self::Io(_) => f.write_str("I/O error"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl Error for ConnectError {
     fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn Error + 'static)> {
         match self {
diff --git a/actix-tls/src/impl_more.rs b/actix-tls/src/impl_more.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c380228b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actix-tls/src/impl_more.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/// A helper to implement `Deref` for a type.
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! deref {
+    ($ty:ident $(<$($generic:ident),*>)? => $field:tt: $target:ty) => {
+        impl $(<$($generic),*>)? ::core::ops::Deref for $ty $(<$($generic),*>)? {
+            type Target = $target;
+
+            fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+                &self.$field
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+/// A helper to implement `DerefMut` for a type.
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! deref_mut {
+    ($ty:ident $(<$($generic:ident),*>)? => $field:tt) => {
+        impl $(<$($generic),*>)? ::core::ops::DerefMut for $ty $(<$($generic),*>)? {
+            fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
+                &mut self.$field
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+/// A helper to implement `From` for a unit struct.
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! from {
+    ($from:ty => $ty:ident $(<$($generic:ident),*>)?) => {
+        impl $(<$($generic),*>)? ::core::convert::From<$from> for $ty $(<$($generic),*>)? {
+            fn from(from: $from) -> Self {
+                Self(from)
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+#[allow(unused_imports)]
+pub(crate) use crate::{deref, deref_mut, from};
diff --git a/actix-tls/src/lib.rs b/actix-tls/src/lib.rs
index 39714dca..dfca00cd 100644
--- a/actix-tls/src/lib.rs
+++ b/actix-tls/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ pub mod accept;
 #[cfg(feature = "connect")]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "connect")))]
 pub mod connect;
+
+mod impl_more;