diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f489c5c3..b7646adb 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ members = [
   "actix-connect",
   "actix-ioframe",
   "actix-rt",
+  "actix-macros",
   "actix-service",
   "actix-server",
   "actix-server-config",
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ actix-codec = { path = "actix-codec" }
 actix-connect = { path = "actix-connect" }
 actix-ioframe = { path = "actix-ioframe" }
 actix-rt = { path = "actix-rt" }
+actix-macros = { path = "actix-macros" }
 actix-server = { path = "actix-server" }
 actix-server-config = { path = "actix-server-config" }
 actix-service = { path = "actix-service" }
diff --git a/actix-connect/tests/test_connect.rs b/actix-connect/tests/test_connect.rs
index f3bd5818..fec644b3 100644
--- a/actix-connect/tests/test_connect.rs
+++ b/actix-connect/tests/test_connect.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::io;
 use actix_codec::{BytesCodec, Framed};
 use actix_server_config::Io;
 use actix_service::{service_fn, Service, ServiceFactory};
-use actix_testing::{self as test, TestServer};
+use actix_testing::TestServer;
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use futures::SinkExt;
 use trust_dns_resolver::config::{ResolverConfig, ResolverOpts};
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ use trust_dns_resolver::config::{ResolverConfig, ResolverOpts};
 use actix_connect::Connect;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "openssl")]
-#[test]
-fn test_string() {
+#[actix_rt::test]
+async fn test_string() {
     let srv = TestServer::with(|| {
         service_fn(|io: Io<tokio_net::tcp::TcpStream>| {
             async {
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ fn test_string() {
 
     let mut conn = actix_connect::default_connector();
     let addr = format!("localhost:{}", srv.port());
-    let con = test::call_service(&mut conn, addr.into());
+    let con = conn.call(addr.into()).await.unwrap();
     assert_eq!(con.peer_addr().unwrap(), srv.addr());
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "rustls")]
-#[test]
-fn test_rustls_string() {
+#[actix_rt::test]
+async fn test_rustls_string() {
     let srv = TestServer::with(|| {
         service_fn(|io: Io<tokio_net::tcp::TcpStream>| {
             async {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ fn test_rustls_string() {
 
     let mut conn = actix_connect::default_connector();
     let addr = format!("localhost:{}", srv.port());
-    let con = test::call_service(&mut conn, addr.into());
+    let con = conn.call(addr.into()).await.unwrap();
     assert_eq!(con.peer_addr().unwrap(), srv.addr());
 }
 
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ async fn test_static_str() {
     assert!(con.is_err());
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn test_new_service() {
+#[actix_rt::test]
+async fn test_new_service() {
     let srv = TestServer::with(|| {
         service_fn(|io: Io<tokio_net::tcp::TcpStream>| {
             async {
@@ -84,19 +84,19 @@ fn test_new_service() {
         })
     });
 
-    let resolver = test::block_on(async {
-        actix_connect::start_resolver(ResolverConfig::default(), ResolverOpts::default())
-    });
-    let factory = test::block_on(async { actix_connect::new_connector_factory(resolver) });
+    let resolver =
+        actix_connect::start_resolver(ResolverConfig::default(), ResolverOpts::default());
 
-    let mut conn = test::block_on(factory.new_service(&())).unwrap();
-    let con = test::block_on(conn.call(Connect::with("10", srv.addr()))).unwrap();
+    let factory = actix_connect::new_connector_factory(resolver);
+
+    let mut conn = factory.new_service(&()).await.unwrap();
+    let con = conn.call(Connect::with("10", srv.addr())).await.unwrap();
     assert_eq!(con.peer_addr().unwrap(), srv.addr());
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "openssl")]
-#[test]
-fn test_uri() {
+#[actix_rt::test]
+async fn test_uri() {
     use http::HttpTryFrom;
 
     let srv = TestServer::with(|| {
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@ fn test_uri() {
 
     let mut conn = actix_connect::default_connector();
     let addr = http::Uri::try_from(format!("https://localhost:{}", srv.port())).unwrap();
-    let con = test::call_service(&mut conn, addr.into());
+    let con = conn.call(addr.into()).await.unwrap();
     assert_eq!(con.peer_addr().unwrap(), srv.addr());
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "rustls")]
-#[test]
-fn test_rustls_uri() {
+#[actix_rt::test]
+async fn test_rustls_uri() {
     use http::HttpTryFrom;
 
