diff --git a/actix-multipart/Cargo.toml b/actix-multipart/Cargo.toml
index c5ff7dd10..e836a2c09 100644
--- a/actix-multipart/Cargo.toml
+++ b/actix-multipart/Cargo.toml
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ actix-multipart-derive = { version = "=0.6.1", optional = true }
 actix-utils = "3"
 actix-web = { version = "4", default-features = false }
 
-bytes = "1"
 derive_more = "0.99.5"
 futures-core = { version = "0.3.17", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
 futures-util = { version = "0.3.17", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
diff --git a/actix-multipart/src/form/bytes.rs b/actix-multipart/src/form/bytes.rs
index c152db3d0..51b0cf7d9 100644
--- a/actix-multipart/src/form/bytes.rs
+++ b/actix-multipart/src/form/bytes.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 //! Reads a field into memory.
 
-use actix_web::HttpRequest;
-use bytes::BytesMut;
+use actix_web::{web::BytesMut, HttpRequest};
 use futures_core::future::LocalBoxFuture;
 use futures_util::TryStreamExt as _;
 use mime::Mime;
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ use crate::{
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Bytes {
     /// The data.
-    pub data: bytes::Bytes,
+    pub data: actix_web::web::Bytes,
 
     /// The value of the `Content-Type` header.
     pub content_type: Option<Mime>,
diff --git a/actix-multipart/src/form/json.rs b/actix-multipart/src/form/json.rs
index 3504c340c..0118a8fba 100644
--- a/actix-multipart/src/form/json.rs
+++ b/actix-multipart/src/form/json.rs
@@ -134,8 +134,7 @@ impl Default for JsonConfig {
 mod tests {
     use std::collections::HashMap;
 
-    use actix_web::{http::StatusCode, web, App, HttpResponse, Responder};
-    use bytes::Bytes;
+    use actix_web::{http::StatusCode, web, web::Bytes, App, HttpResponse, Responder};
 
