diff --git a/actix-service/src/boxed.rs b/actix-service/src/boxed.rs
index 783d54c6..13c60a73 100644
--- a/actix-service/src/boxed.rs
+++ b/actix-service/src/boxed.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
+use std::future::Future;
+use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 
 use futures::future::FutureExt;
 
-use crate::{BoxFuture, Service, ServiceFactory};
+use crate::{Service, ServiceFactory};
+
+pub type BoxFuture<I, E> = Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<I, E>>>>;
 
 pub type BoxService<Req, Res, Err> =
     Box<dyn Service<Request = Req, Response = Res, Error = Err, Future = BoxFuture<Res, Err>>>;
diff --git a/actix-service/src/lib.rs b/actix-service/src/lib.rs
index 790f4554..84410534 100644
--- a/actix-service/src/lib.rs
+++ b/actix-service/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::future::Future;
-use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::task::{self, Context, Poll};
@@ -26,8 +25,6 @@ pub use self::map_config::{map_config, unit_config, MappedConfig};
 pub use self::pipeline::{pipeline, pipeline_factory, Pipeline, PipelineFactory};
 pub use self::transform::{apply, Transform};
 
-pub type BoxFuture<I, E> = Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<I, E>>>>;
-
 /// An asynchronous function from `Request` to a `Response`.
 pub trait Service {
     /// Requests handled by the service.