     let srv = TestServer::with(|| {
@@ -132,6 +132,6 @@ fn test_rustls_uri() {
 
     let mut conn = actix_connect::default_connector();
     let addr = http::Uri::try_from(format!("https://localhost:{}", srv.port())).unwrap();
-    let con = test::call_service(&mut conn, addr.into());
+    let con = conn.call(addr.into()).await.unwrap();
     assert_eq!(con.peer_addr().unwrap(), srv.addr());
 }
diff --git a/actix-ioframe/tests/test_server.rs b/actix-ioframe/tests/test_server.rs
index f0e0d697..8b92c878 100644
--- a/actix-ioframe/tests/test_server.rs
+++ b/actix-ioframe/tests/test_server.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use actix_codec::BytesCodec;
 use actix_server_config::Io;
 use actix_service::{apply_fn_factory, service_fn, Service};
-use actix_testing::{self as test, TestServer};
+use actix_testing::TestServer;
 use futures::future::ok;
 use tokio_net::tcp::TcpStream;
 use tokio_timer::delay_for;
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ use actix_ioframe::{Builder, Connect};
 
 struct State;
 
-#[test]
-fn test_disconnect() -> std::io::Result<()> {
+#[actix_rt::test]
+async fn test_disconnect() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     let disconnect = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
     let disconnect1 = disconnect.clone();
 
@@ -43,14 +43,13 @@ fn test_disconnect() -> std::io::Result<()> {
         })
         .finish(service_fn(|_t| ok(None)));
 
-    let conn = test::block_on(
-        actix_connect::default_connector()
-            .call(actix_connect::Connect::with(String::new(), srv.addr())),
-    )
-    .unwrap();
+    let conn = actix_connect::default_connector()
+        .call(actix_connect::Connect::with(String::new(), srv.addr()))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
 
-    test::block_on(client.call(conn.into_parts().0)).unwrap();
-    let _ = test::block_on(delay_for(Duration::from_millis(100)));
+    client.call(conn.into_parts().0).await.unwrap();
+    let _ = delay_for(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
     assert!(disconnect.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/actix-macros/Cargo.toml b/actix-macros/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9052fa66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actix-macros/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+[package]
+name = "actix-macros"
+version = "0.1.0-alpha.1"
+authors = ["Nikolay Kim <fafhrd91@gmail.com>"]
+repository = "https://github.com/actix/actix-net"
+documentation = "https://docs.rs/actix-macros/"
+categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
+license = "MIT/Apache-2.0"
+edition = "2018"
+workspace = ".."
+
+[lib]
+proc-macro = true
+
+[dependencies]
+quote = "^1"
+syn = { version = "^1", features = ["full"] }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+actix-rt = { version = "1.0.0-alpha.1" }
diff --git a/actix-macros/src/lib.rs b/actix-macros/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d628e01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actix-macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+//! Macros for use with Tokio
+extern crate proc_macro;
+
+use proc_macro::TokenStream;
+use quote::quote;
+
+/// Marks async function to be executed by actix system.
+///
+/// ## Usage
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// #[actix_rt::main]
+/// async fn main() {
+///     println!("Hello world");
+/// }
+/// ```
+#[proc_macro_attribute]
+#[cfg(not(test))] // Work around for rust-lang/rust#62127
+pub fn main(_: TokenStream, item: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
+    let input = syn::parse_macro_input!(item as syn::ItemFn);
+
+    let ret = &input.sig.output;
+    let name = &input.sig.ident;
+    let inputs = &input.sig.inputs;
+    let body = &input.block;
+    let attrs = &input.attrs;
+
+    if input.sig.asyncness.is_none() {
+        return syn::Error::new_spanned(input.sig.fn_token, "only async fn is supported")
+            .to_compile_error()
+            .into();
+    }
+
+    (quote! {
+        #(#attrs)*
+        fn #name(#inputs) #ret {
+            actix_rt::System::new("main")
+                .block_on(async { #body })
+        }
+    })
+    .into()
+}
+
+/// Marks async test function to be executed by actix runtime.
+///
+/// ## Usage
+///
+/// ```no_run
+/// #[actix_rt::test]
+/// async fn my_test() {
+///     assert!(true);
+/// }
+/// ```
+#[proc_macro_attribute]
+pub fn test(_: TokenStream, item: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
+    let input = syn::parse_macro_input!(item as syn::ItemFn);
+
+    let ret = &input.sig.output;
+    let name = &input.sig.ident;
+    let body = &input.block;
+    let attrs = &input.attrs;
+    let mut has_test_attr = false;
+
+    for attr in attrs {
+        if attr.path.is_ident("test") {
+            has_test_attr = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if input.sig.asyncness.is_none() {
+        return syn::Error::new_spanned(input.sig.fn_token, "only async fn is supported")
+            .to_compile_error()
+            .into();
+    }
+
+    let result = if has_test_attr {
+        quote! {
+            #(#attrs)*
+            fn #name() #ret {
+                actix_rt::System::new("test")
+                    .block_on(async { #body })
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        quote! {
+            #[test]
+            #(#attrs)*
+            fn #name() #ret {
+                actix_rt::System::new("test")
+                    .block_on(async { #body })
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    result.into()
+}
diff --git a/actix-rt/CHANGES.md b/actix-rt/CHANGES.md
index 35f5c19e..787a0b0b 100644
--- a/actix-rt/CHANGES.md
+++ b/actix-rt/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 # Changes
 