     use crate::form::{
         json::{Json, JsonConfig},
diff --git a/actix-multipart/src/lib.rs b/actix-multipart/src/lib.rs
index 63c2e890f..d61aa139b 100644
--- a/actix-multipart/src/lib.rs
+++ b/actix-multipart/src/lib.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ extern crate self as actix_multipart;
 mod error;
 mod extractor;
 pub mod form;
+pub(crate) mod payload;
 pub(crate) mod safety;
 mod server;
 pub mod test;
diff --git a/actix-multipart/src/payload.rs b/actix-multipart/src/payload.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d27cdbe05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actix-multipart/src/payload.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+use std::{
+    cell::{RefCell, RefMut},
+    pin::Pin,
+    rc::Rc,
+    task::{Context, Poll},
+};
+
+use actix_web::{
+    error::PayloadError,
+    web::{Bytes, BytesMut},
+};
+use futures_core::stream::{LocalBoxStream, Stream};
+
+use crate::{error::MultipartError, safety::Safety};
+
+pub(crate) struct PayloadRef {
+    payload: Rc<RefCell<PayloadBuffer>>,
+}
+
+impl PayloadRef {
+    pub(crate) fn new(payload: PayloadBuffer) -> PayloadRef {
+        PayloadRef {
+            payload: Rc::new(payload.into()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn get_mut(&self, safety: &Safety) -> Option<RefMut<'_, PayloadBuffer>> {
+        if safety.current() {
+            Some(self.payload.borrow_mut())
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Clone for PayloadRef {
+    fn clone(&self) -> PayloadRef {
+        PayloadRef {
+            payload: Rc::clone(&self.payload),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Payload buffer.
+pub(crate) struct PayloadBuffer {
+    pub(crate) eof: bool,
+    pub(crate) buf: BytesMut,
+    pub(crate) stream: LocalBoxStream<'static, Result<Bytes, PayloadError>>,
+}
+
+impl PayloadBuffer {
+    /// Constructs new `PayloadBuffer` instance.
+    pub(crate) fn new<S>(stream: S) -> Self
+    where
+        S: Stream<Item = Result<Bytes, PayloadError>> + 'static,
+    {
+        PayloadBuffer {
+            eof: false,
+            buf: BytesMut::new(),
+            stream: Box::pin(stream),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn poll_stream(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Result<(), PayloadError> {
+        loop {
+            match Pin::new(&mut self.stream).poll_next(cx) {
+                Poll::Ready(Some(Ok(data))) => self.buf.extend_from_slice(&data),
+                Poll::Ready(Some(Err(err))) => return Err(err),
+                Poll::Ready(None) => {
+                    self.eof = true;
+                    return Ok(());
+                }
+                Poll::Pending => return Ok(()),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Read exact number of bytes
+    #[cfg(test)]
+    pub(crate) fn read_exact(&mut self, size: usize) -> Option<Bytes> {
+        if size <= self.buf.len() {
+            Some(self.buf.split_to(size).freeze())
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn read_max(&mut self, size: u64) -> Result<Option<Bytes>, MultipartError> {
+        if !self.buf.is_empty() {
+            let size = std::cmp::min(self.buf.len() as u64, size) as usize;
+            Ok(Some(self.buf.split_to(size).freeze()))
+        } else if self.eof {
+            Err(MultipartError::Incomplete)
+        } else {
+            Ok(None)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Read until specified ending
+    pub(crate) fn read_until(&mut self, line: &[u8]) -> Result<Option<Bytes>, MultipartError> {
+        let res = memchr::memmem::find(&self.buf, line)
+            .map(|idx| self.buf.split_to(idx + line.len()).freeze());
+
+        if res.is_none() && self.eof {
+            Err(MultipartError::Incomplete)
+        } else {
+            Ok(res)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Read bytes until new line delimiter
+    pub(crate) fn readline(&mut self) -> Result<Option<Bytes>, MultipartError> {
+        self.read_until(b"\n")
+    }
+
+    /// Read bytes until new line delimiter or eof
+    pub(crate) fn readline_or_eof(&mut self) -> Result<Option<Bytes>, MultipartError> {
+        match self.readline() {
+            Err(MultipartError::Incomplete) if self.eof => Ok(Some(self.buf.split().freeze())),
+            line => line,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Put unprocessed data back to the buffer
+    pub(crate) fn unprocessed(&mut self, data: Bytes) {
+        let buf = BytesMut::from(data.as_ref());
+        let buf = std::mem::replace(&mut self.buf, buf);
+        self.buf.extend_from_slice(&buf);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/actix-multipart/src/server.rs b/actix-multipart/src/server.rs
index 1a173f88a..bbd96621b 100644
--- a/actix-multipart/src/server.rs
+++ b/actix-multipart/src/server.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Multipart response payload support.
 
 use std::{
-    cell::{RefCell, RefMut},
+    cell::RefCell,
     cmp, fmt,
     pin::Pin,
     rc::Rc,
@@ -12,13 +12,17 @@ use actix_web::{
     dev,
     error::{ParseError, PayloadError},
     http::header::{self, ContentDisposition, HeaderMap, HeaderName, HeaderValue},
+    web::Bytes,
     HttpRequest,
 };
-use bytes::{Bytes, BytesMut};
-use futures_core::stream::{LocalBoxStream, Stream};
+use futures_core::stream::Stream;
 use mime::Mime;
 
-use crate::{error::MultipartError, safety::Safety};
+use crate::{
+    error::MultipartError,
+    payload::{PayloadBuffer, PayloadRef},
+    safety::Safety,
+};
 
 const MAX_HEADERS: usize = 32;
 
