diff --git a/awc/CHANGES.md b/awc/CHANGES.md
index 211db5a8..b11d6462 100644
--- a/awc/CHANGES.md
+++ b/awc/CHANGES.md
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 ### Removed
 * `ClientBuilder::default` function [#2008]
-* `ClientBuilder::disable_redirects` and `ClientBuilder::max_redirects` method [#2008]
 
 [#1931]: https://github.com/actix/actix-web/pull/1931
 [#1981]: https://github.com/actix/actix-web/pull/1981
diff --git a/awc/src/builder.rs b/awc/src/builder.rs
index 363056c0..72a0f4f0 100644
--- a/awc/src/builder.rs
+++ b/awc/src/builder.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use actix_service::{boxed, Service};
 
 use crate::connect::DefaultConnector;
 use crate::error::SendRequestError;
-use crate::middleware::{NestTransform, Transform};
+use crate::middleware::{NestTransform, Redirect, Transform};
 use crate::{Client, ClientConfig, ConnectRequest, ConnectResponse, ConnectorService};
 
 /// An HTTP Client builder
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ pub struct ClientBuilder<S = (), Io = (), M = ()> {
     connector: Connector<S, Io>,
     middleware: M,
     local_address: Option<IpAddr>,
+    max_redirects: u8,
 }
 
 impl ClientBuilder {
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
             max_http_version: None,
             stream_window_size: None,
             conn_window_size: None,
+            max_redirects: 10,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ where
             max_http_version: self.max_http_version,
             stream_window_size: self.stream_window_size,
             conn_window_size: self.conn_window_size,
+            max_redirects: self.max_redirects,
         }
     }
 
@@ -118,6 +121,22 @@ where
         self
     }
 
+    /// Do not follow redirects.
+    ///
+    /// Redirects are allowed by default.
+    pub fn disable_redirects(mut self) -> Self {
+        self.max_redirects = 0;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Set max number of redirects.
+    ///
+    /// Max redirects is set to 10 by default.
+    pub fn max_redirects(mut self, num: u8) -> Self {
+        self.max_redirects = num;
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Indicates the initial window size (in octets) for
     /// HTTP2 stream-level flow control for received data.
     ///
@@ -209,11 +228,28 @@ where
             timeout: self.timeout,
             connector: self.connector,
             local_address: self.local_address,
+            max_redirects: self.max_redirects,
         }
     }
 
     /// Finish build process and create `Client` instance.
     pub fn finish(self) -> Client
+    where
+        M: Transform<ConnectorService, ConnectRequest> + 'static,
+        M::Transform:
+            Service<ConnectRequest, Response = ConnectResponse, Error = SendRequestError>,
+    {
+        let redirect_time = self.max_redirects;
+
+        if redirect_time > 0 {
+            self.wrap(Redirect::new().max_redirect_times(redirect_time))
+                ._finish()
+        } else {
+            self._finish()
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn _finish(self) -> Client
     where
         M: Transform<ConnectorService, ConnectRequest> + 'static,
         M::Transform:
diff --git a/awc/src/lib.rs b/awc/src/lib.rs
index 2f48dca7..4cd1d5bb 100644
--- a/awc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/awc/src/lib.rs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ use actix_http::{
     RequestHead,
 };
 use actix_rt::net::TcpStream;
-use actix_service::{boxed, Service};
+use actix_service::Service;
 
 mod builder;
 mod connect;
@@ -157,13 +157,7 @@ pub(crate) struct ClientConfig {
 
 impl Default for Client {
     fn default() -> Self {
-        Client(Rc::new(ClientConfig {
-            connector: boxed::service(self::connect::DefaultConnector::new(
-                Connector::new().finish(),
-            )),
-            headers: HeaderMap::new(),
-            timeout: Some(Duration::from_secs(5)),
-        }))
+        ClientBuilder::new().finish()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/awc/src/middleware/redirect.rs b/awc/src/middleware/redirect.rs
index 1d0ace16..f8bdd2de 100644
--- a/awc/src/middleware/redirect.rs
+++ b/awc/src/middleware/redirect.rs
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[actix_rt::test]
     async fn test_basic_redirect() {
         let client = ClientBuilder::new()
-            .connector(crate::Connector::new())
+            .disable_redirects()
             .wrap(Redirect::new().max_redirect_times(10))
             .finish();
 
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[actix_rt::test]
     async fn test_redirect_limit() {
         let client = ClientBuilder::new()
+            .disable_redirects()
             .wrap(Redirect::new().max_redirect_times(1))
             .connector(crate::Connector::new())
             .finish();