+## [1.0.0-alpha.2] - 2019-11-xx
+
+Added
+
+* Export `main` and `test` attribute macros
+
+
+## [1.0.0-alpha.1] - 2019-11-22
+
+### Changed
+
+* Migrate to std::future and tokio 0.2
+
+
 ## [0.2.6] - 2019-11-14
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/actix-rt/Cargo.toml b/actix-rt/Cargo.toml
index f134bd84..6638316a 100644
--- a/actix-rt/Cargo.toml
+++ b/actix-rt/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ name = "actix_rt"
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
+actix-macros = "0.1.0-alpha.1"
 actix-threadpool = "0.2"
 futures = "0.3.1"
 
-# TODO: Replace this with dependency on tokio-runtime once it is ready
-tokio = { version = "0.2.0-alpha.6" }
-tokio-timer = "=0.3.0-alpha.6"
+tokio = "=0.2.0-alpha.6"
 tokio-executor = "=0.2.0-alpha.6"
 tokio-net = "=0.2.0-alpha.6"
+tokio-timer = "=0.3.0-alpha.6"
 
 copyless = "0.1.4"
diff --git a/actix-rt/src/arbiter.rs b/actix-rt/src/arbiter.rs
index 31690efc..0b0ae659 100644
--- a/actix-rt/src/arbiter.rs
+++ b/actix-rt/src/arbiter.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use std::{fmt, thread};
 use futures::channel::mpsc::{unbounded, UnboundedReceiver, UnboundedSender};
 use futures::channel::oneshot::{channel, Canceled, Sender};
 use futures::{future, Future, FutureExt, Stream};
-use tokio::runtime::current_thread::spawn;
+use tokio_executor::current_thread::spawn;
 
 use crate::builder::Builder;
 use crate::system::System;
diff --git a/actix-rt/src/builder.rs b/actix-rt/src/builder.rs
index b7d5b466..8814decf 100644
--- a/actix-rt/src/builder.rs
+++ b/actix-rt/src/builder.rs
@@ -3,17 +3,16 @@ use std::io;
 
 use futures::channel::mpsc::unbounded;
 use futures::channel::oneshot::{channel, Receiver};
-use futures::future::{lazy, Future};
-use futures::{future, FutureExt};
+use futures::future::{lazy, Future, FutureExt};
 
 use tokio::runtime::current_thread::Handle;
+use tokio_executor::current_thread::CurrentThread;
 use tokio_net::driver::Reactor;
 use tokio_timer::{clock::Clock, timer::Timer};
 
 use crate::arbiter::{Arbiter, SystemArbiter};
 use crate::runtime::Runtime;
 use crate::system::System;
-use tokio_executor::current_thread::CurrentThread;
 
 /// Builder struct for a actix runtime.
 ///
@@ -163,7 +162,7 @@ impl AsyncSystemRunner {
         let AsyncSystemRunner { stop, .. } = self;
 
         // run loop
-        future::lazy(|_| {
+        lazy(|_| {
             Arbiter::run_system();
             async {
                 let res = match stop.await {
diff --git a/actix-rt/src/lib.rs b/actix-rt/src/lib.rs
index eeb768b2..d9c6c58a 100644
--- a/actix-rt/src/lib.rs
+++ b/actix-rt/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 //! A runtime implementation that runs everything on the current thread.
 