@@ -767,122 +771,6 @@ impl InnerField {
     }
 }
 
-struct PayloadRef {
-    payload: Rc<RefCell<PayloadBuffer>>,
-}
-
-impl PayloadRef {
-    fn new(payload: PayloadBuffer) -> PayloadRef {
-        PayloadRef {
-            payload: Rc::new(payload.into()),
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn get_mut(&self, safety: &Safety) -> Option<RefMut<'_, PayloadBuffer>> {
-        if safety.current() {
-            Some(self.payload.borrow_mut())
-        } else {
-            None
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl Clone for PayloadRef {
-    fn clone(&self) -> PayloadRef {
-        PayloadRef {
-            payload: Rc::clone(&self.payload),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/// Payload buffer.
-struct PayloadBuffer {
-    eof: bool,
-    buf: BytesMut,
-    stream: LocalBoxStream<'static, Result<Bytes, PayloadError>>,
-}
-
-impl PayloadBuffer {
-    /// Constructs new `PayloadBuffer` instance.
-    fn new<S>(stream: S) -> Self
-    where
-        S: Stream<Item = Result<Bytes, PayloadError>> + 'static,
-    {
-        PayloadBuffer {
-            eof: false,
-            buf: BytesMut::new(),
-            stream: Box::pin(stream),
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn poll_stream(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Result<(), PayloadError> {
-        loop {
-            match Pin::new(&mut self.stream).poll_next(cx) {
-                Poll::Ready(Some(Ok(data))) => self.buf.extend_from_slice(&data),
-                Poll::Ready(Some(Err(err))) => return Err(err),
-                Poll::Ready(None) => {
-                    self.eof = true;
-                    return Ok(());
-                }
-                Poll::Pending => return Ok(()),
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Read exact number of bytes
-    #[cfg(test)]
-    fn read_exact(&mut self, size: usize) -> Option<Bytes> {
-        if size <= self.buf.len() {
-            Some(self.buf.split_to(size).freeze())
-        } else {
-            None
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn read_max(&mut self, size: u64) -> Result<Option<Bytes>, MultipartError> {
-        if !self.buf.is_empty() {
-            let size = std::cmp::min(self.buf.len() as u64, size) as usize;
-            Ok(Some(self.buf.split_to(size).freeze()))
-        } else if self.eof {
-            Err(MultipartError::Incomplete)
-        } else {
-            Ok(None)
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Read until specified ending
-    fn read_until(&mut self, line: &[u8]) -> Result<Option<Bytes>, MultipartError> {
-        let res = memchr::memmem::find(&self.buf, line)
-            .map(|idx| self.buf.split_to(idx + line.len()).freeze());
-
-        if res.is_none() && self.eof {
-            Err(MultipartError::Incomplete)
-        } else {
-            Ok(res)
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Read bytes until new line delimiter
-    fn readline(&mut self) -> Result<Option<Bytes>, MultipartError> {
-        self.read_until(b"\n")
-    }
-
-    /// Read bytes until new line delimiter or eof
-    fn readline_or_eof(&mut self) -> Result<Option<Bytes>, MultipartError> {
-        match self.readline() {
-            Err(MultipartError::Incomplete) if self.eof => Ok(Some(self.buf.split().freeze())),
-            line => line,
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Put unprocessed data back to the buffer
-    fn unprocessed(&mut self, data: Bytes) {
-        let buf = BytesMut::from(data.as_ref());
-        let buf = std::mem::replace(&mut self.buf, buf);
-        self.buf.extend_from_slice(&buf);
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use std::time::Duration;
@@ -892,10 +780,10 @@ mod tests {
         http::header::{DispositionParam, DispositionType},
         rt,
         test::TestRequest,
+        web::{BufMut as _, BytesMut},
         FromRequest,
     };
     use assert_matches::assert_matches;
-    use bytes::BufMut as _;
     use futures_util::{future::lazy, StreamExt as _};
     use tokio::sync::mpsc;
     use tokio_stream::wrappers::UnboundedReceiverStream;
diff --git a/actix-multipart/src/test.rs b/actix-multipart/src/test.rs
index 828f37957..956595355 100644
--- a/actix-multipart/src/test.rs
+++ b/actix-multipart/src/test.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 //! Multipart testing utilities.
 
-use actix_web::http::header::{self, HeaderMap};
-use bytes::{BufMut as _, Bytes, BytesMut};
+use actix_web::{
+    http::header::{self, HeaderMap},
+    web::{BufMut as _, Bytes, BytesMut},
+};
 use mime::Mime;
 use rand::{
     distributions::{Alphanumeric, DistString as _},