+pub use actix_macros::{main, test};
+
 mod arbiter;
 mod builder;
 mod runtime;
diff --git a/actix-rt/src/system.rs b/actix-rt/src/system.rs
index c2eb9f37..7f643095 100644
--- a/actix-rt/src/system.rs
+++ b/actix-rt/src/system.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use std::cell::RefCell;
+use std::future::Future;
 use std::io;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 
 use futures::channel::mpsc::UnboundedSender;
-use futures::Future;
 use tokio::runtime::current_thread::Handle;
 
 use crate::arbiter::{Arbiter, SystemCommand};
diff --git a/actix-service/Cargo.toml b/actix-service/Cargo.toml
index c4204299..d8b50ce3 100644
--- a/actix-service/Cargo.toml
+++ b/actix-service/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.3.1"
-pin-project = "0.4.5"
+pin-project = "0.4.6"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-tokio = "0.2.0-alpha.6"
-# actix-rt = "1.0.0-alpha.1"
+actix-rt = "1.0.0-alpha.1"
diff --git a/actix-service/src/and_then.rs b/actix-service/src/and_then.rs
index d2be3012..3e148040 100644
--- a/actix-service/src/and_then.rs
+++ b/actix-service/src/and_then.rs
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
-    #[tokio::test]
+    #[actix_rt::test]
     async fn test_poll_ready() {
         let cnt = Rc::new(Cell::new(0));
         let mut srv = pipeline(Srv1(cnt.clone())).and_then(Srv2(cnt.clone()));
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(cnt.get(), 2);
     }
 
-    #[tokio::test]
+    #[actix_rt::test]
     async fn test_call() {
         let cnt = Rc::new(Cell::new(0));
         let mut srv = pipeline(Srv1(cnt.clone())).and_then(Srv2(cnt));
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(res.unwrap(), (("srv1", "srv2")));
     }
 
-    #[tokio::test]
+    #[actix_rt::test]
     async fn test_new_service() {
         let cnt = Rc::new(Cell::new(0));
         let cnt2 = cnt.clone();
diff --git a/actix-service/src/apply.rs b/actix-service/src/apply.rs
index 3eefae27..fdb6aac0 100644
--- a/actix-service/src/apply.rs
+++ b/actix-service/src/apply.rs
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
-    #[tokio::test]
+    #[actix_rt::test]
     async fn test_call() {
         let mut srv = pipeline(apply_fn(Srv, |req: &'static str, srv| {
             let fut = srv.call(());
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(res.unwrap(), (("srv", ())));
     }
 
-    #[tokio::test]
+    #[actix_rt::test]
     async fn test_new_service() {
         let new_srv = pipeline_factory(apply_fn_factory(
             || ok::<_, ()>(Srv),
diff --git a/actix-service/src/map.rs b/actix-service/src/map.rs
index 6e533c84..2f55a38a 100644
--- a/actix-service/src/map.rs
+++ b/actix-service/src/map.rs
@@ -219,14 +219,14 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
-    #[tokio::test]
+    #[actix_rt::test]
     async fn test_poll_ready() {
         let mut srv = Srv.map(|_| "ok");
         let res = lazy(|cx| srv.poll_ready(cx)).await;
         assert_eq!(res, Poll::Ready(Ok(())));
     }
 
-    #[tokio::test]
+    #[actix_rt::test]
     async fn test_call() {
         let mut srv = Srv.map(|_| "ok");
         let res = srv.call(()).await;
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(res.unwrap(), "ok");
     }
 
-    #[tokio::test]
+    #[actix_rt::test]
     async fn test_new_service() {
         let new_srv = (|| ok::<_, ()>(Srv)).into_factory().map(|_| "ok");
         let mut srv = new_srv.new_service(&()).await.unwrap();
diff --git a/actix-service/src/map_err.rs b/actix-service/src/map_err.rs
index 1b858d80..87ccd32f 100644
--- a/actix-service/src/map_err.rs
+++ b/actix-service/src/map_err.rs
@@ -221,14 +221,14 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
-    #[tokio::test]
+    #[actix_rt::test]
     async fn test_poll_ready() {
         let mut srv = Srv.map_err(|_| "error");
         let res = lazy(|cx| srv.poll_ready(cx)).await;
         assert_eq!(res, Poll::Ready(Err("error")));
     }
 
-    #[tokio::test]
+    #[actix_rt::test]
     async fn test_call() {
         let mut srv = Srv.map_err(|_| "error");
         let res = srv.call(()).await;
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(res.err().unwrap(), "error");
     }
 
-    #[tokio::test]
+    #[actix_rt::test]
     async fn test_new_service() {
         let new_srv = (|| ok::<_, ()>(Srv)).into_factory().map_err(|_| "error");
         let mut srv = new_srv.new_service(&()).await.unwrap();
diff --git a/actix-service/src/then.rs b/actix-service/src/then.rs
index 9e5e7917..b32bd168 100644
--- a/actix-service/src/then.rs
+++ b/actix-service/src/then.rs
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
-    #[tokio::test]
+    #[actix_rt::test]
     async fn test_poll_ready() {
         let cnt = Rc::new(Cell::new(0));
         let mut srv = pipeline(Srv1(cnt.clone())).then(Srv2(cnt.clone()));
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(cnt.get(), 2);
     }
 
-    #[tokio::test]
+    #[actix_rt::test]
     async fn test_call() {
         let cnt = Rc::new(Cell::new(0));
         let mut srv = pipeline(Srv1(cnt.clone())).then(Srv2(cnt));
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(res.unwrap(), (("srv2", "err")));
     }
 
-    #[tokio::test]
+    #[actix_rt::test]
     async fn test_factory() {
         let cnt = Rc::new(Cell::new(0));
         let cnt2 = cnt.clone();
diff --git a/actix-testing/CHANGES.md b/actix-testing/CHANGES.md
index 7896c18e..098fc581 100644
--- a/actix-testing/CHANGES.md
+++ b/actix-testing/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changes
 
+## [0.3.0-alpha.2] - 2019-11-xx
+
+* Re-export `test` attribute macros
+
+
+## [0.3.0-alpha.1] - 2019-11-22
+
+* Migrate to std::future
+
 ## [0.2.0] - 2019-10-14
 
 * Upgrade actix-server and actix-server-config deps
diff --git a/actix-testing/Cargo.toml b/actix-testing/Cargo.toml
index a4257fbd..e199d568 100644
--- a/actix-testing/Cargo.toml
+++ b/actix-testing/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "actix-testing"
-version = "0.3.0-alpha.1"
+version = "0.3.0-alpha.2"
 authors = ["Nikolay Kim <fafhrd91@gmail.com>"]
 description = "Actix testing utils"
 keywords = ["network", "framework", "async", "futures"]
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 actix-rt = "1.0.0-alpha.1"
+actix-macros = "0.1.0-alpha.1"
 actix-server = "0.8.0-alpha.1"
 actix-server-config = "0.3.0-alpha.1"
 actix-service = "1.0.0-alpha.1"
@@ -25,5 +26,4 @@ actix-service = "1.0.0-alpha.1"
 log = "0.4"
 net2 = "0.2"
 futures = "0.3.1"
-tokio = "0.2.0-alpha.6"
 tokio-net = { version = "0.2.0-alpha.6" }
diff --git a/actix-testing/src/lib.rs b/actix-testing/src/lib.rs
index a4631eda..ed831eec 100644
--- a/actix-testing/src/lib.rs
+++ b/actix-testing/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ use net2::TcpBuilder;
 use tokio_net::driver::Handle;
 use tokio_net::tcp::TcpStream;
 
-mod rt;
-pub use self::rt::*;
+pub use actix_macros::test;
 
 /// The `TestServer` type.
 ///
diff --git a/actix-testing/src/rt.rs b/actix-testing/src/rt.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 163a8c34..00000000
--- a/actix-testing/src/rt.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,117 +0,0 @@
-//! Various helpers for Actix applications to use during testing.
-use std::cell::RefCell;
-use std::future::Future;
-
-use actix_rt::{System, SystemRunner};
-use actix_service::Service;
-use futures::future::{lazy, FutureExt};
-// use futures_util::future::FutureExt;
-
-thread_local! {
-    static RT: RefCell<Inner> = {
-        RefCell::new(Inner(Some(System::builder().build())))
-    };
-}
-
-struct Inner(Option<SystemRunner>);
-
-impl Inner {
-    fn get_mut(&mut self) -> &mut SystemRunner {
-        self.0.as_mut().unwrap()
-    }
-}
-
-impl Drop for Inner {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {
-        std::mem::forget(self.0.take().unwrap())
-    }
-}
-
-/// Runs the provided future, blocking the current thread until the future
-/// completes.
-///
-/// This function can be used to synchronously block the current thread
-/// until the provided `future` has resolved either successfully or with an
-/// error. The result of the future is then returned from this function
-/// call.
-///
-/// Note that this function is intended to be used only for testing purpose.
-/// This function panics on nested call.
-pub fn block_on<F>(f: F) -> F::Output
-where
-    F: Future,
-{
-    RT.with(move |rt| rt.borrow_mut().get_mut().block_on(f))
-}
-
-/// Runs the provided function, blocking the current thread until the result
-/// future completes.
-///
-/// This function can be used to synchronously block the current thread
-/// until the provided `future` has resolved either successfully or with an
-/// error. The result of the future is then returned from this function
-/// call.
-///
-/// Note that this function is intended to be used only for testing purpose.
-/// This function panics on nested call.
-pub fn block_fn<F, R>(f: F) -> R::Output
-where
-    F: FnOnce() -> R,
-    R: Future,
-{
-    RT.with(move |rt| {
-        let mut rt = rt.borrow_mut();
-        let fut = rt.get_mut().block_on(lazy(|_| f()));
-        rt.get_mut().block_on(fut)
-    })
-}
-
-/// Spawn future to the current test runtime.
-pub fn spawn<F>(fut: F)
-where
-    F: Future + 'static,
-{
-    run_on(move || {
-        actix_rt::spawn(fut.map(|_| ()));
-    });
-}
-
-/// Runs the provided function, with runtime enabled.
-///
-/// Note that this function is intended to be used only for testing purpose.
-/// This function panics on nested call.
-pub fn run_on<F, R>(f: F) -> R
-where
-    F: FnOnce() -> R,
-{
-    RT.with(move |rt| rt.borrow_mut().get_mut().block_on(lazy(|_| f())))
-}
-
-/// Calls service and waits for response future completion.
-///
-/// ```rust,ignore
-/// use actix_web::{test, App, HttpResponse, http::StatusCode};
-/// use actix_service::Service;
-///
-/// #[test]
-/// fn test_response() {
-///     let mut app = test::init_service(
-///         App::new()
-///             .service(web::resource("/test").to(|| HttpResponse::Ok()))
-///     );
-///
-///     // Create request object
-///     let req = test::TestRequest::with_uri("/test").to_request();
-///
-///     // Call application
-///     let resp = test::call_service(&mut app, req);
-///     assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
-/// }
-/// ```
-pub fn call_service<S, R>(app: &mut S, req: R) -> S::Response
-where
-    S: Service<Request = R>,
-    S::Error: std::fmt::Debug,
-{
-    block_on(run_on(move || app.call(req))).unwrap()
-}
diff --git a/actix-utils/src/inflight.rs b/actix-utils/src/inflight.rs
index 8beff7e7..5e425823 100644
--- a/actix-utils/src/inflight.rs
+++ b/actix-utils/src/inflight.rs
@@ -137,36 +137,33 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn test_transform() {
+    #[actix_rt::test]
+    async fn test_transform() {
         let wait_time = Duration::from_millis(50);
-        let _ = actix_rt::System::new("test").block_on(async {
-            let mut srv = InFlightService::new(1, SleepService(wait_time));
-            assert_eq!(lazy(|cx| srv.poll_ready(cx)).await, Poll::Ready(Ok(())));
 
-            let res = srv.call(());
-            assert_eq!(lazy(|cx| srv.poll_ready(cx)).await, Poll::Pending);
+        let mut srv = InFlightService::new(1, SleepService(wait_time));
+        assert_eq!(lazy(|cx| srv.poll_ready(cx)).await, Poll::Ready(Ok(())));
 
-            let _ = res.await;
-            assert_eq!(lazy(|cx| srv.poll_ready(cx)).await, Poll::Ready(Ok(())));
-        });
+        let res = srv.call(());
+        assert_eq!(lazy(|cx| srv.poll_ready(cx)).await, Poll::Pending);
+
+        let _ = res.await;
+        assert_eq!(lazy(|cx| srv.poll_ready(cx)).await, Poll::Ready(Ok(())));
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn test_newtransform() {
+    #[actix_rt::test]
+    async fn test_newtransform() {
         let wait_time = Duration::from_millis(50);
 
-        actix_rt::System::new("test").block_on(async {
-            let srv = apply(InFlight::new(1), factory_fn(|| ok(SleepService(wait_time))));
+        let srv = apply(InFlight::new(1), factory_fn(|| ok(SleepService(wait_time))));
 
-            let mut srv = srv.new_service(&()).await.unwrap();
-            assert_eq!(lazy(|cx| srv.poll_ready(cx)).await, Poll::Ready(Ok(())));
+        let mut srv = srv.new_service(&()).await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(lazy(|cx| srv.poll_ready(cx)).await, Poll::Ready(Ok(())));
 
-            let res = srv.call(());
-            assert_eq!(lazy(|cx| srv.poll_ready(cx)).await, Poll::Pending);
+        let res = srv.call(());
+        assert_eq!(lazy(|cx| srv.poll_ready(cx)).await, Poll::Pending);
 
-            let _ = res.await;
-            assert_eq!(lazy(|cx| srv.poll_ready(cx)).await, Poll::Ready(Ok(())));
-        });
+        let _ = res.await;
+        assert_eq!(lazy(|cx| srv.poll_ready(cx)).await, Poll::Ready(Ok(())));
     }
 }
diff --git a/actix-utils/src/order.rs b/actix-utils/src/order.rs
index 6938ca41..476a4a5b 100644
--- a/actix-utils/src/order.rs
+++ b/actix-utils/src/order.rs
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn test_inorder() {
+    #[actix_rt::test]
+    async fn test_inorder() {
         let (tx1, rx1) = oneshot::channel();
         let (tx2, rx2) = oneshot::channel();
         let (tx3, rx3) = oneshot::channel();
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ mod tests {
         let _ = tx2.send(2);
         let _ = tx1.send(1);
 
-        let _ = actix_rt::System::new("test").block_on(rx_stop);
+        let _ = rx_stop.await;
         let _ = h.join();
     }
 }
diff --git a/actix-utils/src/time.rs b/actix-utils/src/time.rs
index 2c50d9dc..bd9d0638 100644
--- a/actix-utils/src/time.rs
+++ b/actix-utils/src/time.rs
@@ -161,77 +161,65 @@ mod tests {
     /// State Under Test: Two calls of `SystemTimeService::now()` return the same value if they are done within resolution interval of `SystemTimeService`.
     ///
     /// Expected Behavior: Two back-to-back calls of `SystemTimeService::now()` return the same value.
-    #[test]
-    fn system_time_service_time_does_not_immediately_change() {
+    #[actix_rt::test]
+    async fn system_time_service_time_does_not_immediately_change() {
         let resolution = Duration::from_millis(50);
 
-        let _ = actix_rt::System::new("test").block_on(async {
-            let time_service = SystemTimeService::with(resolution);
-
-            assert_eq!(time_service.now(), time_service.now());
-        });
+        let time_service = SystemTimeService::with(resolution);
+        assert_eq!(time_service.now(), time_service.now());
     }
 
     /// State Under Test: Two calls of `LowResTimeService::now()` return the same value if they are done within resolution interval of `SystemTimeService`.
     ///
     /// Expected Behavior: Two back-to-back calls of `LowResTimeService::now()` return the same value.
-    #[test]
-    fn lowres_time_service_time_does_not_immediately_change() {
+    #[actix_rt::test]
+    async fn lowres_time_service_time_does_not_immediately_change() {
         let resolution = Duration::from_millis(50);
-
-        let _ = actix_rt::System::new("test").block_on(async {
-            let time_service = LowResTimeService::with(resolution);
-
-            assert_eq!(time_service.now(), time_service.now());
-        });
+        let time_service = LowResTimeService::with(resolution);
+        assert_eq!(time_service.now(), time_service.now());
     }
 
     /// State Under Test: `SystemTimeService::now()` updates returned value every resolution period.
     ///
     /// Expected Behavior: Two calls of `LowResTimeService::now()` made in subsequent resolution interval return different values
     /// and second value is greater than the first one at least by a resolution interval.
-    #[test]
-    fn system_time_service_time_updates_after_resolution_interval() {
+    #[actix_rt::test]
+    async fn system_time_service_time_updates_after_resolution_interval() {
         let resolution = Duration::from_millis(100);
         let wait_time = Duration::from_millis(150);
 
-        actix_rt::System::new("test").block_on(async {
-            let time_service = SystemTimeService::with(resolution);
+        let time_service = SystemTimeService::with(resolution);
 
-            let first_time = time_service
-                .now()
-                .duration_since(SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH)
-                .unwrap();
+        let first_time = time_service
+            .now()
+            .duration_since(SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH)
+            .unwrap();
 
-            delay_for(wait_time).await;
+        delay_for(wait_time).await;
 
-            let second_time = time_service
-                .now()
-                .duration_since(SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH)
-                .unwrap();
+        let second_time = time_service
+            .now()
+            .duration_since(SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH)
+            .unwrap();
 
-            assert!(second_time - first_time >= wait_time);
-        });
+        assert!(second_time - first_time >= wait_time);
     }
 
     /// State Under Test: `LowResTimeService::now()` updates returned value every resolution period.
     ///
     /// Expected Behavior: Two calls of `LowResTimeService::now()` made in subsequent resolution interval return different values
     /// and second value is greater than the first one at least by a resolution interval.
-    #[test]
-    fn lowres_time_service_time_updates_after_resolution_interval() {
+    #[actix_rt::test]
+    async fn lowres_time_service_time_updates_after_resolution_interval() {
         let resolution = Duration::from_millis(100);
         let wait_time = Duration::from_millis(150);
+        let time_service = LowResTimeService::with(resolution);
 
-        let _ = actix_rt::System::new("test").block_on(async {
-            let time_service = LowResTimeService::with(resolution);
+        let first_time = time_service.now();
 
-            let first_time = time_service.now();
+        delay_for(wait_time).await;
 
-            delay_for(wait_time).await;
-
-            let second_time = time_service.now();
-            assert!(second_time - first_time >= wait_time);
-        });
+        let second_time = time_service.now();
+        assert!(second_time - first_time >= wait_time);
     }
 }
diff --git a/actix-utils/src/timeout.rs b/actix-utils/src/timeout.rs
index b2fcdbd9..0a39b456 100644
--- a/actix-utils/src/timeout.rs
+++ b/actix-utils/src/timeout.rs
@@ -204,44 +204,35 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn test_success() {
+    #[actix_rt::test]
+    async fn test_success() {
         let resolution = Duration::from_millis(100);
         let wait_time = Duration::from_millis(50);
 
-        let res = actix_rt::System::new("test").block_on(async {
-            let mut timeout = TimeoutService::new(resolution, SleepService(wait_time));
-            timeout.call(()).await
-        });
-        assert_eq!(res, Ok(()));
+        let mut timeout = TimeoutService::new(resolution, SleepService(wait_time));
+        assert_eq!(timeout.call(()).await, Ok(()));
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn test_timeout() {
+    #[actix_rt::test]
+    async fn test_timeout() {
         let resolution = Duration::from_millis(100);
         let wait_time = Duration::from_millis(150);
 
-        let res = actix_rt::System::new("test").block_on(async {
-            let mut timeout = TimeoutService::new(resolution, SleepService(wait_time));
-            timeout.call(()).await
-        });
-        assert_eq!(res, Err(TimeoutError::Timeout));
+        let mut timeout = TimeoutService::new(resolution, SleepService(wait_time));
+        assert_eq!(timeout.call(()).await, Err(TimeoutError::Timeout));
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn test_timeout_newservice() {
+    #[actix_rt::test]
+    async fn test_timeout_newservice() {
         let resolution = Duration::from_millis(100);
         let wait_time = Duration::from_millis(150);
 
-        let res = actix_rt::System::new("test").block_on(async {
-            let timeout = apply(
-                Timeout::new(resolution),
-                factory_fn(|| ok::<_, ()>(SleepService(wait_time))),
-            );
-            let mut srv = timeout.new_service(&()).await.unwrap();
+        let timeout = apply(
+            Timeout::new(resolution),
+            factory_fn(|| ok::<_, ()>(SleepService(wait_time))),
+        );
+        let mut srv = timeout.new_service(&()).await.unwrap();
 
-            srv.call(()).await
-        });
-        assert_eq!(res, Err(TimeoutError::Timeout));
+        assert_eq!(srv.call(()).await, Err(TimeoutError::Timeout));
     }
 }